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		<title>Small Business Library: Ideas for Starting a Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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  nullI know the Internet is a go-to place to search for all kinds of info to start and run a small business, but sometimes you just want to have a book you can sit down and read. You want a permanent reference, something that has been vetted and edited and used by plenty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Great Resource for Starting an Online Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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I recently came across a wonderful resource for anyone involved with or contemplating starting a small business. It is called MyWifeQuitHerJob.com. The background story is that the site tells the journey of a couple, Steve and Jennifer, who started an online business with the goal of making over $100K in their first year.
Steve and Jennifer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiring Employees: Is There a Better Way?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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Hiring people can be a big pain in the butt. You&#8217;ve got to look for people, weed through all the applicants, interview prospects, check references&#8230; and then you&#8217;re still never quite sure what you are going to get. There has to be a better way!
The Better Way?
Some companies think they have found a short cut, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to Think Like A Consultant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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One of the easiest businesses to start is to become a consultant. Take special knowledge and expertise that you already have and sell it to others.
Consultants can work in all kinds of fields, serving large customers and small. The potential here is huge. The hitch is that people with subject matter skills don&#8217;t always have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts of Bank Borrowing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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If you are considering getting a bank loan for your small business, especially one through the SBA, you should be aware that these loans come with some strong strings attached that add unexpected risks to business borrowing. For example, business loans are often secured by personal assets, meaning if you default on your business banks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sources for Small Business Loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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One of the most popular searches on the internet is to find small business loans. Unfortunately, the results aren&#8217;t all that helpful, mainly because money is just tight when it comes to small and microbusiness lending.
I came across a new article on this subject by Karin Price Mueller at Entrepreneur.com. It doesn&#8217;t have any new exciting revelations, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eat a Live Frog Every Morning?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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There is common sense to the notion that the tasks  you most dread doing are the ones you should probably be doing first.  We don&#8217;t want to do the jobs that are hard and no fun. Nobody likes the jobs they aren&#8217;t good at or that scare them, so we avoid them and put them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Questions You Need to Answer Before Starting a Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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People are often so anxious to try out their idea for starting a business that they don&#8217;t think about what it really will take to fulfill their dream. Before you make the leap, sit down and do a self-assessment. Make a list of the things you love to do. It doesn’t matter what they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Cash Flow – The Secret to Business Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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Lots of new businesses fail because the owners don&#8217;t take into account how long it takes to start bringing in any money at all, let alone enough dough to keep themselves and their business going. Why does this happen?
The Problem – Too Much Time
 New and even experienced business owners often don&#8217;t realize that there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple Sales Forecasting &#8211; A Useful Tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Martin</dc:creator>
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Want to know how your business is doing? Look at your sales. But for them to make any sense you need to have something to compare them to so you can measure how you are doing. That is where a sales forecast comes in.
Making a sales forecast isn&#8217;t hard, especially when you understand you don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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