Small Business
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Elgin service business builds success in ChinaDec 23, 2008 10:00 pm - The most important fact about Paulsen Productions Inc.'s successful first year in China may be that Paulsen is a service business, not a manufacturer. No worries about l...
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A tale of two businesses preparing for 2009Dec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Retail probably isn't the industry you'd choose to be in these days, but that's pretty much where Lisle-based Footprint Retail Services, lives. And although he acknowled...
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Consumers cut spending again as recession deepens
Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Consumers reduced their spending at retail stores again in November while the costs of goods before they reach store shelves also continued to drop, more ba...
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P.M. Bedroom Gallery a family affairDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The story of brothers Arvid and Ben Huth is the kind of farm-to-suburbs tale you might think doesn't happen any more. When he was 21, Arvid was a junior with a 3.9 GPA w...
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Specialty toy stores unwrap successful seasonDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Amid the blizzard of treacherous economic news, it appears toys are a sweet spot heading into the holidays. Owners of some suburban specialty toy stores say that parents...
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Are you spending less?Dec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Heating bills, salary cuts and increasing food costs are forcing many parents to trim family budgets. But the look on a child's face when they see holiday gifts is toug...
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Pro's advice: look at reinventing your businessDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Tony Massaro has some suggestions about how we should spend the rest of the year: Review your business' processes, he says. Be willing to reinvent the business. Be aware...
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Sonic looking toward boom in the suburbsDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Sonic, a burger eatery with a nostalgic 1950's-style system of ordering, is skating into the suburbs. The Oklahoma chain, which opened it's 3,500th drive-in restaurant ...
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Starting up? Don't miss opportunity to get adviceDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Thinking twice - or more - may be advisable, but by hanging back too far potential startups could miss opportunities for valuable one-on-one, let's-kick-some-ideas-aroun...
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Day spa hosts grand reopening eventDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Mario Tricoci Hair Salon & Day Spa held a grand reopening and ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday. Renovations to the Mario Tricoci spa included an upd...