Small Business
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New franchise owner in Lombard shares decision processJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - If starting your own business seems the best way out of a no-job hole, you have choices to make: Ÿ You can, for example, shoestring a consulting business with little mor...
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Village should reject Binny’s applicationJun 26, 2011 9:00 pm - In response to the Daily Herald article May 31, “Large Liquor Company Considering Arlington Heights,” John Melaniphy, business and development coordinator for the villag...
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Hyatt Woodfield to change managementJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - A new company will take over the management of the Hyatt Regency Woodfield in Schaumburg July 1, causing the hotel’s current vice president of operations to resign his c...
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Power outages leave businesses scramblingJun 23, 2011 12:00 am - Continuing power problems in areas hard-hit by Tuesday night's wind storm hammered local businesses for a second day Thursday. Jewel Food Stores, for example, reported t...
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Fondness for pets leads to new careerJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - It’s never too late to reinvent yourself. With layoffs, downsizing and terminations at an all-time high, and jobs at a record low, many are struggling to keep food on th...
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Police warn of business scam out of WisconsinJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Officials in Mundelein and Lake Zurich are warning businesses about a potential scam circulating out of Wisconsin. Mundelein police officials said they have received co...
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Answer Network takes all kinds of callsJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Q&A with Answer Network in Carpentersville Q. Describe your business. What do you do? A. We are a 24 hour, fully computerized nationwide answering service. We answ...
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Franchising lacks buzz, but may be successful optionJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - With so many people looking for a job, or looking to replace a lost job with their own business, it's somewhat surprising that there isn't more buzz about franchising. M...
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Downstate horse supplier becomes international businessmanJun 19, 2011 6:00 am - LOVINGTON, Ill. — Mr. Liu is one happy guy. Phil Farrell is one happy guy, too. Farrell has returned from two weeks in Mr. Liu’s palatial digs outside Daqing, northeast ...
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Engineer chases restaurant dream after layoffJun 18, 2011 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Like many men, Randy Gelsthorpe dreamed of one day owning his own bar and restaurant. When his employer, Electrolux, announced early last year that i...