Business Columns
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Own your building? Time for pre-winter maintenanceOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - The unexpectedly cool start to October should have been a reminder for entrepreneurs who own the building that houses their business (and perhaps others whose rent helps...
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Algonquin salon's colorful way of helping cancer patientsOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Salon 37, along Randall Road in Algonquin, started its Pink Hair for Hope Campaign eight years ago. Every October, stylists would put pink hair strands into their custom...
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Work advice: Employees left to their own devicesOct 11, 2015 7:44 am - Q: I am a general manager of a store in a large retail chain. Recently, our VP mandated that each store conduct online consumer outreach through its own Facebook and Ins...
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Career Coach: Take a page from the pope. Be humble.Oct 11, 2015 7:43 am - "Humility is not thinking less of yourself; It's thinking of yourself less" C.S. Lewis Pope Francis' visit to the United States brought to light and reinforced the messa...
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How to deal with big, scary declinesOct 11, 2015 7:33 am - Q: How should anyone with their retirement tied to the market handle days like the two big drops in August and the more recent declines in September? - F.D., by email A:...
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Frosted Bakery owner handling fast successOct 11, 2015 5:12 am - Jennifer McGuire of Lake Villa has been in sales most of her career. She always had creative ideas and wanted to pursue them but faced restrictions because of a company...
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Wine bar opens at Batavia jewelerOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - A new wine bar is opening along the Randall Road corridor this month in a unique location. K. Hollis Jewelers has been selling jewelry since 2005. The Batavia business s...
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How small businesses can find, keep big business clientsOct 04, 2015 6:22 am - Especially as they start up, many entrepreneurs cast covetous eyes on Fortune-list companies. Getting past the gatekeepers at Big Company Inc. isn't easy, although it ...
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What to consider when retiring overseasOct 04, 2015 6:12 am - A recent trip to see family in France, I marveled at how life seemed so idyllic there and wondered, should I retire here? Many people dream of retiring to an out-of-the-...
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Interview prep firm tunes in through musicOct 04, 2015 6:12 am - A banking executive and behavior coach Ann Marie Peters, along with human resources expert Karen Goers and lawyer Allison Heverin, co-founded Interview Savvy, a consulti...