Small Business
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Benefit planned to help waitress injured in Randall Road crashAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The folks at the Tilted Kilt in Elgin are rallying to help one of their own. Waitress Amanda Jendro, who has been with the Randall Road restaurant since it opened earlie...
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A Winning Edge tries to score in BloomingdaleAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - A Winning Edge, specializing in custom sports uniforms and school apparel, recently expanded into Bloomingdale. After spending more than six years operating from his hom...
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'Local' produce may not be as homegrown as you thinkAug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - The trend toward eating locally grown produce has been an economic boon for farmers markets in many suburbs and even has grocery store produce sections adding more offer...
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New website offers tools for small entrepreneurs, job seekersAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Entrepreneurs have another tool to improve their businesses after this week's launch of budgetpreneur.com, aimed at providing free or low-cost resources that also can he...
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Entrepreneur shares his first-year experienceAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A year ago, Mike Kukovec thought, "I'm a great engineer. My business will succeed." Then he took the entrepreneurial plunge. Today, Kukovec knows there's more to buildin...
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Schaumburg fills biggest empty industrial buildingAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Schaumburg's largest vacant industrial building has found a new tenant. Bartlett-based JIT Packaging has signed a five-year lease for the 304,800-square-foot building at...
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Weight Watchers members to share secrets of their successAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - With summer ending, some of the most tempting times to eat badly are fast approaching. There's Halloween with its enticing individually wrapped candies, Thanksgiving wit...
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Marketplace twist: More business buyers than sellersAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - You'd think there would be no shortage of small- and mid-market businesses for sale. Apparently, you would be wrong. "There are not enough good businesses for sale," say...
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IRS bill paid, Jimmy's Place will stay in businessAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Jimmy's Place in Arlington Heights has been serving up hot dogs, beer and other bar fare for 51 years - a streak that might have ended if the owner hadn't come up with $...
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New product is literally Round Lake man's dream come trueAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The idea for a Round Lake man's invention was sparked by a vivid dream he had several years ago. Aaron Hechtman dreamed he went to Walgreens and purchased a product to m...