Business Columns
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Bella Mia showcases woman's flair for home decorDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - When Mia Robin was a little girl, she remembers driving with her parents looking at the big homes along the North Shore's Sheridan Road. She'd beg her parents to let her...
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Posh medical spa specializes in popular anti-aging treatmentsDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Jennifer Cunningham enjoys watching her customers when they leave. Some sneak a peek in the mirror and smile. Others just smile. Their reason for those smiles? Chances a...
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Non-compete agreements must be crafted carefully to be legitDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Think that non-compete agreement you had your sales manager sign is going to keep her from taking customers with her when she leaves? Better think again, especially if y...
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Diversity requires foreign investmentsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. It has been suggested that since the U.S. market is a smaller portion of the total world financial market -- and because the U.S. dollar is falling -- it would be bet...
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Tax time is easier when you start earlyDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Here are two words that can get a person so riled up you would think you'd insulted their mama: tax time. Yes folks, no use grousing about it. Before you r...
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Musical pair expand partnership with Heavenly Piano showroomDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Two musicians, who in the past worked by appointment only, recently expanded their piano business in Arlington Heights. Dan Kastenmeier and Mark Stanielun launched an 8,...
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'Steady Eddy' portfolio works bestDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Craig Israelsen, an associate professor at Brigham Young University, wants us to know that it pays to build "Steady Eddy" portfolios for retirement. Having lots of asset...
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Put your business cards on hard driveDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - New business-card scanners are coming onto the market, making it easier than ever to organize those cards piled high on our desks or stuffed into our wallets. The latest...
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Schaumburg firm pumped up for partiesDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - The owners of a new Schaumburg business have pumped a lot of energy into their venture. Joyce Meredith and Veronica Boyd and their husbands launched Pump It Up, a childr...
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Helping others budget is her businessDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Sherry Ridge assists the person wanting to eliminate debt, as well as the couple having a tough time paying their mortgage. Ridge, owner of Sherry Debt Free, teaches peo...