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Small Business
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Jim Kendall: Is an ESOP in your future?
Jul 29, 2019 10:03 AM - Maybe it's the people I hang with, but I don't pick up a lot of conversation about ESOPs. Yet Employee Stock Ownership Plans apparently can be an extremely effective tool for a business owner facing a need -- perhaps calendar driven -- to sell a business.
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From fry guy to college graduate: McDonald's honors employees in Northwest suburbs
Jul 25, 2019 5:30 AM - Quitmon Hartzol rose through the ranks at McDonald's from "fry guy" and manning the registers, to management. Now he can count college graduate among his accomplishments. -
Aliano's to receive $25,000 for patio expansion in East Dundee
Jul 25, 2019 5:20 AM - An Italian restaurant in downtown East Dundee will receive the first commercial facade improvement grant awarded through the village's revamped program. -
Multithemed escape-room business to open in Hoffman Estates
Jul 23, 2019 5:27 AM - Hoffman Estates officials Monday unanimously approved a multithemed escape-room business in the basement of a four-story medical office building. -
Jim Kendall: Selling can be made easier
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New doggy day care coming to Arlington HeightsJul 19, 2019 3:47 PM - A new doggy day care and overnight boarding facility is coming to Arlington Heights.
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Can your business survive without you or your partner?
Jul 19, 2019 2:35 PM - You and your business partner have worked hard to build a thriving business, but what happens if your partner dies or is unable to work? Would your partner's spouse or heirs be able to take over for your partner? If not, would you have the means to buy out your partner or your partner's heirs? -
Running the "blended" family business
Jul 17, 2019 1:00 AM - Blended families are usually made up of parents who have remarried and include children (or even grandchildren) from different marriages. Throw a business into the mix and you have a situation where the family owns and runs a business that includes different business partners and family members. -
Thriving together: Partnering with other businesses for success
Jul 17, 2019 1:00 AM - What if instead of operating alone in a silo, owners connect with fellow small business leaders? -
Outsourced Accounting; What's it all about?
Jul 17, 2019 1:00 AM - Outsourced accounting is a service that provides a full, accounting department experience for businesses and nonprofit organizations without the appropriate resources for an accounting department or who are frustrated with the cost and effort put forth to staff their existing accounting department.
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