Jim Kendall
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Business owners share resume skills, adviceFeb 16, 2015 4:00 am - Need resume help? Check out the free assistance offered by volunteer members — many of them active or retired small business owners — of the Resume Review at St. Hubert'...
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Path from owner to franchisor has many stepsFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - Hungry diners come from miles around for your pizza. Customers say your massage techniques are really effective. That inventory control plan you developed works; industr...
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Can 'Friend Economy' bring you more business?Feb 02, 2015 4:00 am - Which would you prefer to have, a friend or a client? Or both? Roch (pronounced "Rock") Tranel thinks you can have both. In fact, he's published a book - actually a t...
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Creative ideas can help attract right employeesJan 26, 2015 4:55 am - In a hiring mode? A creative approach to matching job requirements, benefits, the workplace and candidates might make a difference. Small businesses "absolutely" are hir...
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Culture change may be needed to boost resultsJan 19, 2015 4:00 am - You know when things aren't going well: The company culture, the workplace atmosphere, has gone negative. Employees are grumpy, quicker to leave at the end of the day th...
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Time to join a group? Consider these optionsJan 12, 2015 4:00 am - If you're serious about connecting with more of your small business peers and — let's be honest here — trading business leads with them or if you're looking for typicall...
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New Year's outlook promising for small businessesJan 05, 2015 4:00 am - We still have 51-plus weeks to go, but 2015 looks promising — especially in sectors where the cost of money can be a thorny issue: • Last year's first six months were sl...
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Seminar helps women develop CEO skillsDec 22, 2014 12:00 am - Kathryn Miller is president (and owner) of HST Materials Inc., an Elk Grove Village custom die-cutting and fabrication company where she has worked for 27 years. Miller...
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Small businesses help drive sustainability issuesDec 15, 2014 5:00 am - The holidays are greener than they used to be — which has little to do with the weather and more to do with the fact that many business owners “really do care” about sus...
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Niche marketing: How many websites do you need?Dec 08, 2014 4:00 am - Don't give Brian Basilico a website for Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate): He already has 22. At least 22 was the number of Basilico-related websites — 20 li...