Business Columns
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Back off during the holidays or charge ahead?Dec 06, 2015 5:00 am - Absolutely, this is the time to kick back: Quit making phone calls, because your best customers (and prospects) are out of the office anyway, and take a few extra days o...
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Palatine karate expert spreads art to park district studentsDec 06, 2015 12:00 am - When John DiPasquale was 13, he went one day with his cousin to a karate school and got a taste of the martial arts. He has continued with it ever since. He has since ea...
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Incubators, 4-D, parking websites highlight year for suburban techDec 04, 2015 10:00 pm - The past year has been quite a busy one on the suburban technology scene. Over the past 25 issues, I've highlighted new products, innovations and homegrown trends in the...
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Entrepreneur whips up plan to expand cupcake businessDec 02, 2015 9:00 am - When Kathy Pomerene launched her small business in Rockford, she hoped she could sell three dozen cupcakes a day. The bakery owner has cooked up a couple expansions si...
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What would the holidays be without donuts, beefs and pizza?Dec 01, 2015 10:00 am - It would make sense that this is a good time to mention how great the leftover turkey, dressing, gravy and cranberries have been the past few days since Thanksgiving. Bu...
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Lake Zurich event planner realizes American dream with styleNov 30, 2015 12:00 am - Hanan Hafez said she had a "luxurious life" in Alexandria, Egypt. So when she left at 22, settled in Arlington Heights and raised a family, she also pursued her career. ...
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Counselor's role: To play devil's advocate in businessNov 30, 2015 12:00 am - Wall Street ultimately judges the CEOs who run the big companies. Smaller businesses have Tom Caprel. Caprel is president of Wheaton-based BreakThrough Results Inc., ...
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Area company offers 'private jet' on wheelsNov 29, 2015 10:00 pm - Need some ultra-lux transportation to cart around your out of town family or friends this holiday season? Skip Uber and Lyft and treat them extremely well by booking Pla...
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If it ain't broke, don't fix itNov 29, 2015 7:12 am - Q: I know you and many others are big fans of low-cost index investing. I would agree. It is just simple math. It makes total sense in a rational world. But I don't thi...
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Business owners still the front line in cybercrime warNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - The U. S. government took a step in the war against cybercrime recently with the Senate's approval of a law designed to detect cyber attack patterns and target hackers, ...