Business

Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Licensing is holding free workshops for new and existing owners on Wednesdays and Fridays at City Hall.

A new Uptown business and community guide with history, architecture, trivia and member listings is being delivered to 10,000 homes by Pioneer Press.

A Jan. 23 business mixer starts at Shake, Rattle & Read, 4812 N. Broadway, with a pressure washing demo, then moves to the new Annoyance Theatre space.

Inspiration Corp., which runs Inspiration Cafe on Broadway and the job-training restaurant Cafe Too on Sheridan Road, was profiled in the Chicago Tribune.

Business Partners, the Chamber for Uptown, will hold its annual membership meeting and board election Jan. 30 at the Aragon, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave.

Bridgeview Bank hosted the neighborhood business holiday party in its Broadway rotunda, with food from more than a dozen Uptown restaurants.

The wellness center on the ground floor of the Bridgeview Bank building at Broadway and Lawrence is offering half-hour massages for $35 through Dec. 31.

The Magnolia Avenue shop will hand each guest a stocking to fill at its Dec. 10 holiday shopping night, with champagne, snacks and room for 50 people.

Theaters, insurers, therapists and a new Indian restaurant are among the businesses that joined Business Partners, the Chamber for Uptown, since August.

Magnolia Avenue boutique Unique So Chique will offer gift certificates and an after-Thanksgiving brunch in its Tea & Chocolate Room on Nov. 24.

Marigold Restaurant has opened at 4832 N. Broadway in Uptown with a modern Indian menu drawn from regions across India. It serves dinner six nights a week.

The Hull House Small Business Development Center scheduled free evening and weekend workshops on startup basics, loan options and opening a day care.