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A Peek Inside: West Monroe Partners
Located not on West Monroe but rather West Adams, West Monroe Partners is a tech consulting firm that "helps companies solve their most complex challenges so they can adapt, shift gears and thrive." It also has... Read »
Why You Should Have a Website (But Might Not Need a Social Media Presence)
Apparently, this needs to be said, because according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 75.2 percent of businesses in this country, as of May 9, 2012, don’t have a website. How is this possible? Read »
Why iOS is a Mixed Bag for Your Next App
Just in case you’re in the camp of folks thinking of funneling your cash into developing an app for the iOS, here’s a quick primer on the current climate on the company Steve Jobs helped make so, so successful.... Read »
Go to There: Next Door’s WordPress Jumpstart
If you’re running your own business, chances are you’re also (probably) running your own website. But even the best Renaissance men and women and children aren’t expert at everything. It’s doubtful marketing,... Read »
How Tribeca Flashpoint Academy is Leading the Pack With our Youth
A lot of people know about Tribeca Flashpoint Academy, the hip two-year college that offers students degrees in just about anything you can think of in the multimedia world. But in the last six months or so,... Read »
Why Juking Your YouTube Stats is Very, Very Wrong
While many of us were opening gifts and engaging in Festivus (for the rest of us!), Universal Music Group and Sony found themselves getting a great big old lump of coal in is stocking in the way of having two... Read »
Tech-Savvy Chicago Will Be All in the Clouds
On Thursday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that Chicago is “adopting a cloud strategy for all employee email and desktop applications,” according to a press release from his office. In all, the move will save... Read »
App Shout-Out: Fantastical (Mac Only)
Over the break I got a lot of time to play around with a couple different apps I want to tell you about. The first one is Fantastical, which Inc. Well contributor Jay Margalus actually turned me onto about a... Read »
What Strategy Businesses Need To Know In 2013
You may have heard it several times over, especially in the past couple years, but I think it will ring true in 2013 more than ever, Stories are going to fuel business, organizations, and products in 2013,... Read »
A Peek Inside Chicago's Inventables
There was a time when 3D printers and those types of gadgets seemed to be out of reach for us regular folks -- but did you know that time is actually long gone? It's true: In the last decade, laser cutters... Read »
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Spotlight: Guaranteed Rate
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CEO Spotlight: Enova's David Fisher
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Rahm Lauds Tech Incubator 1871
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Spring Clean Your Career
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Spotlight: Redbox Instant's Amy Gibby
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Ask an Owner: Work on Business, Not in Business
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Ask an Owner: Keep an Eye on the Money
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Ask an Owner: Have a Clear Branding, Marketing Strategy
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Ask an Owner: Why You Need to Delegate Tasks
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Ask An Owner: The Biggest Lesson Learned
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Ask an Owner: Share Your Idea
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Just One Drink: Chef Stephanie Izard
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Spotlight: Baird Capital Venture Partners
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Spotlight: Discover Card's Mike Boush
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CEO Spotlight: Threadless Founder Jake Nickell
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CEO Spotlight: kCura's Andrew Sieja
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Spotlight: Sertifi's John and Nick Stojka
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Just One Drink: Chef Fabio Viviani
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'Salsa Truck' Gets City's First License for Onboard Cooking
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Some officials have estimated the City of Chicago's dog population to be somewhere around 500,000. Add in all the cats, fish and birds and you've got yourself an industry just begging -- and barking -- to be...
Fashion
There are plenty of questions for a fledgling fashionista to answer. Never fear: We've got the goods.
Marketing
Good luck making a dent in the public conscience if you don't have marketing and branding plan to get your message out.
Food Business
Experts say 90 percent of new restaurants fail in their first year of operation. You want to be the 10 percent that makes it. But how?
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David Wolinsky
David Wolinsky is a freelance writer, lifelong Chicagoan, and reasonably handsome business-study scion.
Kim Vatis
Kim Vatis joined NBC5 News in 1997. She currently Anchors the weekend morning newscasts, is general assignment reporter and special projects reporter for the 10 PM newscasts.
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