Small Business
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Need a break? Here's how to get more vacation time
Aug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - When family rights advocate John De Graff started doing some historical research, he came across a shocking discovery - that medieval European peasants had more vacation...
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Trade shows: Still an option in today's economy?Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - SubscriberMail, LLC, is a 21st Century business: The Lisle company, which a year ago cracked Inc. magazine's list of fastest growing privately held businesses, manages e...
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Soaring heating oil prices ignite firewood demand
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Moms helping kids go green when heading back to schoolAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Two Naperville moms started a business designed to help eliminate trash in the lunchroom. The women are helping families go back to school green through their business,...
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Farmers markets feel the pain
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Mentoring program aids women-owned businessesAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Nancy Roach "needed people to brainstorm with." She found them when her business, Westmont-based Strada Real Estate Services, Inc., was accepted into the ATHENAPowerLink...
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Pricing strategy involves six integrated elementsJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - What competitors charge for their version of the widgets you manufacture or advice you sell shouldn't matter very much: Basing your price on competitors' prices comes pe...
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Advisers key to successful sale of a businessJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - You've weighed the what-will-I-do-with-my-spare-time and how-long-will-I-need-money issues of selling your company, and it's still time to go. Now what? Get the people, ...
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Stimulus check idea pays off big time in Lake ZurichJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Economic news has been depressing lately, but Tom Eccles will smile all the way to the bank today to collect $1,300 he won for spending his government economic stimulus ...
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Indie artists drum up ties to corporations for successJul 05, 2008 11:00 pm - When Greg Laswell recorded a demo in 2002, he ordered 1,000 copies of the CDs, sold a few if he got the chance and saved the boxes in which they were delivered to use as...