Written by Liza Hughes Jimmy Bannos Jr. is the owner of The Purple Pig, a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant on Chicago's Magnificent Mile whose menu offers lots of "cheese, swine and wine," among other things. He has a problem that a lot of restaurant owners would love to have-his restaurant is too popular. Doors open at 11:30 in the morning...

Written by Colleen Kane Lack of strong leadership will hold back any business, even if it's not failing. Take the example of the wine and craft beer store and bar Amazing Grapes, in Orange County, Calif. When Marcus Lemonis, the "business turnaround king" of "The Profit" arrived at the operation, the single biggest problem he observed was its ...