Small Business
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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...
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What Obama's budget means for small businessesFeb 18, 2012 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — President Barack Obama's proposed federal budget is a disappointment to the National Federation of Independent Business. The advocacy group that represents sm...
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Why the big talk about small business is wrongFeb 18, 2012 5:58 am - NEW YORK — Mitt Romney says they’re “job creators” and vows to come to their aid as president. Newt Gingrich visited them on his “jobs and growth” bus tour. President Ba...
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Nicor gives energy grants to Northwest Community, Elgin manufacturerFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Nicor Gas has awarded rebate checks to a pair of suburban businesses that have made serious efforts to protect the environment. Nicor presented Multifilm Packaging Corp...
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Schaumburg panel recommends banning donation boxesFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Despite requests for a less extreme form of regulation from two for-profit companies Wednesday, Schaumburg's zoning board unanimously recommended a total ban on donation...