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Helping Local Independent Shops Reach Wider Audiences

Lesley Tweedie is the founder of Little Independent, an online marketplace for sale items from independent retail stores. Lesley is an independent store owner herself and owns a local bike shop in Chicago.

I interviewed Lesley to learn where the idea for Little Independent came from, how she created the site, and what she’s learned from being a brick and mortar entrepreneur creating an internet business.

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Startups Seeking Advertisers: Tips for the “Road Less Traveled”

          Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.  -Robert Frost First.

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SingleHop Sets The IT Standard

When searching for a dedicated server, there are three things you’re traditionally looking for: reliability, support, and a good network. If you’re a dedicated server provider, you need a little.

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What Are You Drawn.to?

Exploration: it led Columbus to America, and led me to Chicago. Moving was the most enticing part of striking out on my own. When I got there, I looked around.

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Why You Need A Woman On Your Start-Up Team

Over the last few months, I have seen team after team give their start-up pitches to investors. And time after time I’ve seen series of men come up to pitch.

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Facebook IPO Rumors Leave This Investor Boggled

It’s one of the sad truisms of business: offer many services, and none of them live up to their potential. Apparently, 6 million Americans jumped ship from social networking megalith.

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Coworking Spaces Can Offer Unique Networking Opportunities

As freelancers, we love the freedom of setting our own schedules and choosing our own customers. For me, being a freelancer means that there are days where I’m working 15.

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Entrepreneurship In A New Chicago Era

For the first time, at least since I was in diapers, we have a new mayor in Chicago.  It’s too soon to tell exactly what this will mean for the.

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CEO Sundays: Lights, Camera, Success: Video Marketing

Written by Steven Brooks, CEO of Guugos.com 89 million people in the United States are going to watch over 1.2 Billion videos TODAY.  Around the world, businesses large and small.

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CEO Sundays: Loyalty in the “Groupon Age”

Written by Brian Doxey, CEO of Frequent Browser Like millions of other people, I love daily deals! I love new restaurants, fun activities, and the sometimes selfish splurges. And more.

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