  - Anatomy of a Startup: Parkwhiz.com
- Parkwhiz CEO Aashish Dalal's company is an online marketplace for both people looking to find parking and parking lot operators interested in promoting their availabilities. Here he talks about his concept, marketing tactics, revenue model and unique selling proposition. Wed Jan 10 2007
| |  - Here's the Beef: Young Entrepreneur Launches New Burger Franchise
- Gregg Majewski was just 25 when he became CEO of Champaign, IL-based Jimmy John's Subs. Now 30, he's launching his own chain, Patty Burger. His first two locations are in Chicago and Milwaukee, but his goal is to go national. Tue Jan 09 2007
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  - FeedBurner's Latest: Income Strategies and Traffic Data for Web Publishers
- As their new feature — Site Stats — emerges out of Beta, BusinessPOV caught up with Eric Olson, who specializes in helping bloggers and publishers understand — and make money off of — their audiences. Mon Jan 08 2007
| |  - This Won't Hurt a Bit: Touring a High-Tech, 21st-Century Dentist's Office
- At All-Star Smiles, Dr. Sam Simos is taking a bite out of the modern age by featuring an art gallery, day-spa amenities and the latest technological wares, including the laser-guided cavity finder. The goal: take the pain out of going to the dentist. Fri Jan 05 2007
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 - Best Foot Forward
- Erick Geer Wilcox makes custom handcrafted leather shoes using high-quality materials and a made-to-measure manufacturing process. Since he doesn't mass produce, the big key to his rollout stategy will be to target local boutiques. Thu Jan 04 2007
| |  - T-shirts for the Jet Set
- George Aye came up with a simple but witty idea for fans of world travel: he silk screens airport codes on t-shirts. His company, called Hubwear, can customize a shirt for your favored route, national or international. Thankfully, they don't ship with lousy airline food. Wed Jan 03 2007
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 - An Antidote for the Time-Crunched: A Concierge at Your Beck-and-Call
- Errand Solutions offers an on-site workplace "concierge" for everything from oil changes to dry-cleaning. The service can save employees an hour a day on average. No wonder the company saw 110% growth in 2006. Tue Jan 02 2007
| |   - bPOV's Best of '06: Going Once, Going Twice
- The 12 to 15 auctions Sean Susanin holds a year gross from $350,000 to $1 million in sales. In 2005, they brought in close to $7 million total. Some bidders “know no limits, know no boundaries,” he says, a fact which is never bad for business. Fri Dec 29 2006
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 - bPOV's Best of '06: How Artist Wesley Kimler Prices His Paintings
- Iconoclastic Chicago painter Wesley Kimler's works can command $50k. So how does he determine his prices? Not by time invested or psychic torment endured, but by square feet.
Thu Dec 28 2006
| |  - bPOV's Best of '06: Hyatt’s New Hotel Concept Takes Aim at Gen-X
- Launched this past August, Hyatt Place was designed with today's thirtysomethings in mind. But the Chicago-based hotelier thinks it's a concept with cross-generational appeal. Tue Dec 26 2006
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 - Year-end Wrap-up: Sudoku Sites, Social Networks, VC tracking, Video Games
- At a recent tech-scene gathering, bPOV asked everyone from start-up entrepreneurs to ROR developers to Web 2.0 journalists about the most interesting developments or discoveries in '06. Fri Dec 22 2006
| |  - The Business Plan: Time Well Spent or Waste of Time?
- Is it wise to fully flesh out your strategic thinking ahead of time or unwise to spend too much time pondering things that might not happen? UIC Entrepreneurship Professor Rod Shrader chronicles the benefits of doing the former. Wed Dec 20 2006
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