Small Business
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Barrington's Excalibur Technology plans expansionJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Barrington-based Excalibur Technology Corp. (www.excaltech.com), which provides network, Internet and Web services to businesses, is expanding. The company recently open...
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Building sales may require trust firstJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Maybe, as the recession lumbers on, you should follow Chuck Thomas' lead and focus your marketing on building trust, with some trust of your own that sales will follow. ...
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Illinois tech community ready to greet state boostJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Much has been written about the effects of Illinois' $31 billion capital improvement program on roads, schools and parks, but the state's technology industry also is app...
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Phones call electrician to new business ventureJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - When Don Zittman's 30-year-old electrical contracting business continued to struggle, he knew he had to find another way to pay the bills. Zittman watched his customer b...
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Abbott, Oasmia ink dealJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - - Abbott and Oasmia Pharmaceutical Friday announced a multi-year agreement to market one of the first cancer medications for dogs. The chemotherapeutic agent, called...
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Administration considers help for small business
Jul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is considering using money from the $700 billion financial bailout fund to provide further assistance to the nation's struggling ...
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Buffalo Grove couple offers big taste at Big ShermsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - When Mark and Jenni Sherman celebrate their first wedding anniversary Monday, they'll most likely toast the opening of their new business as well. About two months ago, ...
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Downtown dreamin' at Elgin's Domani CafeJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - There's plenty of energy at the Domani Cafe in Elgin, and it isn't coming from the coffee or espresso machine. It emanates from the owner, Leo Urdaneta, who left his job...
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Personal approach sells books, could sell widgetsJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Authors have the same goal business owners have: Sell product. Interestingly, the personal sales approaches three local authors use to sell books to buyers likely would ...
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As minimum wage adjusts, businesses bristleJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The minimum wage in Illinois reaches $8 per hour starting today, and business leaders across the suburbs continue to view the automatic increases as detrimental to their...