Business Columns
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Veterinarian on wheelsJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Veterinarian Lisa McIntyre makes house calls. The Naperville native is filling a niche by offering veterinary services at her clients homes. Over the summer, McIntyre st...
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Chef prefers home styleJan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Lifelong Long Grove resident Tim Almy thought his hometown was in need of a restaurant offering a quick, quality meal. He recently opened an eatery at 132 Old McHenry R...
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Calculators help estimate your income in retirementJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I just read your response to a reader concerning the impact of his Social Security benefits on his standard of living in retirement. How does one find out what the be...
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Putting a business plan on paper helps make things happenJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The problem with business plans is that you have to write them. Then there's the implementation thing, although that's something you won't have to worry about until Step...
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Peer-to-peer online lending must be considered carefullyJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- In the wake of the subprime mortgage meltdown, traditional financial institutions have tightened up on who gets to borrow money. But some people are still ...
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Striving for new HeightsJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - What started out as a little glass shop in downtown Arlington Heights has altered its product and customer base to grow into a 60-employee company. Heights Glass & Mirro...
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How smaller investors can purchase commoditiesJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - OK, we get the idea. Having commodities as part of our portfolio can reduce risk by offsetting big swings in stocks and bonds. But how do we actually do it? That was the...
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Waterproof remote wins an award for PDTJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - So you happen to be leaning over the railing of your yacht and you dropped your remote control. If it's the U2 Waterproof System Controller, you're in luck. It'll float....
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Voyager, Verizon fall short of iPhoneJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - I've been testing a black-and-silver cell phone featuring a large touch screen populated with an array of colorful icons against a black background. Tapping the icons la...
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Family's downtown Geneva shop prides itself on floral arrangementsJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Anton Engelmann prides himself on the unique. Walk into his family's downtown Geneva flower shop, Town and Country Gardens, for instance, and you won't find any baby's ...