Small Business
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Traveling seamstress alters the tailoring business with house callsOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A Barrington business owner pinned down an easy way for clients to have their clothes altered. Mindy Trisko operates The Stitch Fairy, a delivery tailor service. Trisko...
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Anahi mines Bolivian gemOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A jewelry store that recently opened at Woodfield features rare, colorfulgems only produced from a mine nestled in Bolivia's rainforest. Anahi jewelry store, making its ...
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Entrepreneur helps others turn their ideas into small businessesOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - If you're considering starting a small business, Frank Dobner can help get it off the ground. Dobner operates The Startup Source, a firm that assists entrepreneurs with ...
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New Bacca Cafe offers healthier fare for lunch, breakfastOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A new option for breakfast and lunch recently opened in Barrington. Bacca Cafe offers customers a healthier alternative at 108 Barrington Commons Plaza, next to the post...
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Area teen's plush toys woo fans at art galleriesOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - The youngest artist at last month's Forest Park Arts Fest was a high school freshman whose handmade toys have been sold around the country. Fourteen-year-old Luisa Caste...
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Pet franchise comes to areaOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Kevin McCormack understands how important pets are in people's lives. He recently launched Wag N' Wash Healthy Pet Center in Naperville for pet owners who want something...
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Kitchen business remodeledOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Jeff Schreiber, who has been in the kitchen remodeling industry for 25 years, recently moved his business closer to home. Schreiber, who resides in Hawthorn Woods, reloc...
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Consignment assignmentOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - The idea for Marianne Evans' business originated years ago when she turned her garage sale into an outdoor shop. Evans, who left her career as the owner of a forklift bu...
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Former administrator offering secrets of successOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - "The Engine of America: The Secrets to Small Business Success…" by Hector Barreto, John Wiley & Sons, $24.95. As the former administrator of the U.S. Small Business Admi...
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Advance preparation makes disaster recovery easierOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - It took "two seconds," says Jeff Myers, for the roof to go at The Car Doctor, Inc., in Schaumburg, when storms raked the Chicago area in August. But quick work by Myers,...