Small Business
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Successful entrepreneur shares start-up adviceFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - Tom Walter opened his first business, a hot dog emporium named Tasty Pup, 41 years ago in Niles. He since has started-up 28 other businesses and acquired three more. Mos...
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Recessions come, go, come again - but Lake County boat sign remainsFeb 26, 2012 4:30 am - The neighborhood along this stretch of Rand Road in unincorporated Lake County has changed in the last generation. The "Gay Paree" strip club, with its outdated and sexu...
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New online service helps home sellers, real estate prosFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Homeowners and real estate professionals seeking to sell homes around the suburbs have a new online resource that tracks sales and incorporates social media, such as Lin...
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Mayor Rooney, Judge Maki at chamber lunchFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - The Rolling Meadows Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Taking Care of Business luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Monday, March 5 at The Meridian Banquets, 1701 Algonquin R...
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Elgin OKs small business incubator planFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Elgin City Council members' commitment to interest subsidies for a proposed small business incubator will give the project life. Steve Knisely, owner of THKFL Inc., sai...
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Electronics service center continues in WheelingFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - An interview with Ira Berman, owner of SkokieTV Service Co. in Wheeling. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We are a family-owned full service consum...
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How to get your business ready for better timesFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Climbing out of a recession should be more fun than falling into one. However, getting your business ready for what may be modestly better times ahead isn’t an easy tas...
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Elmhurst native keeps trade magazine alive and healthyFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - It's satisfying for Elmhurst native Maureen Slocum to stand in her office that overlooks the downtown of the community where she grew up and continues to live. Slocum is...
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What to do when all the jobs are goneFeb 19, 2012 6:00 am - Q: Living where even the menial jobs have dried up, and last work reference asked to stop being used as a reference. What options are left? A: As I see it, you h...
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Downtown Lombard vacancy signs coming downFeb 19, 2012 5:00 am - Several entrepreneurs preparing to set up shop in downtown Lombard say the area should be livelier come mid-March or April. Six new businesses are preparing to open thi...