Business Columns
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Do 8 p.m. store openings mean Thanksgiving's dead?Oct 15, 2013 5:15 am - In the span of a single voice mail, the woman's voice clears every emotional stage. She starts with disbelief and anger and moves to desperation and sadness before reach...
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Entrepreneurs, students mesh in college mentoring programOct 14, 2013 5:00 am - Mentoring must be in our entrepreneurial DNA: We give back by sharing insights and advice. We help by offering guidance and staying in touch. We mentor, says Florence St...
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Work Advice: If you can’t say anything nice about your current job...Oct 13, 2013 7:06 am - Q: I’m wondering how I ought to answer questions about why I want to leave the job I’ve held for 11 years. The truth is that it’s a soul-sucking place that takes every a...
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Algonquin mall to hold scavenger hunt for adultsOct 07, 2013 1:15 pm - Adults can get in on the Halloween fun this year at Algonquin Commons. The Randall Road mall is hosting its first Pirates of the Commons event, which will send adults on...
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How much do clients actually know about your business?Oct 07, 2013 5:30 am - There’s business you’re likely not getting, probably because you don’t know your clients as well as you think you do. Conversely, and perhaps more importantly, you may ...
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Elgin financial planner reaches new heights for kidsOct 07, 2013 5:30 am - A chance meeting in a limo to the airport led Jack Teboda to the summit of Mount Rainier. The founder of Elgin-based Teboda & Associates, who also has radio shows on WIN...
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Reflections on National Newspaper WeekOct 06, 2013 6:48 am - To our Audience, For 73 years, the first full week of October has been proclaimed National Newspaper Week in honor of the American tradition of a free, aggressive and re...
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Work Advice: How to navigate social situations outside the officeOct 05, 2013 11:00 pm - Q: I am a young working professional on a team with others around my age. We get along great! The only problem is that the team is always trying to do happy hours and ou...
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DuPage County aims to create another tech centerOct 03, 2013 12:00 pm - DuPage County is taking another run at establishing a technology center. This time, it's doing a so-called virtual launch for Rev3, an innovation center that would inclu...
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Elgin attorney expands Christian legal aid in suburbsSep 30, 2013 5:31 am - Attorney Bruce Strom had a successful private practice. He even argued cases for 13 years, some all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. But the more he traveled, the mor...