Small Business
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From website videos to mentoring, new ideas to considerJan 28, 2013 5:00 am - Website videos almost certainly will raise your business’ standing on Internet search pages. That’s reason enough to finally commit to video as part of your marketing pr...
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Personal experience drives Arlington Heights home care firmJan 28, 2013 5:00 am - An interview with Ellen Simon, co-owner of For Papa’s Sake Home Care in Arlington Heights Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We are a family owned and locall...
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Gar Forman, Judy Baar Topinka to speak at Buffalo Grove chamber eventsJan 27, 2013 3:39 pm - Gar Forman, general manager of the Chicago Bulls, is the scheduled speaker at the Buffalo Grove Area Chamber general membership meeting 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Th...
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Elk Grove teen's idea blossoms into pizza for 488,000 troopsJan 27, 2013 7:00 am - The idea to send a few pizzas to soldiers serving overseas came from his teenage son in 2008 during dinner in their Elk Grove Village home. But the seed for Mark Evans' ...
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Small business uneasy about tax collection billsJan 27, 2013 6:17 am - NEW YORK — Small business owners may be closer to losing an advantage they’ve enjoyed during the e-commerce boom — being exempt from collecting sales tax in states where...
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Hanover Park gets advice on revamping Irving Park Road corridorJan 26, 2013 7:00 am - The struggling Irving Park Road corridor in Hanover Park faces a unique set of challenges. Vacancy, turnover and tax rates are high, while the commercial stock is overab...
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Wheeling woman’s decade of good deeds inspiresJan 24, 2013 8:25 am - Impressed by a Wheeling woman’s work with children who have life-threatening diseases through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a Schaumburg plumbing contractor decided to rep...
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Carol Stream may allow beer, wine sales at gas stationsJan 23, 2013 3:52 pm - Beer and wine sales soon could be allowed at gas stations in Carol Stream in response to requests from owners who say such sales could boost their bottom lines. Village ...
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Dog training business pitched for Lake ZurichJan 21, 2013 4:18 pm - Business plans continue to surface in Lake Zurich, with a dog training and rehabilitation facility receiving the green light Monday night to proceed through the village’...
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Arlington Hts. Chamber to inaugurate its 8th woman presidentJan 21, 2013 10:00 am - When Dianna Ehrenfried accepts the gavel on Thursday, she will be only the eighth woman in 66 years to lead the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce. But her leadership...