Small Business
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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,...
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Huntley company fined by OSHAOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Monday proposed a $170,500 fine against Huntley-based R&R Metalcraft Inc. It is the third time...
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Three topics to discuss at your 2008 planning sessionSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Three topics to discuss at your '08 planning session> There's one calendar quarter to go - time to congratulate everybody on a good year so far, perhaps add a short pep ...
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Manage data, people in an organized mannerSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - "The Rise of the Project Workforce - Managing People and Projects in a Flat World" by Rudolf Melik, John Wiley & Sons, $34.95. Much of today's supposed enterprise-solut...
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Details combines a car wash with country club amenitiesSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - When Michael Krabbe was a teenager, he was the one who washed the family car before buying and caring for his own. After graduating from Purdue University with a degree ...