Small Business
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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
Jul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. - For years, Chris Mauro took a 10-mile detour on his way to work each morning to check out the swells at his favorite surf break and plot the best ...
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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...
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Downtown Elgin eatery goes underJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Jef Leary and a friend went out for dinner in downtown Elgin this week. The good news is he got his fill at the Elgin Public House. The bad news is he went there Monday ...
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CPAs: number-crunchers, business advisers or both?Jun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Just how much should your accountant do for you, especially if, like many business owners, you look at the columns of numbers your CPA provides and see just columns of n...
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Mind-set shift helps 'solopreneurs' find successJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Linette George walks into a room of strangers and sees the people gathered there as different countries. She's at a networking event - and ready to go. George, "passiona...
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Steps to lower business energy costsJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - There's precious little we can do about prices at the gas pumps, but businesses can take steps, inside and out, that could reduce energy costs ˆ- especially electric ...
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Small businesses fight to survive in tough economy