Jim Kendall
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Lisle entrepreneur closes store, offers advice to othersMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Randy Russell knows first-hand that even good business plans don't always work: The Lisle store he co-owned, Wine Expressions, closed its doors Saturday, transitioning t...
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Resources can help solve problemsMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Finding good small business advice can be difficult -- which is why this week's column is a sharing list of advisers I have found who understand smaller businesses. Ther...
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Bottom-up feedback is key to get strategic planning startedApr 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Drat. This was going to be the year your strategic planning process worked: You brought senior staff and your most trusted advisers together; went to an off-site confere...
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Marketing can get your business rolling, even in a tough economyApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - The good news is that you probably won't have to increase marketing expenditures to snare additional market share this spring, especially if your competitors have made a...
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Old-line model kit company rebuilds with market changesApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Revell is in the same business today as it was 60-plus years ago -- only different. That makes the Elk Grove Village model kit maker's adjustment to a marketplace where ...
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LinkedIn networking can be very beneficialApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Playwright John Guare, who penned "Six Degrees of Separation," likely would fit right in at LinkedIn, the Internet-based business networking tool that just might put you...
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Small businesses shouldn't wait for IT systems to break downApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The technology that powers virtually every small business could be the undoing of many of those businesses. Think tape backups that don't back up, or anti-bad stuff soft...
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Plan for the long haul when selling your businessMar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Planning to sell your business? Better plan for the long haul. The three years it took Robert Boncosky to sell his Lake in the Hills trucking company, Boncosky Services,...
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'Made in China' is an option, but take proper safety measuresMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The "Made in China" label may not conjure up quite the same assurance as, say, Maxwell House Coffee's "Good to the Last Drop," but well-publicized quality and safety con...
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Area business owners share their recession-beating experiencesMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Tom Walter gets ideas from his employees. Jennifer Davis saved jobs by off-shoring product development. Dave Nyc cautions to not wait too long to implement changes. Whil...