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		<title>Chasing Dreams or Creating A Lasting Business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article, written by Marilyn Gardner of The Christian Science Monitor, was reprinted in my local newspaper.  It talked about people, who are laid off from their jobs and are unable to find new ones, deciding to start their own business. Some of the comments and suggestions in the article apply to anyone who is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That Myth Called Talent!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 21:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to be successful at whatever you want to do, whether it be designing gift baskets, marketing, or writing descriptions for your website, you&#8217;ve got to put one piece of nonsense out of your head.  It doesn&#8217;t take Talent!  Now let me explain why. Sure, some of us have more of a &#8220;natural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing and Promotion &#8212; Do you have an idea file?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A question to ask yourself each night is:  What have you done to promote your business today? Other valuable questions are:  What did you learn today? What new promotion did you hear about this week that you could adopt or adapt for your business? What technique did you read about that could make your business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dare To Be Different</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we first start our business, we are told to research, to find out what works for others and to determine how we are different.  But many of us are afraid to take that step that would keep us from being  just &#8220;more of the same.&#8221;  We copy what works for others in our industry and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharks With A Passion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve gotta read this article written by guest blogger Susan Placek.  It takes more than a good idea, money, and a desire to build a successful business&#8230; Sharks With A Passion By Susan Placek You won’t find me in front of my TV very often, but Tuesday nights I treat myself to my new favorite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have a desire to learn?  Seek and ye shall find!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you really have a desire to learn, there are all kinds of resources out there just waiting for you to find them.  There are three that you might check out if you aren&#8217;t familiar with them already.  One that I discovered recently, or rather the owner of the blog discovered me and introduced me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Functions for Business Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A business has two functions: To serve its customers better than anyone else To make a profit If your business fails in either function for any length of time, the business itself will fail. So you already provide great customer service and you’re still not making a profit?  What can you do?  Profit is simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving the Economic Jungle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a jungle out there.  You’re surrounded.  Everywhere you look, there are enemies.  You are all stalking the same prey.  Some of the enemies are giants that tower over you.  They have more weapons and more money to spend on newer and better weapons than you could ever hope to have.  Some of them are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What If?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if you discovered you only had one year to live?  Morbid subject?  Perhaps.  But it&#8217;s a question that we should all stop and think about occasionally. What would you do with that last year?  What would you do differently?  Would you stop spinning your wheels, attending to all the little details, being a perfectionist, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Niche Marketing &#8211; What Do You Sell?</title>
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		<comments>http://giftbusinessowners.com/niche-marketing-what-do-you-sell.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a couple of the gift basket forums, there have been several discussions about not only surviving, but thriving in today&#8217;s economy.  Once Father&#8217;s Day is behind us, there aren&#8217;t a whole lot of &#8220;holidays&#8221; to market gift baskets for.  As a result, unless you have steady, loyal corporate customers buying gifts for their business, [...]]]></description>
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