Business Columns
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New year may bring new financing optionsDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - If plans currently being discussed become reality, suburban small businesses could have some new financing options next year. The most intriguing idea involves the possi...
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Banquet manager aims to help Hispanics, others in communityDec 08, 2011 11:00 pm - For more than three decades, Brandi Rojas’ family has been involved in various charities within the Hispanic community. So it’s no surprise when her parents started Bran...
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Carve out holiday time to map a successful 2012Dec 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Unless you’re in retail, where the next two weeks may be your last chance to make 2011 profitable, it’s tempting this time of year to kick back, put your feet up and rel...
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Batterz Box steps into Libertyville shopping centerDec 08, 2011 4:30 am - Two Vernon Hills dads who love baseball opened a retail shop that they believe will be a hit for young baseball and softball players. The Batterz Box, at 1336 S. Milwauk...
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Bloomingdale online pet food boutique offers alternativesDec 07, 2011 11:00 pm - A Bloomingdale entrepreneur aims to have his online business become the so-called Peapod for pets. Tom Pantano started a website business called PetFoodZoom.com, which s...
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Holiday fun along Randall RoadDec 05, 2011 11:00 pm - There is plenty of fun this month up and down the Randall Road corridor to get you into the holiday spirit. Every Sunday through Dec. 18, Santa will be strolling through...
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Jim Kendall on Small BusinessDec 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Depending on your accountant, there may be more to your business' year-end wrap-up than profits, losses and taxes. For Tony Massaro, lead partner in the tax practice gro...
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Hair futures looking up in SchaumburgDec 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Dave Laudadio left behind an aggressive and tense career as a broker on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to start his own Schaumburg business. This time,...
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New Santa app calls, texts your childDec 02, 2011 4:30 am - A Bloomingdale company has launched an app that allows your children to send or receive calls and texts from Santa and store a wish list for handy shopping. The calls or...
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Still time for effective year-end tax planningNov 28, 2011 4:00 am - It’s not that we don’t like surprises, it’s just that some surprises aren’t much fun — especially when they concern business taxes. Here, for example, is what CPA Greg D...