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Before launching her consultancy 22 years ago, Rebecca Saltiel Busch sought out CEOs of failed companies. Divorce was the culprit in more than one tale of corporate collapse.
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Our weekly startup roundup features a company offering a suite of services for other startups, plus a local maker of granola snacks that's building a wider distribution base, a new venue for country music and...
Irma Aguilar's customers pay for their maple bacon long johns and crème brûlée bismarcks with LevelUp. She says they're "excited to use it.”
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from December 2012
Which Chicago tech companies might be the next big-time acquisition targets or IPO darlings? It depends. Let's see how VCs evaluate their investment targets.
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from November 2012
Retailers with reputations for customer service are evangelists of a sort. Crain's profiles 5 standouts who reveal the keys to transcendence.
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from September 2012
Entrepreneurs on the hunt for investor cash must walk a fine line: How do you pitch your idea without giving away too much?
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from August 2012
Here are the go-to apps of five Chicago entrepreneurs who say that these little digital tools help them run their businesses better and faster.
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from July 2012
It's a conundrum facing most startups: How can your business make money when you don't have the money to pay for the help you need to become profitable?
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from June 2012
Home Run Inn CEO Joe Perrino started succession planning eight years ago, mainly because he doesn't want history to repeat itself.
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from May 2012
Uncle Sam wants you ... to be a government contractor. But do you want him as a customer?
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from April 2012
Profit vs. growth. Opinions differ, but Chicago investors are definitely more detail-driven than their coastal counterparts.
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from March 2012
Chicago is home to a handful of companies creating apps that help users make connections in the real world.
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from February 2012
We check in with several entrepreneurs to see what they are vowing to do in 2012. The family behind Hoodz International is after a better work-life balance.
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from January 2012
Crain's asks entrepreneurs and small-business experts to identify the biggest trends that will affect your business in 2012.
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from December 2011
Everyone makes mistakes, right? In this section, four local entrepreneurs talk about what they learned from their mistakes and how they've picked up the pieces and started again.
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from November 2011
Despite worries of a double dip, some Chicago entrepreneurs are investing for a rebound.
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from October 2011
(Crain's) — By expressing their unmet needs, your customers are drawing a blueprint for your next venture—if you're smart enough to hear it and creative enough to come up with a solution.
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from September 2011
Checklist for starting a business: Open doors. Offer a product or service. Get ready for freeloaders.
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from August 2011
Email is so old school. These days, small businesses that are getting the most out of their smartphones and iPads are all about the apps: add-on programs that can help them do everything from process credit…
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from July 2011
Eight years ago, when Sam Yagan was choosing an MBA program, the University of Chicago offered him a full scholarship and a stipend worth about $50,000 a year.
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from June 2011
Childhood friends Scott Kenny and Jon Polcyn planned for years to open their own chiropractic practice, but they never figured on launching that dream in the midst of a recession.
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from May 2011
Since opening in 2008 in River North, Marbles: The Brain Store has grown into a $3-million business selling toys and puzzles to improve memory and critical thinking, primarily through its stores.
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from April 2011
Franchising suffered a downturn during the recent slump, but there are signs that a turnaround is beginning.
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from March 2011
How to shop smart for your staff's health insurance in a rapidly changing market.
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