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		<title>Business Research Reports Free Now, $399 Later</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Chandler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We received news of these reports a few days ago and wanted to put the word out so you can take advantage of these business research reports by Aberdeen Group. The reports covers a wide variety of topics. We’ve been told these are time sensitive offers, many of them expire July 30th. After that, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create Loyalty &amp; Confidence With Your Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 00:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Raposo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Customer confidence is imperative for small business owners. The more confidence your customer has in you and your business, the more loyal they become. Confident customers make repeat purchases and repeat visits. Confident customers also tell others about your website products or services. They spread the word. Here’s how to generate customer confidence into your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tips To Magnetize Your Brand</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 23:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Raposo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a magnetic brand &#8212; what efforts are you doing to develop a brand that truly draws people to you and your company? A magnetic brand is a brand that attracts people. Think about the brand’s you’re familiar with and attracted to. What makes them magnetic? Chances are they portray a certain image [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business &#8211; Why Not BIG Business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Raposo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to competition, there are definitely a few tricks and tactics a small business can employ to look big. Why would you want to do that?  Size tends to instill confidence in consumers; if you’re big then you must be successful, right?  Well we won’t delve into that argument but what we can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing &#8212; Enough To Remove Yourself Completely</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Raposo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I interviewed Tyrone Shum from Mass Outsource &#8212; actually it was my first video interview and it was pretty cool. I know I&#8217;ll do more of these because it is nice to see who you are talking with. (The video will be posted here at the blog shortly) We discussed outsourcing and how he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Fan Page &#8211;  A Quick Before &amp; After</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Raposo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I created a Fan page (I wish it was called &#8220;connect&#8221; instead) and I shared an article here about it. Well little did I know that Nola Cooper from Classic Creations Design awarded me with a brand new, shiny,  fun (can you tell I like it?) Facebook Fan Page. It amazes me how much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How iPad Opens The Door To You Magazine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Roach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They are starting to say it already, &#8220;Tablets are redefining digital media.&#8221; You&#8217;d think the Amazon Kindle; the Sony Reader and a dozen or so lesser knowns were from another planet. The iPad in the few short weeks since it&#8217;s launch have single handedly put tablets on the map. Its vastly superior design and capabilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post #1000 &#8211; What&#8217;s Your Ultimate Wish For Your Business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Raposo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re celebrating our 1000 post right here! There&#8217;s been plenty of fabulous posts, controversy, inspiration, encouragement and everything in between. I&#8217;d like to focus this post on you this time. Starting a business takes courage, running a business takes determination, and being successful is entirely up to no one else but you. I personally think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Can Help Cure The Workaholic Habit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynette Chandler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most entrepreneurs I know love what they do. That make sense. Entrepreneurship is a lot of hard work, a lot of believing in things that others don&#8217;t see or understand and sometimes, the financial stakes are high. We have to love what we do or we&#8217;re plain crazy Well&#8230; maybe we&#8217;re a little bit of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Run Someone Else&#8217;s Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Roach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever really noticed how so many businesses follow the same model? Most of the fast food chains all have the same front counter setup including the display menu above the counter on the back wall. Electronic stores all have the same basic floor plan and grocery stores as well. If makes me ask [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fan Pages on Facebook: I Set Up Mine, Do You Have Yours?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Raposo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lastnight I stayed up late and finally set up my Facebook Fan Page.  It did take me a little longer than I had hoped but I know it will be well worth the effort. You can Join our  Facebook Page Here Facebook is the single biggest social networking site, in terms of number of users. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Practical Guide to Creating an Information Product</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please Welcome Angela Wills as a New Contributing Author to Small Business Branding! Too many people slow themselves down in business by making projects larger than they need to be. Creating an information product is a prime example. How long have you wanted to create an info product? Have you been waiting for the &#8216;right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth About Online Marketing!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Roach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While putting together a web event I am authoring, I&#8217;ve been reading a great many blogs, books and comments on the subject of online marketing. A common thread among novices is their desire for immediate results. There appears to be a massive disconnect when it comes to the notion of hard work through considerable effort. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Connected With Your Customer</title>
		<link>http://www.smallbusinessbranding.com/2167/get-connected-with-your-customer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Raposo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I posted on Emotional Intelligence and thought I would follow up with some ideas on staying connected with your customers. The advantage to being an internet entrepreneur is you earn money around the clock. Technology enables you to bill and even respond to people while you’re sleeping, hanging out with your family, planning your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Attitude?</title>
		<link>http://www.smallbusinessbranding.com/2163/whats-your-attitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Raposo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you happen to have a bad attitude towards your business? Is it not getting you where you want to go &#8212; right now? What&#8217;s your Attitude? Here&#8217;s the definition of attitude: position or posture of the body appropriate to or expressive of an action, emotion, etc.: a threatening attitude; a relaxed attitude. According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Small Business Owners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Raposo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered why some very smart people don’t do so well in business? And how other people with moderate intelligence succeed beyond their wildest dreams? A lot of success has nothing to do with standard intelligence but rather with what’s called Emotional Intelligence (EI). Emotional intelligence, according to Merriam Webster, “describes the ability, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What You Need To Know About Entrepreneurial Burnout</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smallbusinessbranding.com/1464/what-you-need-to-know-about-entrepreneurial-burnout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Raposo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Avoid Entrepreneurial Burnout Entrepreneurship is a dream for many, and a reality for comparatively few. Though many like the idea of starting a business and becoming their own bosses, it takes a special type of person to succeed as an entrepreneur. You&#8217;ve got to have a high tolerance for risk, a healthy self-esteem, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tell-Tale Signs That You&#8217;re A Bookshelf Brand</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smallbusinessbranding.com/2034/5-tell-tale-signs-that-youre-a-bookshelf-brand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Roach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A Bookshelf Brand&#8221; &#8211; it sounds like it might be a compliment doesn&#8217;t it? We might think that our bookshelf is where we keep our important stories and reference resources. I can see how one could think that way, but I&#8217;m referring to brands that are inactive for any reason. You might be a bookshelf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sound Advice</title>
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		<comments>http://www.smallbusinessbranding.com/2026/sound-advice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Roach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are all familiar with visual brand images, but have you ever considered audio brands as part of your image? Every brand has a visual image including their logo and color palette. These elements are often developed with a special consideration given to establishing an icon. Icons are a form of sensory trigger that immediately [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBB Small Spark Contest 2010: Maximize Your Time</title>
		<link>http://www.smallbusinessbranding.com/1921/sbb-small-spark-contest-2010-maximize-your-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Raposo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maximize Your Time with Guest Bloggers When you operate a blog, with or without the online business to go with it, it takes up a lot of your time. Readers want fresh content on a regular basis. Sometimes it is hard to keep up with their voracious appetite unless you have help. Blogging Help Seek [...]]]></description>
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