Small Business
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Pet massage business relieves stress, pain in caninesMar 04, 2013 6:47 am - An interview with Ron Hanik, owner of A+ Pet Massage & Swimming Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We provide massage therapy services for humans and canine...
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Innovative financing helps theater owners meet digital needsMar 04, 2013 6:00 am - Faced with a need for substantial financing to purchase new digital projection equipment or likely close the doors, two iconic hometown movie theaters took very differen...
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Algonquin dentist all smiles with book, activitiesMar 04, 2013 5:30 am - Audrey Sim of Algonquin has been marking off items from her so-called bucket list. Learning to play the piano, check. Play with brother on PlayStation 3, check. Visit Ja...
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How budget cuts might affect small businessesMar 03, 2013 6:08 am - NEW YORK — Small businesses across the country can expect to feel some pain if $85 billion in federal budget cuts go into effect on Friday. Many companies are already be...
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Gun company will move if Colorado approves gun controlMar 02, 2013 5:45 pm - ERIE, Colo. — Unnoticed amid dozens of tract homes in the Denver suburbs, a nondescript industrial building is suddenly in the middle of the gun control debate in Colora...
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Online survey asks Mt. Prospect residents about downtownMar 01, 2013 11:00 am - Mount Prospect residents and business owners interested in the future of the village's downtown have a chance to be heard. A Community Visioning Survey has been posted o...
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Cigarettes now $1 more per pack in Cook CountyMar 01, 2013 5:28 am - Taxes on cigarettes sold in Cook County have gone up by $1 a pack. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says the tax, which took effect Friday, is expected to g...
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One woman’s escape from a hacked email accountFeb 28, 2013 9:52 am - Will the real Kelly Brown please email us back? Kelly Brown, owner of Four Seasons Redesign in Sleepy Hollow, awoke Monday to find her Yahoo account for her business had...
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An exchange with a hacker phishing for moneyFeb 28, 2013 9:05 am - Here’s my exchange with the hacker who took the contact list from a Sleepy Hollow business owner and then went on a phish expedition for $1,500 from me, apparently obliv...
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Penney posts 4th straight big lossFeb 27, 2013 6:22 pm - NEW YORK — Boy, it just wasn’t J.C. Penney’s year. The mid-priced department store chain reported another much larger-than-expected loss in the fiscal fourth quarter on...