Business Columns
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Your chance to talk to Corporate AmericaJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Ever wonder how companies come up with products or services? And if they had just asked, you could have told them what you really thought about it? Now, here's your cha...
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Budget-conscious shoppers gravitate to unique store in GenevaJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Shoppers of the quirky American Science & Surplus will find everything from a wooden watercolor artist case for less than $15 to dancing stuffed chickens that do the "cl...
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Buffalo Grove couple offers big taste at Big ShermsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - When Mark and Jenni Sherman celebrate their first wedding anniversary Monday, they'll most likely toast the opening of their new business as well. About two months ago, ...
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Create your own investorsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Contrary to what almost everybody else says, Stefania Aulicino says money is available for small businesses. Even better, most of it comes without the strings often atta...
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Couple brings taste of Guadalajara to Cary eateryJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - A husband and wife team originally from Texas recently opened an authentic Mexican restaurant in Cary. Alicia and Cerjio Tinajero launched Tapatio at 374 Northwest High...
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New Wheeling deli combines comfort with quickJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - A restaurant with an Eastern European feel is offering buffet-style dining in Wheeling. Longtime restaurateurs Hanna and Adam Hryniewicki recently opened Adam's Cafe & ...
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Major corporations swing into social media sitesJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - While they may have started Twittering later than most, major corporations have jumped into the social media arena and are using it in a variety of ways. Some corporatio...
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Wheaton couple marketing gourmet juices at farmer's marketsJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - A husband-wife team is pouring their natural gourmet juices into farmer's markets throughout the suburbs. Stephanie and John Myers of Wheaton own Ka-Ching Juices, a com...
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Personal approach sells books, could sell widgetsJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Authors have the same goal business owners have: Sell product. Interestingly, the personal sales approaches three local authors use to sell books to buyers likely would ...
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Resale shop literally a dream job for Geneva womanJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The downturn in the housing market drove Elsa Reinke to a new business venture. She opened a resale shop. The Geneva woman recently launched New 2 You Resale at 149 W. R...