Small Business
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New eatery, kids’ clothing store open in Algonquin CommonsJan 28, 2013 1:03 pm - The New Year is bringing with it changes at the Algonquin Commons shopping center along the Randall Road corridor. There are several new businesses coming to the outdoor...
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Two Rolling Meadows shops celebrate openingsJan 28, 2013 9:00 am - A pair of Rolling Meadows businesses will celebrate grand openings Friday, Feb. 1, according to an announcement from the city of Rolling Meadows and its chamber of comme...
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Wings help Uncle Dougie’s fly with boost from investorsJan 28, 2013 5:00 am - Advertising executive Tim Condon of Elmhurst was hosting a party during the Master’s Golf Tournament in 2010 when a friend brought some chicken wings that literally chan...
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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...