Small Business
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Farmers markets feel the pain
Aug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Franca Tantillo puts rising fuel prices in the same category as the springtime hail storm that wiped out part of her strawberry crop. Both cut into the profit...
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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...
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Advisers key to successful sale of a businessJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - You've weighed the what-will-I-do-with-my-spare-time and how-long-will-I-need-money issues of selling your company, and it's still time to go. Now what? Get the people, ...
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Stimulus check idea pays off big time in Lake ZurichJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Economic news has been depressing lately, but Tom Eccles will smile all the way to the bank today to collect $1,300 he won for spending his government economic stimulus ...
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Indie artists drum up ties to corporations for successJul 05, 2008 11:00 pm - When Greg Laswell recorded a demo in 2002, he ordered 1,000 copies of the CDs, sold a few if he got the chance and saved the boxes in which they were delivered to use as...
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July 4 cookouts will cost more this yearJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Rising costs for bread, cheese and propane will make today's Fourth of July holiday more expensive than last year, even for those Americans who decide to avoid higher ga...
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Economy's a bummer on surfers' wallets
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Here's help for small businesses to find government buyersJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Bensenville's Liberty Fastener Co. gets 10 percent of its sales from the federal government - a "very valuable chunk of our business," says Shari Nickens, sales and purc...
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Indie artists drum up ties to corporations for successJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - When Greg Laswell recorded a demo in 2002, he ordered 1,000 copies of the CDs, sold a few if he got the chance and saved the boxes in which they were delivered to use as...