Small Business
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New restaurant in Batavia will serve up breakfast, lunch itemsAug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Opening soon along Randall Road in Batavia is a new restaurant from the same restaurant group that brought you the classic favorite of many Chicago-area residents - Port...
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When your electronics need fixingAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - A new Naperville business is for people who jump into the pool with their cell phone in their pocket or drop an iPod into the sink - or experience a host of other comput...
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Little-known support group offers connections, adviceAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Neither the name - Center for Business Education, Innovation and Development - nor the acronym - CBEID - rolls easily off the tongue. And other than the approximately 20...
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New line of kids' furniture debuts at Algonquin CommonsAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Barbara Williams and her brother John Lima were both ready to find a new line of work. When they saw the line of children's furniture their friend was making, they knew ...
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Advisory boards can help solve problemsJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - If you're willing to accept pushback from your own hand-picked advisers, you may be ready for an advisory board. Especially in today's uncertain economy, an advisory boa...
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New Antioch business caters to unique tastesJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The goal of a new Antioch business is to provide an assortment of unique, handmade gifts. Cori Denman recently launched Nifty Gifts, a shop at 350 North Ave. The busines...
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Mount Prospect business finds church garden fertile testing groundJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years ago Bill and Matt Petersen borrowed the South Church's garden to see if their new solar powered irrigation system could sustain 20 rows of vegetables. "It spok...
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An old favorite gets a makeover in St. CharlesJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - When the new Colonial Café opens along Randall Road in St. Charles Friday, it might look a little different to longtime customers. But don't worry - your favorites can s...
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Longtime restaurant employee opens Italian eatery in East DundeeJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - After spending 17 years working in an Italian restaurant, Misael Garcia decided it was time to open his own place. So, the Palatine man recently launched Island Pizza a...
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First health insurance rules may boost employer costsJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - It may be time to have lunch with your health benefits adviser: • The first of new health coverage regulations, announced by federal agencies last week, require new heal...