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		<title>What is a small business?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective March 12, 2012, the Small Business Administration (SBA) will enact 37 new small business size standards for 34 industries. This federal action has created quite a stir among various small business advocacy groups as well as individuals. You can read Federal Register for the details as well as review a table showing all the changes. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Cash Flow Can Lead to Business Happiness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read that only half of new business start-ups survive after the first five years of business. I think that not managing the finances of a small business wisely is often the reason for these unhappy endings. Cash flow is critical to operating any business – regardless of size because it drives daily operations, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Adapt to New Postal Rates Increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective January 22, 2012, new postal rates will go into effect. As you probably know, the USPS is trying various attempts to save itself. Yet, I think that the post office we know today won’t be the same for long. Leaving sentiments aside, some of the proposed ideas could impact a small business’ cash flow. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Successful Website Needs a Link Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you recently “Googled” your website to see what your search engine ranking is? Does it fall on the first page or second page of the search result? One way to position your website as a popular resource is to build links that point back to your site. Search engines will then detect that you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Quiet Time Has Ended</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past four or so months, I have not been posting regularly—not because of any loss in interest in small business issues, but frankly just lack of time. I have remained actively engaged in small business activities and in future posts I will share with you some of my recent experiences. Over the next [...]]]></description>
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