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Toni Preckwinkle

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By Lindsay Smith

Cook County to Help Minority Business Owners

Cook County will be giving about a quarter of the county's $800 million in planned capital projects to minority-owned and women-owned businesses in the next three to five years, County Board President Toni... Read »

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Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012 at 6:10 PM

By Allison Preston

Women-, Minority-Owned Biz Certification Streamlined

Women- and minority-owned businesses will have less bureaucracy to deal with under a "reciprocal certification" program unveiled Tuesday by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Read »

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Wednesday, Jun 13, 2012 at 6:35 PM

By Lindsay Smith

Cook County to Help Minority Business Owners

Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012 at 6:10 PM

By Allison Preston

Women-, Minority-Owned Biz Certification Streamlined

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Rahm Lauds Tech Incubator 1871

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Ask an Owner: Work on Business, Not in Business

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'Salsa Truck' Gets City's First License for Onboard Cooking

Daily Deals

Learn from the original daily deals site, Groupon.

Pets

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...

Social Media

Social media offers traditional business minds a 12-6 curve ball. But we can help.

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?

Wednesday, Jun 13, 2012 at 6:35 PM

By Lindsay Smith

Cook County to Help Minority Business Owners Cook County to Help Minority Business Owners

Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012 at 6:10 PM

By Allison Preston

Women-, Minority-Owned Biz Certification Streamlined Women-, Minority-Owned Biz Certification Streamlined

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Learn from the original daily deals site, Groupon.

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...

Social media offers traditional business minds a 12-6 curve ball. But we can help.

There are plenty of questions for a fledgling fashionista to answer. Never fear: We've got the goods.

Good luck making a dent in the public conscience if you don't have marketing and branding plan to get your message out.

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?

Cook County to Help Minority Business Owners

Women-, Minority-Owned Biz Certification Streamlined