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					  <title>Are You Referring to Me?</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/16339/1/Are-You-Referring-to-Me%3F</link>
					  <description>A great debate rages within the Virtual Assistance community about giving references.  Here is one VA&#39;s spin on the topic.</description>
					  <author>diva@vadiva.com (Jill Chongva)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>What You Should Know Before Copying Contracts from the Internet</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/14682/1/What-You-Should-Know-Before-Copying-Contracts-from-the-Internet</link>
					  <description>Protect yourself and avoid unnecessary costly legal expenses by having an attorney review business agreements and contracts upfront!  </description>
					  <author>info@wisecounselpress.com (Nina Kaufman)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>The Top 5 Reasons to Avoid Sole Proprietorship</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/14680/1/The-Top-5-Reasons-to-Avoid-Sole-Proprietorship</link>
					  <description>Avoid the problems and pitfalls of sole proprietorship.</description>
					  <author>info@wisecounselpress.com (Nina Kaufman)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>What Makes A Good Company Great?</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/11265/1/What-Makes-A-Good-Company-Great%3F</link>
					  <description>This is a book summary based on Jim Collings #1 Best Seller Good To Great</description>
					  <author>summary@bookjive.com (Garrett Smith)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title> Recent Trends in the Venture Capital Community</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/10647/1/-Recent-Trends-in-the-Venture-Capital-Community</link>
					  <description>I suggest that if you are interested in capitalizing on these changes, just look to the trends in the Venture Capital community.  Current trends in the Venture Capital community outline three areas that will be the center of focus in the short term:  Cleantech, Globalization, and Web 2.0.</description>
					  <author>lchang@groco.com (Alan Olsen)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>The Power of Testimonials for the Home-Based Business Owner</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/8736/1/The-Power-of-Testimonials-for-the-Home-Based-Business-Owner</link>
					  <description>Are you making full use of the powerful marketing strategy of testimonials? Whether you&#39;ve been in business two years or two months, discover how these mighty additions can add to your credibility, likeability, and ultimately, your bottom line.</description>
					  <author>coachhayes@thehbbsource.com (Laurie Hayes)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Don&#39;t Stop Short of The Gold</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/7656/1/Don%26%2339%3Bt-Stop-Short-of-The-Gold</link>
					  <description>How many times have you started out with the purest of intentions to fulfill a goal, only to find yourself quitting before you reached it?  As you look back, do you imagine where you&#39;d be today if you had accomplished it?  What if you were only three steps away from making it happen before you quit?  If you could go back in time, what would you do differently to make sure you took those three final steps?</description>
					  <author>coachhayes@thehbbsource.com (Laurie Hayes)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>How Successful Entrepreneurs Handle Failure</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/7655/1/How-Successful-Entrepreneurs-Handle-Failure</link>
					  <description>What separates the successful from the unsuccessful in business?  Many characteristics and habits are common to those who excel in their entrepreneurial pursuits and how they manage failure is one area where perspective plays a powerful role.</description>
					  <author>coachhayes@thehbbsource.com (Laurie Hayes)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Overcoming Procrastination</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/189/1/Overcoming-Procrastination</link>
					  <description>There is nothing more sinister in the course of starting a business.</description>
					  <author>beatingbizfailure@yahoo.com (Roy Vera)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Look Before You Leap: A Price Increase Backfires</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/133/1/Look-Before-You-Leap%3A-A-Price-Increase-Backfires</link>
					  <description>Most business people take for granted that you must know your customer's needs. But what about knowing what your competitors are up to? This is the story of a customer's gain and a company's loss.</description>
					  <author>reprints@simplejoe.com (David Berky)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>How to Plan Your Business Exit Strategy</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/4529/1/How-to-Plan-Your-Business-Exit-Strategy</link>
					  <description>You started your business with dreams of making millions. When the time comes to sell your business you will want to keep as many of those after tax dollars as you possibly can in exchange for your blood sweat and tears. Advance planning can make a big difference in the amount you pocket after the sale of your business.</description>
					  <author>karlawithak27@gmail.com (Barry Evans)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Building a Profitable Online Personal Training Business</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/3894/1/Building-a-Profitable-Online-Personal-Training-Business</link>
