Small Business
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Business puts relaxation at customers' feetJun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Hazel Aquino works as a computer programmer and feels the stress of holding a corporate job while raising a family. To help her cope, she found reflexology, a practice ...
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Suburban toys stores say buyers focusing on low costJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Suburban toy stores are finding top selling products have one thing in common. The price tags are under $25. While parents trim family budgets, they still find a need to...
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Structure, discipline help sales effortsJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Sales guru Mike LeMaster lists "three concrete things" small businesses should do to get their sales processes ready for a ramp-up. But conversations with Russ Holmer, p...
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Couple offers a taste of the tropics in the suburbsJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The owners of a suburban business are bringing the topics to customers who may not be able to afford an extravagant vacation this summer. Husband and wife team Patti an...
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Suburban bar & grill owners aim to lure familiesMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The new owners of a West Chicago bar and grill say they have cleaned up the establishment with hopes of bringing back families. Lou Kopinski and Frank Indelli are the ow...
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Two new eateries headed for Arlington HeightsMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Two new restaurants are planning to open in Arlington Heights, one featuring gourmet coffees, ice cream and other beverages and snacks; the second featuring pizza, pasta...
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'We' can help build business relationshipsMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - We instinctively know Steve Yastrow is right when he says, "The most underperforming asset (most businesses have) is their customer relationships." Or when he adds that ...
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Carol Stream company turns page to expanded facilityMay 26, 2009 11:00 pm - At a time of cutbacks, a 33-year-old company with 300 employees is expanding. Team Services in Itasca and Booklet Binding Inc. in Broadview has combined its operations ...
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Longtime Des Plaines bowling alley succumbs to foreclosureMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Tom and Jim Capparelli know the writing is on the wall for Sim's Bowl and Lounge, a downtown Des Plaines icon for 55 years. On June 15, First Midwest Bank will foreclose...
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Flu, floods, fire make disaster plan smartMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - We may or may not have to deal with staffing and other continuity issues that swine flu might bring; but there's always the possibility of floods, fires, windstorms, tor...