Business Columns
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Pay attention to legal issues now or pay a lawyer laterNov 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Chances are your attorney isn't high on the list of people you want to talk with these days. Representing another view, Marc Silver thinks it's "shortsighted" for a smal...
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A monthly pension income can protect your portfolioNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Q: In your column you frequently recommend taking a lifetime pension and not a lump sum. I could understand not putting the pension lump sum at risk, but it seems to...
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For that techie who has everythingNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when shoppers descend upon early opening stores, kicks off the traditional start of the holiday shopping season next week. Or m...
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Gourmet food company cooking in the suburbsNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Before launching their gourmet food business, Dan and Debbie Hochstatter and their three children would load up their red wagon with salad dressing samples and hand them...
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E-mail marketing can reduce costs, build loyaltyNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Businesses looking to spend fewer marketing dollars but still keep a presence in the marketplace should look seriously at e-newsletters and e-blasts. "Definitely," says ...
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European cafe serving in Mount ProspectNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A taste of Europe has come to the suburbs at a new cafe where the owner serves many of the same dishes prepared from recipes he used at a restaurant he owned 20 years ag...
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The silver lining to gloom and doomNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - This is a year for the record books. As we stand gaping at the incredible losses in the last three months - or just the month of October - we search for comparative me...
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Bloomingdale designer expands jBlonde clothing lineNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Clothing designer Jennifer Massarelli awoke at 4 a.m. Monday with an idea for a spring dress. The Bloomingdale artist keeps a notebook next to her bed and quickly drew h...
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Windows XP SP3 upgrade recommendedNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Q: Should I install Microsoft's "SP3" upgrade to Windows XP? I hear opinions on both sides. A: In general, I recommend this upgrade, officially called Service Pa...
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Let's not forget to bail out the little guyNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - No longer is unemployment somebody else's problem. Chances are you know someone who has lost a job recently. Or you know somebody who knows somebody who has...