Jim Kendall
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Blog at center of entrepreneur’s growth strategyFeb 18, 2013 5:00 am - Kathy Graham has seen the future. It’s filled with tweets, Facebook business page postings, phablets, LinkedIn, maybe Pinterest and probably Skype. But the key to her bu...
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LinkedIn more complicated, but potentially more effectiveFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - LinkedIn ain't what it used to be. The business-focused social media site has “gotten so complicated,” says Michael Yublosky. But, he adds in the next breath, “There ar...
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Is this the year you can finally sell your business?Feb 04, 2013 5:00 am - After way too many years of waiting — for the economy to improve, for banks and investors to loosen up, for buyers to appear — you figure this is the year to sell your b...
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From website videos to mentoring, new ideas to considerJan 28, 2013 5:00 am - Website videos almost certainly will raise your business’ standing on Internet search pages. That’s reason enough to finally commit to video as part of your marketing pr...
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Family business, health care studies deserve attentionJan 21, 2013 5:02 am - Two recent studies, one pertaining to family businesses and the other to health care, are worth at least a glance — and some thought. Ÿ Healthcare. The U.S. spends more ...
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Despite budget woes, government market remains an optionJan 14, 2013 4:00 am - Uncle Sam may or may not get his financial act together. Ditto for the state of Illinois. Same for many of the 6,968 local governments — everything from village hall to ...
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Successful entrepreneurs tell what they would do differentlyJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - The best way to learn can be to ask a simple question — which is why I built on a suggestion from Julie Baron, principal of Communication Works, Arlington Heights, and a...
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Small business borrowing outlook brightens for 2013Dec 31, 2012 9:00 am - If you’ve been hoping banks will loosen their loan purse strings, Mike Moebs says 2013 may be your year. But, Moebs adds, bankers will make up for continuing low loan ra...
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Employment wage-and-hour issues loom in New YearDec 24, 2012 5:00 am - You probably didn’t ask Santa for an employee policies review. Well, it’s pretty easy to do your own — which actually might be a good idea. Even though bigger businesses...
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Holiday season a good time to connect with advisersDec 17, 2012 5:00 am - Relatives and friends everywhere: It is, after all, the season, and I hope yours is a joyous is as tradition says it should be. But in addition to grandkids and parents,...