Jim Kendall
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Businesses can use time to get health care rightJul 15, 2013 6:00 am - The extra 12 months that businesses with 50 or more full-time workers gained earlier this month before having to meet Affordable Care Act health insurance requirements m...
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What happens when angels, companies needing capital meetJul 05, 2013 11:49 am - The bringing together of fledgling businesses needing capital and individuals with money to invest is often something of a mystery to entrepreneurs. That’s why I was ple...
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Consultant lists top small business issues, suggests solutionsJun 30, 2013 11:00 pm - Ask Tom Gray about the three biggest issues most small businesses face and chances are you'll get this list: Differentiation other than price. Getting new customers. Man...
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Business owner's summer challenge: Four half-daysJun 24, 2013 5:00 am - I need four half-days of your time. Actually, it's your business that needs those four half-days, time you spend away from the company contemplating its present, future ...
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Palatine law firm happy with podcast resultsJun 17, 2013 5:35 am - Businesses that “do podcasts well can get a lot of (website) traffic,” says Brian Basilico. Count Lavelle Law Ltd., Palatine, as one of those businesses that do podcasts...
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Guide’s transition to digital may be example for othersJun 10, 2013 4:59 am - The first 10,000 copies of Oaklee’s Family Guide were distributed along the Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade route by Nancy Stevens and a handful of other PTA moms ...
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Health care rules, small business strategic issues collideJun 03, 2013 5:30 am - It’s time to focus on what employers must do under the new health care rules — Obamacare or, more correctly, the Affordable Care Act. “The rules are extremely complicate...
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Strategy, trusted advisor needed to cope with ObamacareMay 27, 2013 6:12 am - There’s plenty of commotion but not yet much enlightenment when it comes to implementation of the Affordable Care Act — Obamacare, if you prefer. We’ll try for enlighten...
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Your social media initiatives should follow customers’ leadMay 20, 2013 7:47 am - Still uncertain about social media and your business? Your next step may be to ask your customers which social media platforms they use. “Survey your customers,” says Su...
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Senior entrepreneurs bring patience, experience to startupsMay 13, 2013 5:13 am - Starting a business isn’t just for the younger crowd. Thanks in part to lingering unemployment and to Baby Boomers needing to pad retirement accounts, 25 percent of thos...