Business Columns
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Picture your business as a college case studyNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Maybe you should take your business to college, at least to something resembling the business case study class Aurora Reinke teaches at Chicago's Kendall College (sadly,...
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Entrepreneurs find that Girls Love Frogs TooNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Lisa Meyer says her 6-year-old daughter is somewhat of a tomboy in her interests, and she found that she had to shop in the boys section when looking for shirts sporting...
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Itasca firm's robotic baby seal no toy -- it's a cute form of therapyNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The baby harp seal can purr, squirm, bat its eye lashes and turn its head when it's called. At night, you can give it a pacifier when it goes to "sleep" to recharge. The...
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Holiday reservations could signal restaurant upturnNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Izzy Kharasch is hoping the phones start ringing. President of Hospitality Works Inc., a Deerfield-based restaurant consultancy, Kharasch thinks ringing phones could mea...
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Lombard-based site sells, buys used phonesOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Lost your cell phone and want one quick and for less money? Or just looking for a no-strings deal? Lombard-based Greencells (www.usedcellphoneshop.com) offers up to 75 p...
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More sites provide possible savings for consumersOct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Consumers have more new Web sites on their side. PricePlease.com and CouponMap.com, which spin off from parent CouponCabin.com, focus on putting more money back in your ...
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It may be time to give your accountant a listenOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - You should talk to your accountant - assuming, of course, that your accountant does more for your business than simply add columns of numbers. In fact, you probably shou...
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Blake Standard flagship store launches at Oakbrook CenterOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Women's clothing designer Pierre Colorado is planning to welcome shoppers at his flagship store at Oakbrook Center this weekend. Colorado will talk with shoppers at his...
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Web site offers to match painters and businessesOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - To help painters connect with homeowners and businesses, a Glendale Heights painter has launched PainterStaffing.com. The Web site offers about 1,500 listings of painter...
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'Nudge' helps school lunch business deliverOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - If there's a small-business plus to the recession, Harriet Parker thinks it may be that the economy "has opened people up to thinking more creatively about how to work t...