					  <description>Building an online personal training business can be difficult. Use these simple and clear steps to cut through the money wasting and time consuming potholes and learn to succeed with online personal training. Lynn VanDyke speaks from experience and shows how the cycle of content-traffic-pre selling- and monetizing works over and over again.</description>
					  <author>articlesbylynn@yahoo.com (Lynn VanDyke)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Save more than you have</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/3927/1/Save-more-than-you-have</link>
					  <description>The problem with most peoples finances today is that they are not getting enough income to satisfy there needs and wants. </description>
					  <author>lukejea@coastalnow.net (Luke Due)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>The Realistic Way to Start an Internet Business</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/3950/1/The-Realistic-Way-to-Start-an-Internet-Business</link>
					  <description>We all are in search of the silver bullet that will put our business on autopilot and the only thing we have to do is to cash the checks. Arent you looking for this as well Isnt this the reason why youre actually reading all these articles including this one Youre hoping to find the one tool the surefire method the hidden trick or the magic system that will make your dreams come true...</description>
					  <author>pdobler@fl-home-biz.com (Peter Dobler)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>How to Get Paid</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/3574/1/How-to-Get-Paid</link>
					  <description>An article explaining charging models and the inherent risks involved in different charging scenarios.</description>
					  <author>jane.hendry@virgin.net (Jane Hendry)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>How to Obtain Grants for Your Child Day Care Center</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/3491/1/How-to-Obtain-Grants-for-Your-Child-Day-Care-Center</link>
					  <description>Obtaining funding for your small business can be quite tedious; it takes a lot of research, grant writing, and proposal submissions.&#160; Here are some tips to help you get started and additional resources by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.</description>
					  <author>david@stockmarketgenie.com (David Chandler)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>The 7 myths of marketing a service business</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/2986/1/The-7-myths-of-marketing-a-service-business</link>
					  <description>Many service business owners have misconceptions about what marketing is and what it does. In this article I debunk 7 of the most popular marketing myths that are causing service business owners to have ineffective marketing which results in missed opportunities, lost sales and lowered profits.</description>
					  <author>jane.hendry@virgin.net (Jane Hendry)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>For Those Who Are Really Sick Of Their Jobs Working For Others</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/2785/1/For-Those-Who-Are-Really-Sick-Of-Their-Jobs-Working-For-Others</link>
					  <description>For those who are sick of their day jobs this article offers a route for escape and an oppotunity to have freedom through earning passive income.</description>
					  <author>woonsungliang@yahoo.com.sg (John Woon)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>10 Steps to Creating Your Smalll Business Disaster Plan</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/2749/1/10-Steps-to-Creating-Your-Smalll-Business-Disaster-Plan</link>
					  <description>As a solopreneur what can you do to make your business disaster-proof We seem to have an increased number of natural disasters like hurricanes tornadoes earthquakes wildfires mud slides ice storms blizzards etc. that can potentially permanently close your business. Here are my ten secrets gained from a recent hurricane evacuation that helped me get my business back up and running quickly.</description>
					  <author>coachsva@yahoo.com (Donna Gunter)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Checklist for starting a business</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/2607/1/Checklist-for-starting-a-business</link>
					  <description>Your checklist for starting your business.</description>
					  <author>Matt_Bacak@hotmail.com (Matt Bacak)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Facing Your Fears as an Entrepreneur</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/2562/1/Facing-Your-Fears-as-an-Entrepreneur</link>
					  <description>This article describes some strategies to face one of the biggest problems most would-be entrepreneurs face - fear. Here are some practical helps to overcome.</description>
					  <author>ron@be-do-have.com (Ron LeBlanc)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Are You Still Looking For A Job?</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/1654/1/Are-You-Still-Looking-For-A-Job%3F</link>
					  <description>Still looking for a JOB? Whether it is an office job or you are telecommuting - it is still a &#34;JOB&#34;. Someone else is still putting a cap on what your lifetime earnings would be worth.</description>
					  <author>janmwar@yahoo (Janice Sharman)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>The Five Powerful Tools Used by People Who Earn over one million per year at Home Businesses</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/1613/1/The-Five-Powerful-Tools-Used-by-People-Who-Earn-over-one-million-per-year-at-Home-Businesses</link>
