Small Business
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Mikes Bike Shop to distribute recycled bikesOct 23, 2012 10:37 am - Mikes Bike Shop has kicked off its 12th annual Bikes for Needy Kids program with help from the Palatine Township Assistance Office. Staff at the Palatine bike shop will...
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Halloween treats in store at Geneva and Algonquin CommonsOct 23, 2012 7:47 am - Free Halloween events are happening up and down the Randall Road corridor this weekend. The fun runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at Algonquin Commons. You’ll...
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Once a student, now one of Harper’s distinguished gradsOct 22, 2012 2:17 pm - Jim Inman heads up Elite Athletic Development, an Arlington Heights-based training facility he describes as his “dream turned into reality.” Part of its success lies in ...
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Chicago-style deli opens in Vernon HillsOct 22, 2012 6:00 am - An interview with Ralph Menotti, co-owner of Halsted Street Deli / Yogen Fruz in Vernon Hills. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Halsted Street Deli serves h...
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Palatine author shares e-publishing tips with business ownersOct 22, 2012 6:00 am - A book that brings instant credibility to you and your business can be an extremely effective marketing tool. Just ask Russ Riendeau, head of East Wing Group Inc., a Bar...
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N. Aurora man helps deaf community with new appOct 22, 2012 6:00 am - North Aurora resident Lloyd Roin can hear what you say but the rest of his family cannot. His parents and siblings are deaf, but he isn’t. Their disability has led him t...
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Looming federal cuts big risk to small companiesOct 21, 2012 7:35 am - NEW YORK — Laura Schoppe’s small business gets about half of its revenue from contracts with the federal government. It’s at risk of losing a chunk of that money in 2013...
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West Chicago honors five businesses with ‘brilliance’ awardsOct 19, 2012 1:20 pm - The city of West Chicago is recognizing five companies this year with its Brilliance in Business Awards. The program aims to build greater awareness, appreciation and su...
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Schaumburg Petco hosts mega dog adoption eventOct 18, 2012 9:53 am - The Elmhurst and Schaumburg Petco stores are hosting a mega adoption event to help provide homes to 200 dogs that were recently scheduled to be euthanized in rural Oklah...
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Oakbrook Terrace-based Geneca aims to make journaling betterOct 18, 2012 9:53 am - Oakbrook Terrace-based Geneca CEO Joel Basgall enjoys journaling. He has shelves full of journals. A lot of executive management and other types of classes encourage jou...