Business Columns
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Startup activity increases, but potential pitfalls loomNov 18, 2013 4:30 am - Having a bad day at the office isn’t reason enough to chuck that job and start your own business, although it might be a reason to start thinking about entrepreneurship....
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Mount Prospect entrepreneurs help kids in needNov 18, 2013 4:30 am - Editors note: The article was updated to correct when Swapadventure was founded. Angelika Babich and Maggie Pawelko, both of Mount Prospect, have been longtime friends ...
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Don’t let winter weather leave you strandedNov 15, 2013 11:10 pm - Q. What do I need to consider when getting my car ready for winter? Back in the day I would just bring it in and say please winterize my car. I sense things have changed...
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Motorola seeks patent for e-tattoo to connect throat to mobile devicesNov 14, 2013 1:00 am - Motorola Mobility is seeking a patent for an electronic skin tattoo that's attached to the throat and can communicate with your mobile devices. While the Libertyvi...
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Algonquin’s Cheeseburger in Paradise to be reborn as FuddruckersNov 11, 2013 1:51 pm - A favorite Randall Road eatery closed without much notice last month. Restaurant employees learned Cheeseburger in Paradise was closing on a Friday, and two nights later...
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Zion restaurant manager, customer bond during Honor FlightNov 11, 2013 6:00 am - A restaurant general manager fulfilled his promise to a Waukegan vet by accompanying him on a special mission — an Honor Flight to see the World War II Memorial in Washi...
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Career Coach: Managing a micromanagerNov 10, 2013 5:25 am - Micromanagement: that dreaded word. I can’t tell you how many times I have asked employees what their greatest stress factor is at work and they say, “Having a micromana...
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Work Advice: Turn that promotion around, not downNov 10, 2013 5:24 am - Q: I work for a driven nonprofit. I have twice passed up the opportunity to apply for a promotion I likely would have received. My peers, staff and many of our organizat...
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Korean War vets sometimes feel like their service overlookedNov 09, 2013 10:00 pm - Aging members of “The Greatest Generation,” having stood up to evil while winning World War II, are in their final curtain call phase for this Veterans Day. The Vietnam ...
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Help pinpoint a heater problem by understanding the symptomsNov 08, 2013 11:10 pm - Most of us have probably turned the heater in our cars on at some point over the last couple of weeks. It’s very possible that heater did not work the way it should. Her...