Small Business
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Employment wage-and-hour issues loom in New YearDec 24, 2012 5:00 am - You probably didn’t ask Santa for an employee policies review. Well, it’s pretty easy to do your own — which actually might be a good idea. Even though bigger businesses...
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Kauffman a small business expert on taxes, fiscal cliffDec 22, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Dane Stangler has never owned a small business, and doesn't expect to ever own one. But he's in a position to understand the challenges facing people who own ...
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Jesus sign stolen from Algonquin barbershopDec 20, 2012 10:00 pm - For the past nine years, the holiday season has inspired Anthony Orlandino to put a “Happy Birthday, Jesus” sign in front of his Algonquin barbershop — his way of tellin...
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Catlow to enter digital age Friday nightDec 20, 2012 10:07 am - The Catlow theater in Barrington will reopen to the public at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, for the James Bond movie “Skyfall,” marking its entry into the digital age. The the...
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Elgin car wash reopens with new owners, featuresDec 18, 2012 7:00 am - Brian and Donna Harrington had been going to their local car wash along Randall Road in Elgin for five years as customers. They enjoyed it so much that when they found o...
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Suburban entrepreneurs build new tribesDec 17, 2012 5:00 am - Founder Josh Karp of Des Plaines and partner Adam Johnson, who grew up in Wilmette, Glencoe and Lake Forest, wanted to create a new social platform and help enthusiasts ...
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Holiday season a good time to connect with advisersDec 17, 2012 5:00 am - Relatives and friends everywhere: It is, after all, the season, and I hope yours is a joyous is as tradition says it should be. But in addition to grandkids and parents,...
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Orinoco Fitness works out in LibertyvilleDec 17, 2012 5:00 am - An interview with Ana Santos Gitzinger, president and founder of Orinoco Fitness Inc. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Our slogan is “Fun & Fitness in Perf...
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Small businesses already slipping off the ‘cliff’Dec 15, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — More than 1,000 miles from Washington, D.C., Marie DeNicola’s small business is already experiencing the consequences of lawmakers’ inability to compromise on...
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Most states opt out of health exchangesDec 14, 2012 5:37 pm - WASHINGTON — More than half of the state exchanges to be created under the 2010 U.S. health-care overhaul are expected to be run by the federal government, offering insu...