Small Business
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Abbott, Oasmia ink dealJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - - Abbott and Oasmia Pharmaceutical Friday announced a multi-year agreement to market one of the first cancer medications for dogs. The chemotherapeutic agent, called...
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Administration considers help for small business
Jul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is considering using money from the $700 billion financial bailout fund to provide further assistance to the nation's struggling ...
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Buffalo Grove couple offers big taste at Big ShermsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - When Mark and Jenni Sherman celebrate their first wedding anniversary Monday, they'll most likely toast the opening of their new business as well. About two months ago, ...
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Downtown dreamin' at Elgin's Domani CafeJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - There's plenty of energy at the Domani Cafe in Elgin, and it isn't coming from the coffee or espresso machine. It emanates from the owner, Leo Urdaneta, who left his job...
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Personal approach sells books, could sell widgetsJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Authors have the same goal business owners have: Sell product. Interestingly, the personal sales approaches three local authors use to sell books to buyers likely would ...
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As minimum wage adjusts, businesses bristleJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The minimum wage in Illinois reaches $8 per hour starting today, and business leaders across the suburbs continue to view the automatic increases as detrimental to their...
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Resale shop literally a dream job for Geneva womanJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The downturn in the housing market drove Elsa Reinke to a new business venture. She opened a resale shop. The Geneva woman recently launched New 2 You Resale at 149 W. R...
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Scarce financing thwarts conventional wisdom on business startupsJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Conventional wisdom says there should be more startup businesses starting up: Unemployment in Illinois reached 10.1 percent last month, the highest rate in 25 years; few...
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Old techniques still good for marketingJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether you're hoping to connect with social networkers or turn your business Web site into an effective sales machine, the techniques that are most likely to help you f...
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Longtime resident opens new Wauconda wine shopJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Maria Weisbruch recently opened a wine and gift shop in the community where she grew up and is now raising her family. Weisbruch and her husband, Scott, launched Bliss W...