Small Business
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Foreclosure focus a new trend for real estate brokersJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Christian Chase of Naperville wanted to be a stock broker. Instead, he's using his "buy low, sell high" training as a Realtor selling foreclosed residential properties. ...
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MailboxMan has solution for anchoring roadside boxesJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - When Scotty Joe Stastny lost his job as a national account executive for a food company, he took some handyman-type jobs that sparked a new business plan. While Stastny...
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More Web sites to offer comparison shopping for trips, tickets and moreJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Move over, Priceline negotiator. TripFit.com, which launched this week, lets consumers take control of several travel Web sites at one time to search for the best p...
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Home-based business means making some adjustments
Jul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- First, they had to deal with being laid off. Then the challenge became figuring out how to run a business from a spare bedroom while the kids are fighting a...
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Illinois manufacturing down, but not outJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - While manufacturing executives nationwide are optimistic that the U.S. economy will improve, they have a dimmer view of their own sector, said a survey released Tuesday....
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Splash Dogs Inc. in Des Plaines helps dogs healJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Jill Morgenthaler was torn over whether Bert, her 10-year-old Labrador mix, should undergo surgery to repair an injured knee and hip. The Des Plaines woman, not thrille...
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What CIT failure may mean in the suburbsJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - As CIT Group Inc. seeks a possible last-minute bailout from Wall Street firms, small and mid-sized businesses in the suburbs may need to seek alternative lenders to stay...
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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...