Cost Saving Methods: Monitor Your Entertainment Budget
After a brief blog hiatus, we’d like to finish off our series on monitoring costs for 2013. Now that we are in full swing, most likely so is our “entertainment budget.” If you are in any kind of sales...
View ArticleThe Power of Brick and Mortar
Over the past decade, e-commerce business has grown exponentially. From Amazon and ebay to directly sourced wholesale products, customers are turning to the Internet to shop. Today, however, the...
View ArticleUsing March Madness to Promote Your Business
According to bookofodds.com, Americans fill out 40 million March Madness brackets for the 63 game tournament. That is quite the audience for a bracket challenge that is said to have odds up to one in...
View ArticleCelebrating Earth Week at Work
With Earth Day/Week upon us, we thought it ideal to share a couple ways to celebrate this holiday and promote the causes it stands for. Take a look at the list below and comment on how you may be...
View ArticleNetworking Proves Essential for Small Businesses
Last week the Daily Herald Business Ledger published an article regarding suburban start-up company UICO LLC. The firm develops and manufactures industrial-grade touch screen products that withstand...
View ArticleThree Reasons Medical Practices Should Start Their Search for Office Space Early
Generally speaking, we at O’Donnell Commercial advise all businesses to start their real estate search as early as possible. This holds especially true for medical practices. Following are three...
View ArticleCorrugated Box Sales Up…So What???
Recently we stumbled upon this article on Yahoo! Finance. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-corrugated-boxes-market-195400470.html The article details the soon-to-be increase in production of...
View ArticleResidential Realtors vs. Commercial Brokers…there is a difference
As the owner of a small business, you notice that your quickly growing out of your current location and that it is time to relocate. Who do you call? For some people the first answer that comes to mind...
View ArticleO’Donnell Commercial Excels with First Time Tenants
Since graduating National University in Lombard, Ryan Deniz knew he wanted to open a chiropractic clinic in his very own hometown of Geneva. So when Kevin O’Donnell completed a business presentation...
View ArticleClient Appreciation Gifts for Small Businesses
Can you believe it’s already “that time of year” where businesses have to start the process of client appreciation gifts? Where did 2013 go? This year we plan on going a more non-traditional route...
View ArticleNew Year’s Checklist for Small Businesses
After the hustle and bustle of the holidays, we find that many businesses have a bit of downtime in late January. Usually our firm capitalizes on this time to complete our New Year’s checklist of...
View Article5 Reasons (other than cost) to Shop Your Lease
Recently we did a showing with a well established medical practice in the Fox Valley area. Currently this practice is located in an on-campus medical facility (a medical office building located on...
View ArticleA Portillo’s Sale?
A few weeks back, Chicago based Portillo’s announced the possibility of a sale. Fans across the four states Portillo’s operates in (not to mention the whole country) were shocked, and saddened of the...
View ArticleThe new conglomerate : Dollar Tree and Family Dollar
Earlier this week two of the three largest dollar store chains joined forces. Dollar Tree acquired Family Dollar for approximately $8.5 billion. The transaction will take effect early 2015 and will...
View ArticleHalloween is “Popping” Up
This morning I stumbled upon this article (http://www.rejournals.com/2014/09/05/its-that-time-of-year-again-halloween-pop-up-stores-are-back/) on REJournals.com. Oddly enough, over the weekend I...
View ArticleOld is “In:” Charm in Historic Properties
For years, cities have preserved historical structures and neighborhoods, honoring the past. Naperville has an entire “settlement” devoted to decades past. Downtown Geneva is lined with both vintage...
View ArticleElectric Vehicle Sales on the Rise; Impact on Commercial Real Estate
Back in June of 2012 our firm posted a blog about Electric Vehicle Charging stations (EVCs). You can refer to that blog here. In it we argue that landlords and developers should consider installing...
View ArticleGlen Ellyn Continues to Grow: A Todo Madre & 1 Happy Girl
Over the past few weeks well-known, local brands have expanded into Glen Ellyn. Known for it’s unique shops and one-of-a-kind restaurants, Glen Ellyn was an obvious choice for A Todo Madre and 1 Happy...
View ArticleResidential Rental Market Still HOT
We know we’ve blogged about the multi-family/residential rental market in the past…but we just can’t help discussing how HOT this market is still. In a recent Daily Herald article, renters in the US...
View ArticleOswego, Illinois slated for Growth
Recently we read two articles discussing two DIFFERENT commercial developments proposed in Oswego. One discussed changes to the riverfront/downtown area, while the other focused on a 534.6 acre MEGA...
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