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         <title><![CDATA[Reduce Employee Turnover]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Nothing can be more frustrating than the constant aggravation of employee turnover. High or low employee turnover can be detrimental to your company. Learn what you need to know to calculate and curtail employee turnover. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[5 Stages of Consumer Behavior]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tackling the buying resistance problem begins with understanding how consumers or companies make buying decisions. The following indicates the buying stages and some marketing and sales methods to break the resistance.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Cash Flow 101]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Cash flow is the lifeblood of all businesses. Learn the Cash Flow 101 Rules to free yourself from cash flow worries.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[HSA for Small Business]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A new approach enacted by Congress last year called HSA or health savings accounts, provides new avenues for reducing current healthcare costs. Learn how an HSA can benefit your small business.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Definition]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Steps to Trademark Protection]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[No matter the size of your business, you run the risk of trademark infringement each time you name a product, service, and your company. With an ever-growing number of tradenames, take the necessary steps to reduce your risk of trademark infringement.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Merchant Services 101]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Understanding how to select merchant services can impact your sales revenue and profit. Learn the essential 6 questions of merchant services, and the hidden rules of the merchant account game.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Business Startup Secrets]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Finding the hot business opportunity is the first step. Once you find a hot idea you need to evaluate whether the business makes sense not only in the market but also for you personally.  Keep in mind these five factors in determining the right startup business for you.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[C Corporation]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Creating a C Corporation is more complicated than forming a limited liability company or a sole proprietorship, but there are several tax benefits your company could enjoy. &#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Business Greeting Card]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[When sending holiday cards use proper business greeting card etiquette. What is a well-meaning gesture can offend the people you want to impress when it is not done properly. Learn the 8 rules when sending holiday cards.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Winning Trade Show Premiums]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Gift giving creates a favorable impression. However, how many promotional trade show giveaways do an effective job? Before jumping into the trade show giveaway game consider the following...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Smart Goals]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[SMART is an acronym for the 5 steps of specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-based goals. It&#146;s a simple tool used by athletes and businesses to go beyond the realm of fuzzy goal-setting into an actionable plan for results.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Your Patent Information Plan]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What does it take to successfully turn a patent idea into a marketable product? There are 6 key pieces of patent information you will need to succeed. Each part plays an important role. If you miss one, the results can be disastrous.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Small Business Banking 101]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mixing your personal bank account with business is like oil and water they don't mix. Learn the five reasons not to mix personal &amp; small business banking.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Top Five Traits You Gotta Have]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[To understand the valuable qualities in selling, I asked experts and business owners what characteristics allow a salesperson to transcend the trite.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[21st Century Business Trends]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The 21st century presents plenty of changes that will impact your small business in the future. Here are 8 small business trends for the 21st century.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Business Plan Outline]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know to create a money winning business plan outline. Learn what you need make sure your business plan is complete.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[8 Uncommon Employee Benefits]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Lack the employee benefit budget of a Fortune 500 company?  There are employee benefit solutions to make your staff happy without breaking the bank.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Reduce Small Business Taxes]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Here are seven ways to reduce your small-business tax burden.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Winning Business Contracts]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Seal the Deal Sales Technique]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Can you close a sale in just seven seconds? You can do it faster if you use a sales technique to make a great first impression.  Seven seconds is the average length of time you have to make a first impression.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Debt or Equity Financing]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Debt and equity financing are two different financial strategies: Taking on debt means borrowing money for your business, whereas gaining equity entails injecting your own or other stakeholders&#146; cash into your company. &#10;]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Time for an Angel Investor?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[On a wing and a prayer, an angel investor can help take your company to the next level in one swoop. At what time in your company's lifecycle are angel investors a best option?]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Small Business Bartering]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Is bartering for your small business? Learn how bartering can help your small business.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Master Public Speaking]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The words public speaking strikes fear and anxiety in the minds of otherwise competent and confident people. Does the thought of speaking in front of a group evoke fear, make you sweat, starts your heart pounding? ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Business Email Management]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Incorporating these 6 simple business email tips will put you on the road to effective email management and make your life much easier. Spend the time to master the essentials of email. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Customer Service Secrets]]></title>
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