Small Business
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New owner takes over Downers Grove salonMay 14, 2012 6:00 am - An interview with Tara Engstrom, owner of Salon Sophia in Downers Grove. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We are a full service salon and day spa. We specia...
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How to make your business matter to customersMay 14, 2012 6:00 am - There’s stuff to do: Ÿ Make your business important. You probably think it is. Hopefully, family and employees do, too. We’re aiming at customers, however. Determine you...
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Low staffing creates a balancing act for small businessMay 13, 2012 7:45 am - NEW YORK — If you work for a small business there’s a good chance that, since the recession, you have taken on additional responsibilities and are working long...
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Work advice: Personal space, the final frontierMay 13, 2012 7:45 am - Editor’s note: Karla L. Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers. Q: How do I tell ...
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Mount Prospect writer's new novel getting positive reviewsMay 13, 2012 7:30 am - Improvisation is a concept usually associated with the performing arts, like sketch comedy or music. But what if that approach was applied to a novel? Mount Prospect re...
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Rolling Meadows residents trying to save post officeMay 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Since word got out that the Rolling Meadows post office will be closing at the end of May, residents and businesses in town have written letters and signed petitions - a...
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Luxury pet resort proposed in Buffalo GroveMay 10, 2012 5:49 pm - Barclay Boulevard in Buffalo Grove might better be called “Bark”lay Boulevard if a proposal for a luxury pet resort is approved. Renee Sclafani, who would be operating ...
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Nominees are needed for chamber honorsMay 10, 2012 8:06 am - Nominations are now open for the 2012 Heart of Buffalo Grove Awards, which recognizes members of the community who care. Sponsored by the Buffalo Grove Area Chamber of ...
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New plan proposed for old Pure Oil building in GenevaMay 09, 2012 12:37 pm - The former Pure Oil service station in downtown Geneva could be converted to three drive-up lanes for a bank, under a new plan filed with the city. The Historic Preserva...
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Capaccio Bros. Furniture to close by end of summerMay 08, 2012 11:00 pm - Capaccio Bros. Furniture, a fixture in the Lake Zurich business community for nearly 28 years, will close by the end of this summer, store officials said. Co-owner Nic...