Business Columns
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Oak Brook firm offers free trial with e-textbooksSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Oak Brook-based Follett's Higher Education Group has extended their free download program so students can try a digital textbook for at least seven days before buying it...
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What we can learn from a 23-year old businessSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Ask Mark Herman how things are going at Mail 'n Stuff, and he'll tell you. "Things are a bit down with the economy," Herman says. "We're down from last year, and last ye...
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Wine brunch set for Thursday at Gibby'sAug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Ahh. It's time to take a breather. You've bought all the school supplies, the lunches are packed and the kids are off on the bus. Now, it's time to take a little time fo...
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One-price cleaners expands in suburbsAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - CD One Price Cleaners is making a growth push in the suburban market based on its philosophy of consistent upfront pricing. With 31 stores in the Chicago market, the com...
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New Moto radio could help save your life one dayAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - As Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. rolls out a two-way radio designed just for firefighters, it might not sound as sexy as its Droid line for consumers. But it is - since...
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Five questions to ask about your businessAug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - A self-examination of your business may be a good idea, especially now as the recovery continues to flatten. Here are five questions to ask yourself: • Would you lend mo...
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Ex-McDonald's execs back in the burger businessAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Two retired McDonald's executives are back in the burger business. Tom Dentice, 71, of Oak Brook and Ed Rensi, 66, of Downers Grove left the burger giant more than 10 y...
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A Winning Edge tries to score in BloomingdaleAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - A Winning Edge, specializing in custom sports uniforms and school apparel, recently expanded into Bloomingdale. After spending more than six years operating from his hom...
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New website offers tools for small entrepreneurs, job seekersAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Entrepreneurs have another tool to improve their businesses after this week's launch of budgetpreneur.com, aimed at providing free or low-cost resources that also can he...
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Entrepreneur shares his first-year experienceAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A year ago, Mike Kukovec thought, "I'm a great engineer. My business will succeed." Then he took the entrepreneurial plunge. Today, Kukovec knows there's more to buildin...