Small Business
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Aurora’s Sherman Jenkins to retireNov 26, 2012 7:09 am - After spending 23 years in economic development in Aurora, Sherman L. Jenkins is retiring at the end of the year. The executive director of the Aurora Economic Developme...
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Furniture company CEO says family business easing backNov 26, 2012 7:07 am - Before Gary Steinhafel joined his family’s furniture business, he worked for 14 years at other companies to learn the industry and make mistakes. He says this is a rule ...
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Gourmet Kernel continues to pop in AlgonquinNov 26, 2012 7:00 am - An interview with Judy Reyes, owner of Gourmet Kernel in Algonquin. Q. Describe your business. What do you do? A. We are a high-end gourmet popcorn store located at th...
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Mobile devices give small businesses IT optionsNov 26, 2012 6:54 am - You know that fourth quarter tax-planning conversation you have each year with your CPA? Dave Davenport thinks you should have a similar talk with your IT provider. “Sta...
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Another problem for horse racing: fewer foalsNov 26, 2012 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - As gamblers place fewer bets at Arlington Park and prize money drops for winning horses, the effects are felt far from the track. The number of thoroughbr...
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Obama aide among Small Business Saturday shoppersNov 25, 2012 9:45 am - Chicagoan and White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett was among the shoppers who supported local businesses this weekend. Jarrett stopped by Powell’s Books and The L...
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More shoppers, but fewer dollars spent on Black FridayNov 24, 2012 5:20 pm - Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday’s start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales in stores fell slightly from last...
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Explaining Black Friday’s powerful pullNov 24, 2012 4:02 pm - BEAVER FALLS, Pa. — Gravy was still warm. Dallas Cowboys were still in uniform. Thanks were still being given across the country as the pilgrimages to the stores began, ...
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Obama buys books to promote independent shopsNov 24, 2012 2:56 pm - ARLINGTON, Va. — President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some Christmas shopping. The president took his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to One ...
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Retailers’ Thanksgiving sales cut Black Friday crowdsNov 24, 2012 12:20 pm - Thanksgiving Day openings and midnight deals at retailers from Target Corp. to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. drew U.S. shoppers out earlier than ever, thinning crowds on Black Fr...