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		<title>Content Media: Replacing T.V. Channels with Internet Entertainment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 03:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccurwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long gone are the good old days when placing a million dollar t.v. spot would virtually guarantee an increase in sales or a successful product launch. The “big” ad agencies used to place their client’s ads on t.v. channels, paying for “spots.” These days, the “smart” ad agencies are placing their client’s ads around internet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to Be Tough in Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite contributors to “Fortune Small Business” magazine is Jay Goltz.  Entrepreneur and small business owner, his insights are practical, helpful, and thought-provoking. Jay’s newest article in the September Issue of FSB is called, Get Tough – You Need a Thick Skin to Make it in Business.  In the article he writes, “Entrepreneurs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Questions to Ask When Your Business is in Trouble</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccurwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In last month’s Fortune Small Business magazine I found a very valuable article that most business owners, big or small, could appreciate. The article, by writer and entrepreneur Jay Goltz, has a subsection entitled, “Goltz’s 10 Questions To Ask When Your Business Is In Trouble.” I guess I’m not the only business owner that found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Can Small Business Best Survive Recession?</title>
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		<comments>http://thinktankinvesting.com/how-can-small-business-best-survive-recession#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccurwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yea, yea, yea&#8230;we&#8217;ve all seen a ton of these articles lately that contain many of the same tips for surviving the economic crisis.  However, an article in the February Issue of Fortune Small Business caught my eye. The author, a small business owner, writes about living through several downturns. I like his explanation of how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunities in a Fearful Marketplace</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccurwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“..Be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.” Warren Buffett. This quote from Warren Buffet inspires me and other investors out there to keep a strong current flowing in the frantic and fearful financial market.  Now really is the time to invest in assets that, only a year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Saving Money in Small Business During Financial Crisis</title>
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		<comments>http://thinktankinvesting.com/tips-for-saving-money-in-small-business-during-financial-crisis#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccurwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many small business owners are concerned about the future of their businesses during these uncertain times so I decided to focus in this post on some of the best tips I found out there when searching for related tips. One posting I found on The Digerati Life blog called, How To Run A Small Business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assembling Your Team of Advisors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccurwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to continue on my post from yesterday on the subject of having a good team of advisors. Also called a ‘Board of Advisors,&#8217; this team of experts has evolved from the traditional Board of Directors; a form of corporate governance that is nowadays highly associated with liability.  Because of this liability, most companies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funding For Your Business During Credit Crunch</title>
		<link>http://thinktankinvesting.com/funding-for-your-business-during-credit-crunch</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccurwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The people who are feeling the pinch most from the current credit crunch are the true producers in our economy. Namely, entrepreneurs and self-employed business owners who haven&#8217;t had W-2 income for years and those investors who also have non-traditional sources of income. Why? Since Stated Income Loans are few and far between, many of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Know When its Time to Sell Your Business?</title>
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		<comments>http://thinktankinvesting.com/how-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-sell-your-business#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccurwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you know when it&#8217;s time to sell your business? How do I determine my own exit strategy from my business? For a lot of small businesses this begins to become a consideration soon after the business begins to get off the ground. Norm Brodsky, a contributor to Inc. Magazine hits on this topic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making the Most of Your Business Meetings</title>
		<link>http://thinktankinvesting.com/business-meeting-efficienc</link>
		<comments>http://thinktankinvesting.com/business-meeting-efficienc#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ccurwick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although mandatory for crucial decisions to be made, meetings can be extremely time consuming, especially for the busy executive.  I&#8217;ve had weeks that seemed like nothing but back to back meetings, Monday through Friday. How exhausting these weeks can be!  Do you, like me, feel that most of your meetings are a complete waste of [...]]]></description>
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