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When saying nothing speaks volumes.

According to an Entrepreneur columnist, no speaking creates the illusion that you are intelligent.  When we had an employee that never asked a question we thought it was odd, because we expected lots and lots of questions.  When we did not get them, we looked deeper...

Chicago Innovation Exchange

The University of Chicago houses an Innovation Exchange.  This Business Incubator can provide space, mentorship and support to early stage start-ups. The costs do not seem unreasonable for what is given.  There are monthly mentoring sessions, introductions to experts,...

Women Entrepreneurs Statistics

Women taking control over their own destiny is increasing.  Women starting businesses grew at a rate of 74% between 1997 and 2015; or at a rate of 1.5 times the national average, according to the “2015 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report”. Woman currently own 30%...

Illinois Small Business Development Centers- SBDC

Illinois Small Business Development Centers- SBDC   It seems that Illinois has a resource for people thinking of starting or growing a small business, their Small Business Resource Centers.  For the most part they seem to be tied to colleges and Chambers of...

DOL Announces Final FLSA Overtime Regulations

On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division released its final updated FLSA overtime regulations. While some of the changes were expected, there are a number of surprises. First, the new salary threshold for exempt...

Lessons of Design

  According to a Fast Company Article we have 20 lessons that we can learn from design.   Design is innovation and innovation is design Design inspires Emotion is as important as utility Good design overcomes discomfort Simple design is not simple The first...

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