Business Columns
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How to shop Black Friday sales in the Fox ValleyNov 22, 2015 10:00 pm - Some of you might be wondering what you're going to do with yourselves now in the early morning hours of Black Friday. For years, you've stood outside in the cold, huddl...
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Workplace advice: Pasture time for old, gray colleague?Nov 22, 2015 6:18 am - Q: A seventy-something co-worker, "Susan," has worked in our government agency for more than four decades (we have no mandatory retirement age). She religiously works a ...
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If you need our social safety net, take time to learn itNov 22, 2015 5:15 am - Q: What is the number of quarters needed in each age group to qualify for Social Security disability? Also, what is the difference between Social Security and SSI benefi...
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Love of talk, innovation leads to TedNov 22, 2015 12:00 am - Many IT industry types think of Arthur Zards as the co-founder of Lisle-based XNet Information Systems Inc., an Internet service provider. While IT people are known to ...
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Advisory boards: No power, but ideas 'to chew on'Nov 20, 2015 12:00 am - Conceptually, advisory boards are a slam dunk: The Small Business Encyclopedia at entrepreneur.com defines an advisory board as "an informal group of local business prof...
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Geneva wine business named after family vacationNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - A passion for wine sparked a Geneva couple to launch a business selling high end California wines over the Internet. Pat and Robbin Pipp recently launched Bright Angel ...
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Elgin Volkswagen on Randall Road to open soonNov 17, 2015 12:00 am - The new Volkswagen dealership in the Elgin auto mall along Randall Road is expected to start selling cars this week. The building that will house the business at Randall...
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Geneva entrepreneurs start wine business with Napa tiesNov 15, 2015 8:21 am - Robbin and Patrick Pipp and their three children love to take adventure trips that challenge them. They have hiked the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park; ...
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Bedbugs take bite out of worker's incomeNov 15, 2015 6:39 am - Q: I work for a medium-size family-owned company. I recently discovered my apartment was infested with bedbugs and arranged for pest control to exterminate them. I infor...
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How to catch up on your business readingNov 15, 2015 5:13 am - If your to-read stack keeps growing, try the following: Condensed, mostly "how to" content written by three skilled small business advisers - Ray Silverstein, Barry Good...