Business Columns
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Antiques and resale shop now open in Lake in the HillsFeb 25, 2014 12:00 am - A new antiques store is open along Randall Road. Second Chances Antiques and Resale opened late last month, and already has a steady stream of customers stopping in freq...
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Feeling isolated? Peer groups provide supportFeb 24, 2014 4:00 am - Whether it's just you and the cat or you and 20 (or more) employees, being an entrepreneur can be lonely. That's especially true when decisions must be made. Enter the p...
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From ER to digital photo booths, couple says 'cheese' at eventsFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - After Fred Skeppstrom of Wilmette earned his medical technician license, he worked for about three years in the emergency room at Evanston Hospital. That's where he met ...
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1959 Pontiac Bonneville convertible is better than a perfect matchFeb 23, 2014 10:00 pm - Each day in 1959 when a much younger Ron Rufo left his family's home in downtown Chicago, he was greeted with a smile-inducing sight: his neighbor's new Pontiac Catalina...
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Work advice: No, it's not just a joke or a complimentFeb 23, 2014 5:07 am - Reader 1: I work in a small, laid-back office where only 4 percent of us are women. My issue is the inappropriate sexual comments I've heard men in the office make about...
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Banks dropping the ball on credit card fraudFeb 21, 2014 4:01 am - Credit card fraud alerts and potential financial mayhem caused by data breaches have found their way into the headlines too often in the last several weeks. Retailers a...
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Lincolnshire entrepreneur tees off with new TeeOff.comFeb 17, 2014 12:01 am - Gary Cohen of Lincolnshire isn't much of a golfer. He just dabbles, he says. But that hasn't held him back from taking on the CEO position at EZLinks Golf in Chicago and...
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How to find business on LinkedIn: Target marketFeb 17, 2014 12:00 am - Here I am, scrolling through my LinkedIn connections, waiting for one of them to contact me and ask for help. Some of them I don't actually know. LinkedIn certainly p...
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Career Coach: Are your derailers holding you back?Feb 16, 2014 5:01 am - A few years ago, I wrote a Career Coach column titled "Your strengths can blow up your career; knowing that is key to prevention." Since that time, I have coached many m...
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Work Advice: Dealing with a smarm offensiveFeb 16, 2014 5:01 am - Q: I have a female colleague with whom I enjoy a friendly working relationship. One thing happens like clockwork the first time I see her every day: She says: "Hi. Ohh, ...