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	<title>Open a new business &#187; Business Owners&#8217; Stories</title>
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		<title>Susan’s Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How a budding blog blossomed
You can emulate 4 steps the blog took to ensure her success. ]]></description>
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		<title>Some Lessons We Learned</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are all taught at a young age to go to school, get good grades, get into a good college and then graduate and take the world by storm when you land the perfect job. Happily ever after, right? Unfortunately, life doesn’t always work out that way. Someone forgot to tell our employers that they can’t change those rules.]]></description>
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		<title>A good business experience</title>
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		<dc:creator>Norma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the fall of 1996, our graphic design company took a hit from the explosion of inexpensive desktop publishing software. It seemed that every company’s switchboard operator was knocking out newsletters and brochures while never missing a call. No one appeared to care about double spaces after periods or saw a difference between inches and true quote marks.

At the same time, our city redevelopment agency was looking to develop tourism. They needed accommodations for the flood of tourists sure to head this way.]]></description>
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		<title>Larry’s Worst Experience</title>
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		<dc:creator>Larry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was working at a small start-up company that had gotten some substantial military contracts. My first mistake was approaching one of its original investors for some capital to start my own business. He looked at my business plan and was very impressed with its thoroughness and possibilities. He did invest the amount I was looking for and promptly mentioned to my boss that I needed a raise because I was planning on leaving the company.]]></description>
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