Small Business
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Elgin business assists auto accident victims with diminished valueAug 20, 2012 6:00 am - An interview with Kenneth J. Klein, owner of Consumers’ Auto Detective in Elgin. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We help people who were victims of an aut...
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Financing options include crowdfunding, new angel groupAug 20, 2012 6:00 am - There are some decidedly nontraditional but potentially fruitful solutions to the perpetual small business financing issue. For example, Rosette Marturana is hoping tha...
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Job ‘boot camp’ gave him info he neededAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing to express my appreciation to state Rep. Michelle Mussman for hosting the recent “Job Boot Camp” at the Schaumburg Township District Library. As a recent g...
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Small businesses look to plan B in extreme weatherAug 19, 2012 7:36 am - NEW YORK — This summer, many small businesses that depend on high temperatures got more than they bargained for. Across the nation, July was the hottest month ever in th...
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Suburban execs, employees volunteer to help hungry childrenAug 17, 2012 7:52 pm - More than 100 executives and employees from corporations around the Northwest suburbs took a break from work on Friday to pack meals for hungry children a world away. ...
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Appraise that antique at Schaumburg bankAug 17, 2012 7:08 pm - Schaumburg Bank and Trust will host a free antique appraisal event 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. Space is limited and reservations are required. Antiques will be app...
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Members of new Prospect Heights Tourism Board appointedAug 17, 2012 7:08 pm - The Prospect Heights city council has appointed members to the city’s newly-formed tourism board. Mayor Nicholas J. Helmer and City Administrator Anne Marrin will be joi...
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Forecast: Drought lingering but leveling offAug 16, 2012 4:24 pm - ST. LOUIS — The worst drought in the U.S. in decades may be leveling off or even be easing ever so slightly in some lucky locales, federal weather forecasters announced ...
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BlackFinn restaurant opening at Randhurst VillageAug 15, 2012 12:06 pm - A new restaurant coming to Randhurst Village is holding a private, pre-opening fundraiser Friday, Aug. 24, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Women’s Junior L...
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Elgin neighborhood association has a new directorAug 15, 2012 11:00 am - Elgin's Downtown Neighborhood Association is entering a new phase. The board of directors has been searching for its next leader since Executive Director Tonya Hudson a...