Business Columns
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Owner mines LinkedIn for connections, prospectsMay 26, 2014 5:00 am - Ned Miller is a LinkedIn believer, calling the business social media site “a God send for the small business owner.” Miller, though, doesn't use the social media site to...
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Clothes Mentor opens in Algonquin and BataviaMay 25, 2014 11:00 pm - There is a new business along the Randall Road corridor where women can sell clothes they no longer wear, no longer fit into, or just never liked. And then other women c...
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Work Advice: Minding your own business; getting others to mind theirsMay 25, 2014 6:38 am - Q: A co-worker recently asked me what was going on between a new male manager (divorced) and our female boss (married). She said they appeared to be quite smitten, an ob...
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Career Coach: Paying enough attention to the futureMay 25, 2014 6:30 am - Time is your most precious currency, and investing it wisely is critical to shaping your future. This notion is often neglected, because the present typically takes prec...
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Fighter pilot simulator keeps enthusiasts flyingMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - The fighter-pilot mystique is as strong today as it was when the 1986 film, "Top Gun," became a hit. Now, suburban enthusiasts can get a taste of that adrenaline pumping...
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Race for hair kept Finamore busy for more than 50 yearsMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - At 72, Paul V. Finamore is a former Marine sergeant and Marine sky diver. He's even been a champion third-degree black belt. But the battle he took on in his career beca...
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A disconnect: What you say, what employees hearMay 19, 2014 1:00 am - Aargh! The strategic approach you described to your sales team on Monday became five different approaches on Tuesday, though each sales person believed he, or she, was i...
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1967 Ford Mustang once cheap college wheelsMay 19, 2014 12:00 am - A cheap set of wheels is a must have for any college student — something easy on the wallet but big on fun. Pat Mondy found both in his 1967 Ford Mustang. He purchased i...
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Work Advice: Headed for a training wreckMay 18, 2014 6:28 am - Q: I am a part-time hourly employee at a local hospital. The hospital has enrolled me and my fellow hourly colleagues in an e-learning program that we are expected to co...
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Career Coach: Getting past office politicsMay 18, 2014 6:15 am - The subject of office politics can bring up tales of back stabbing, deceit, gamesmanship, sabotaging others, ruining people's reputations and other tactics used by colle...