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		<title>Maximizing Your Social Media Footprint</title>
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Would you believe that social media usage by small businesses has doubled in the past year? According to the Small Business Success Index, sponsored by Network Solutions and the Center for Excellence at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, approximately one in every five small businesses is actively using social media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Market Holidays and Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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One of the finer points of running a business is maximizing your face time and recognition with your customer base. A common method of achieving this is to send holiday cards to your customer base to thank them for a great year and well wishes for the New Year.  The November-December months have traditionally been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Competition Should Be Motivating</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Competition is something that often breathes a level of fear into businesses of all sizes. It is an understandable and human emotion; more competition means more marketing spend and more choices for the customer pool to choose from.  It also means that you’ll need to work harder to ensure that your customers keep coming back. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Income Tax Returns: Be Preparing Now</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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During the final weeks of 2009, many blogs posted lists and projections of Top 10 Trends for 2010. Three weeks into January this trend is alive and well. Many of these posts rehash similar information, but BizCentral USA’s What Your Business Should Be Doing! list offered one piece of advice that every business owner should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extend Your Knowledge, and Your Customers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Over the past few weeks it seems like every retailer has been hammering home messaging implying that we are in the season of giving. While it can sometimes be tired, the notion of giving is something that we should all consider while doing business. Think about it, receiving a gift often invokes happiness, as does [...]]]></description>
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