Small Business
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Pay attention to legal issues now or pay a lawyer laterNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Chances are your attorney isn't high on the list of people you want to talk with these days. Representing another view, Marc Silver thinks it's "shortsighted" for a smal...
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Humbug store opens in Long GroveNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - LONG GROVE - The Humbug store recently opened at 225 Robert Parker Coffin Road. Tobin Fraley is the owner of the shop featuring the mischievous little fellow. He also wr...
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Gourmet food company cooking in the suburbsNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Before launching their gourmet food business, Dan and Debbie Hochstatter and their three children would load up their red wagon with salad dressing samples and hand them...
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E-mail marketing can reduce costs, build loyaltyNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Businesses looking to spend fewer marketing dollars but still keep a presence in the marketplace should look seriously at e-newsletters and e-blasts. "Definitely," says ...
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European cafe serving in Mount ProspectNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A taste of Europe has come to the suburbs at a new cafe where the owner serves many of the same dishes prepared from recipes he used at a restaurant he owned 20 years ag...
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No dancing on roof for this chimney sweepNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Armed with the tools of his trade, the chimney sweep arrives at the house. No, it's not 17 Cherry Tree Lane in London - it's Highland Avenue in Wilmette. And there aren...
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The silver lining to gloom and doomNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - This is a year for the record books. As we stand gaping at the incredible losses in the last three months - or just the month of October - we search for comparative me...
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Bloomingdale designer expands jBlonde clothing lineNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Clothing designer Jennifer Massarelli awoke at 4 a.m. Monday with an idea for a spring dress. The Bloomingdale artist keeps a notebook next to her bed and quickly drew h...
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Down economy buoys suburban coupon Web sitesNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Since the economy tanked more than a month ago, Hoffman Estates-based CouponCabin.com has been seeing about a 40 percent increase in online traffic. In fact, traffic has...
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Need horse training? Equinox Farm opens in Hawthorn WoodsNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Meagan Murray started riding horses in kindergarten. Now, she operates her own business training students and horses of all levels. After training professionally for sev...