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Small Business
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Why Millennials matter to your business
Feb 24, 2019 1:00 AM - Chicago-area readers will understand that the following few words are a bit like me suggesting you have a roofer check your house the day after a storm tears the shingles off your neighbor's place, but: The Homeland Security booklet "Active Shooter, How to Respond" is pretty good. You can download it at https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/active-shooter-how-to-respond-2017-508.pdf. Now, a few words about Millennials, the generation born between 1981 and 1996 and the original topic for today. Yes, Millennials and their potential impact on American society already have been discussed far too often for many tastes. Yet if you own a business of almost any sort, this generation is your customer base -- if not today, certainly tomorrow.
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Why two St. Charles organizations might merge
Feb 22, 2019 5:20 AM - Two St. Charles organizations are attempting to merge into a single marketing and economic development group called One St. Charles. -
From Domani to Highland: Cafe relaunching in Elgin with new name
Feb 21, 2019 6:24 PM - A new "Highland Cafe" with updated décor and an expanded menu is in the works in downtown Elgin to replace a cafe where regulars hung out in the mornings to talk about the day's news. -
Glass of wine at the salon? Arlington Heights says OK
Feb 19, 2019 5:20 AM - Patrons of Arlington Heights salons may soon be able to sip from a glass of wine while getting their nails done, under new liquor code changes approved Monday by the village board. -
An HR expert's advice to employers on reducing risk of violence after a firing
Feb 18, 2019 10:19 PM - Violence stemming from employee firings is rare, but bosses can take specific steps to reduce the likelihood of potentially deadly confrontations like the one that occurred Friday in Aurora. -
About those tax deductions
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Sugar Grove mom invents Fizzy Magic -- a bath bomb for kids with a toy surprise inside
Feb 15, 2019 6:00 AM - A question from her 6-year-old son sparked Mary Westerhaus of Sugar Grove to invent Fizzy Magic, a bath bomb for children that contains a small toy.
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Grayslake small business group growing, hosting a wine walk
Feb 15, 2019 6:00 PM - The growing Downtown Grayslake Small Business Group is hosting a Shop 'n' Swirl Wine Walk in March to draw visitors and raise money. -
MCC offers courses on how to start your own businessFeb 14, 2019 11:58 AM - Aspiring entrepreneurs can get tips on how to start a new business or create a new business plan at two popular seminars offered by the Illinois Small Business Development Center at McHenry County College.
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House approves $15 minimum wage by 2025, and Pritzker's expected to make it official
Feb 14, 2019 6:58 PM - Illinois legislators moved quickly Thursday to deliver one of new Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's top campaign promises, a gradual hike in the statewide minimum wage from $8.25 to $15 an hour -- more than double the pay floor that most of its Midwestern neighbors require.
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