Business Columns
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Small business outlook for next year: C+Nov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - For small businesses, 2011 may look a lot like 2010, which may not be a bad thing. According to a more-or-less annual survey of business owners who read my Business Owne...
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Learn to make candy as a gift at Morkes ChocolatesNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - If you're hoping to make the tastiest treats on the holiday sweet table, you have a chance to learn from the experts. Morkes Chocolates, just off Randall Road in Algonqu...
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Wireless carriers gear up with aggressive plansNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - U.S. Cellular has stepped up its aggressive marketing and promotions just before the start of the holiday shopping season. The Chicago-based wireless provider this week ...
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Five years later, entrepreneur 'hoping to pay myself'Nov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - It was September 2005 when Penny Vickas put her plan in place: Creating what was then a part-time gift basket business that would provide a safety net if she lost her jo...
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Need innovative ideasOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I own a home that has been on the market since February. I have invested $175,000 to improve this home, but I bought it for $600,000 six years ago. I originally w...
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Why monetary policy can't revive housingOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - In past recessions, the housing and mortgage sector, stimulated by the lower interest rates generated by an easier monetary policy, was a source of strength that led the...
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Verizon Wireless: 4G coming soon hereOct 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Verizon Wireless started demonstrating its much-awaited 4G network expected to be 10 times faster than its current 3G network to more than 500 clients who gathered thi...
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Employee Internet use at work raises issuesOct 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Remember when the primary concern you had about employees' personal use of your company PCs was how much time they spent watching the NCAA basketball tournament? Those m...
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Gibby's gallery: Wine shop features local artOct 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Gibby's Wine Den is now featuring some art to go along with your vino. At the beginning of October, Gibby's Wine Den started Art By the Glass. Through the program, the G...
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PAVE aims to keep high school students safe while drivingOct 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Jenifer Weber, a senior at Fremd High School, joins her classmates every Thursday morning in the school parking lot, where they start their day giving candy to random st...