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Google offers small firms a leg-up online

05/31/12 — Today and Friday, a series of Google-sponsored workshops will focus on helping businesses build their Internet presence.

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Green Scene

Food distributor passes century mark with a big bet on green technology

05/31/12 — Family-owned Testa Produce is investing big in green technology. The goal: ensuring that its next century in business is just as successful as its first.

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VC action

Elevate Digital snares $2.7M in funding

05/30/12 — A Chicago-based interactive kiosk startup has lined up $2.7 million in venture funding.

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Becky Beaupre Gillespie

Turning a cure for high-heel pain into a business

05/30/12 — Find out how one Chicago entrepreneur's love of high heels — and frustration with foot pain — inspired a new product that's launching at Nordstrom's Michigan Avenue store this month.

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Dan Gershenson

5 steps to creating a better internship program

05/30/12 — As college students prepare to kick off their summer with the hope of landing an internship, there's still time for your company to design an intern experience that's worthwhile for both them and you.

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New in Chicago

High-end doughnuts, Swiss cigars, sports buzz and more

05/29/12 — In this week's startup roundup, Francesca's founder gives doughnuts a try, a Swiss cigar maker opens a lounge, sports journalists take on the big media players, and more.

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Silicon City

Quicker, cheaper market research? Lab42 is on the case

05/29/12 — Incubated at Sandbox Industries, Chicago startup Lab42 aims to help clients gather useful market data on the fly. Plus: Details on the Chicago Lean Startup Challenge and the winner of the U of C's latest New Venture Challenge.

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Small-biz calendar

Details on Chicago Startup Weekend, Crain's Tech Talk Live, and more

05/29/12 — This week's calendar for Chicago entrepreneurs includes details on the Startup Weekend at TechNexus, Crain's upcoming Q&A with the creator of Siri, and more.

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George Deeb

How to size up the competition

05/25/12 — Webster's Dictionary defines a competitor as "one buying and selling goods or services in the same market as another." Pretty self-explanatory. But I can't tell you how many times executives do not properly assess their full competitive set.

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Gini Dietrich

Is Facebook fueling loneliness?

05/25/12 — In one sense, I think Facebook feeds our need to be social. But I wonder if all this technology and accessibility really is making us more lonely.

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NEA's Barris: Northwestern needs 'a culture that's more entrepreneurial'

05/24/12 — Prominent venture capitalist Peter Barris wants Northwestern University to be more innovative and entrepreneurial.

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City's business-plan competition heats up

05/24/12 — The city treasurer's business plan competition is open to start-ups and existing businesses throughout Chicago.

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