Jim Kendall
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Sports offer small business marketing opportunitiesMay 06, 2013 8:05 am - Want to reach homeowners? Looking for young families with kids and solid incomes? The Chicago Red Stars have them. So do the Chicago Wolves and Schaumburg Boomers. The B...
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Uncertainties make chat with tax adviser a good ideaApr 29, 2013 5:30 am - There are some small business — and small business owner — tax positives in 2013, but there also are some issues that make a conversation with your CPA, and maybe your e...
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Palatine law firm turns to social media to build recognitionApr 21, 2013 11:00 pm - Lawyers and social media. The words don't roll off the tongue as easily as, say, chocolate and ice cream or summer and vacation — unless you're talking with Colin Gilber...
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Why would a successful web retailer open a traditional store?Apr 08, 2013 2:00 am - After more than a dozen years successfully selling sunglasses on the Internet — not just sunglasses but such top-of-the-line brands as Porsche Design, Serengeti, Vuarnet...
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Geneva retail consultant suggests ways attract customersApr 01, 2013 8:09 am - Nicole Leinbach Reyhle’s website, www.retailminded.com, is either a confusion of all things retail or the must-visit home of a multitude of creative ideas, articles, blo...
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Outside advisors talk numbers, business intelligence, listeningMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - An outsider's perspective doesn't always lead to one of those “Eureka!” moments, but observing what others observe in the small business community can be helpful. That's...
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Trade show success requires a planMar 18, 2013 6:00 am - There’s more to exhibiting at a convention or trade show than plunking a booth down on your 10-by-10-space — if you want the exhibit experience to be a good one. With bu...
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Small businesses should be tracking their own sales trendsMar 11, 2013 4:30 am - With the likelihood that most small businesses “have their sales work cut out for them,” Keith Seebeck says business owners should “put a sales system in place so they c...
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Innovative financing helps theater owners meet digital needsMar 04, 2013 6:00 am - Faced with a need for substantial financing to purchase new digital projection equipment or likely close the doors, two iconic hometown movie theaters took very differen...
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Own a business? Got an idea? Why not blog?Feb 25, 2013 6:45 am - Of course you have an opinion. And ideas. And by golly other people ought to know what you’re thinking! So why not blog? A regular blog most likely will boost your busin...