Jim Kendall
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Mentoring program aids women-owned businessesAug 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Nancy Roach "needed people to brainstorm with." She found them when her business, Westmont-based Strada Real Estate Services, Inc., was accepted into the ATHENAPowerLink...
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Pricing strategy involves six integrated elementsJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - What competitors charge for their version of the widgets you manufacture or advice you sell shouldn't matter very much: Basing your price on competitors' prices comes pe...
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Advisers key to successful sale of a businessJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - You've weighed the what-will-I-do-with-my-spare-time and how-long-will-I-need-money issues of selling your company, and it's still time to go. Now what? Get the people, ...
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Time to sell? Plan for lifestyle, longevity issuesJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Maybe this is a good time to get out: * The economic clouds continue to darken. * Too many customers are taking longer to pay than you think they should. * A key supplie...
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Here's help for small businesses to find government buyersJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Bensenville's Liberty Fastener Co. gets 10 percent of its sales from the federal government - a "very valuable chunk of our business," says Shari Nickens, sales and purc...
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CPAs: number-crunchers, business advisers or both?Jun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Just how much should your accountant do for you, especially if, like many business owners, you look at the columns of numbers your CPA provides and see just columns of n...
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Mind-set shift helps 'solopreneurs' find successJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Linette George walks into a room of strangers and sees the people gathered there as different countries. She's at a networking event - and ready to go. George, "passiona...
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Steps to lower business energy costsJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - There's precious little we can do about prices at the gas pumps, but businesses can take steps, inside and out, that could reduce energy costs ˆ- especially electric ...
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Successful hiring requires organization, orderMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Team Reil stepped way out of its comfort zone when it hired new sales people this Spring. The Union-based playground sales and construction rep firm had long followed i...
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Restaurants less flustered by rising costsMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - It's one thing to battle high food costs every trip to the grocery store, but at least you don't face that battle at work -- unless you own a restaurant. John Meyer, Joh...