Small Business
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Des Plaines OKs baseball facility’s move, expansionOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - Play Ball USA, an indoor recreation facility in Des Plaines, will be relocating to a larger building in town, doubling the size of its current operation. The Des Plaines...
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Options can reduce cost of employee health coverageOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - Health insurance premiums are up as much as 20 percent among Tim Lavin's clients, although, he says, increases in the 5 to 6 percent range are more common. Nationally, a...
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Generous small-business tax deduction is shrinkingOct 23, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Two generous tax breaks that small-business owners got during the recession are going to shrink dramatically in 2012. That makes year-end tax planning more im...
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Randhurst driving business to Mt. ProspectOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - The 120 Mount Prospect businesspeople who came to the village’s annual Business Breakfast Thursday heard that compared with other communities, Mount Prospect is not doin...
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Jim Dobbs named honorary chair for Shelter Inc. annual ballOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Jim Dobbs, president of Woodfield Financial Advisors, will serve as Honorary Chairman for Shelter Inc.’s 24th annual Charity Ball “Puttin’ on the Glitz” to be held Nov. ...
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Another difficult year aheadOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - Well-known economic forecaster Robert Genetski told about 500 members of the suburban business community Thursday to wait until next year. He was not talking about the C...
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Vernon Hills keeps doors closed to cash for gold storesOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - They have been asked, but Vernon Hills officials don’t see any value in cash for gold stores. During an informal work session on Tuesday, village officials were consider...
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Pita Kabobs: Mediterranean food in Lake in the HillsOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Brothers Faz and Faisal Rahman started throwing around the idea of opening their own restaurant a few years ago. They saw there were many kinds of restaurants along the ...
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How businesses can start on Facebook, TwitterOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - There's good news for entrepreneurs who think they should be part of Facebook and Twitter but don't know how to begin: It's OK to start small, get comfortable and see wh...
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Scrubby Doo Mobile Doggie Spa rolles into SchaumburgOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - An interview with owners Kristin and Chris Wiebel Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We are a mobile doggy grooming spa. We drive our self contained sho...