Small Business
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Baseball, softball academy scores in MundeleinAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Two men passionate about baseball expanded their sports academy from Buffalo Grove to Mundelein. Joy of the Game Baseball & Softball Academy opened Wednesday at 1160 All...
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Mount Prospect company wins $350 million contract in GhanaAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - A 13-employee engineering firm in Mount Prospect beat foreign competition to win a $350 million rural electrification contract from the government of Ghana, the company ...
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Virtual trade shows offer lower-cost sales venueAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - With no travel costs, low-cost do-it-yourself booth design and an ability to quickly find the best leads among visitors to your booth, virtual trade shows present an int...
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Need a break? Here's how to get more vacation time
Aug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - When family rights advocate John De Graff started doing some historical research, he came across a shocking discovery - that medieval European peasants had more vacation...
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Trade shows: Still an option in today's economy?Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - SubscriberMail, LLC, is a 21st Century business: The Lisle company, which a year ago cracked Inc. magazine's list of fastest growing privately held businesses, manages e...
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Soaring heating oil prices ignite firewood demand
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Moms helping kids go green when heading back to schoolAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Two Naperville moms started a business designed to help eliminate trash in the lunchroom. The women are helping families go back to school green through their business,...
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Farmers markets feel the pain
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Mentoring program aids women-owned businessesAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Nancy Roach "needed people to brainstorm with." She found them when her business, Westmont-based Strada Real Estate Services, Inc., was accepted into the ATHENAPowerLink...
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Pricing strategy involves six integrated elementsJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - What competitors charge for their version of the widgets you manufacture or advice you sell shouldn't matter very much: Basing your price on competitors' prices comes pe...