					  <description>Five powerful tools that have propelled people to six and seven figure incomes. Not your typical stuff!</description>
					  <author>ron@be-do-have.com (Ron LeBlanc)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Does my small business need a budget?</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/1689/1/Does-my-small-business-need-a-budget%3F</link>
					  <description>Do Small Business owners need a budget even if they don't have much revenue from their business yet? Find out why budgeting might make the difference between a successful enterprise and a dead weight around the small business owners neck. Discover who must budget how to budget and why budget for small business success.</description>
					  <author>melody@TheSmallBusinessGuru.com (Melody Campbell)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>7 Tips to Improving Your Cash Flow</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/1445/1/7-Tips-to-Improving-Your-Cash-Flow</link>
					  <description>Cash is King - it is the ONE thing that determines the life of your business.</description>
					  <author>rppc@rppc.net (Pam Newman)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>3 Decision-Making Techniques to Suit Any Purpose Project or Need</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/1358/1/3-Decision-Making-Techniques-to-Suit-Any-Purpose-Project-or-Need</link>
					  <description>Decisions made during problem-solving sessions are legacies businesses often have to live with for a long time. Not every decision requires special attention; many are simple and routine. The more risky costly or complex a problem is however the more attention it needs. The best decisions for complex problems can withstand future challenges because they use a structured process. Other decisions can quickly fall apart and may even cause harm.</description>
					  <author>Adele@LearnShareProsper.com (Adele Sommers)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Connecting Your Offline Business to Your Online Business</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/1221/1/Connecting-Your-Offline-Business-to-Your-Online-Business</link>
					  <description>Tips on how to improve your online business with the help of your offline business.</description>
					  <author>Arell.shilling@uconn.edu (Tom Antion)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>6 Tips to Explode Your Offline or Online Business</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/1212/1/6-Tips-to-Explode-Your-Offline-or-Online-Business</link>
					  <description>For business owners who are new or experienced this article discusses tips to help business growth and development for any business offline or online.</description>
					  <author>moniquesmusicbox@yahoo.com (Monique Hawkins)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Mom Entrepreneurs-Leverage Yourselves!</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/1274/1/Mom-Entrepreneurs-Leverage-Yourselves%21</link>
					  <description>Stay at home Moms can have the best of both worlds. They can enjoy their families all day long and have a successful business career. Glen shares the secrets of how to accomlish this in a few easy steps. </description>
					  <author>trayder@direcway.com (Glen Snethun)</author>
					  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Top 10 Reasons to Use an Email to Phone Service</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/1333/1/Top-10-Reasons-to-Use-an-Email-to-Phone-Service</link>
					  <description>Email to phone services can be most helpful for anyone without a computer of Internet access...and that can be anybody at one time or another.</description>
					  <author>Info@TheHappyGuy.com (David Leonhardt)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Still &#34;Waiting&#34; In Line For Your Dream Results</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/1023/1/Still-%26quot%3BWaiting%26quot%3B-In-Line-For-Your-Dream-Results</link>
					  <description>Discover the impact of constantly changing from one business to another and why you are doing that.</description>
					  <author>jjbellava@adelphia.net (Juanita Bellavance)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Five Ways to Improve Your Bottom Line</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/892/1/Five-Ways-to-Improve-Your-Bottom-Line</link>
					  <description>&#34;A penny saved is a penny earned,&#34; the old adage attributed to Ben Franklin only tells half of the story. A penny saved is really better than a penny earned because you dont have to pay taxes on it. Here then are some time-honored ways for you to save money and improve the bottom line for just about any business:</description>
					  <author>logcabinrustics@yahoo.com (Cari Haus)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>How To Guarantee Success In Network Marketing</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/704/1/How-To-Guarantee-Success-In-Network-Marketing</link>
					  <description>Discover the steps that guarantee success when choosing a Network Marketing company.</description>
					  <author>sanjenuk@yahoo.co.uk (Anthony Samuel)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>The Rats Are Winning the Rat Race</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/598/1/The-Rats-Are-Winning-the-Rat-Race</link>
					  <description>There was this great entrepreneur who came up with a genius idea. He went and bought eggs; lots of eggs and paid 5 cents per egg. Then he painted the eggs and sold them for 3 cents. While doing this he became a millionaire. How in the world did he do this</description>
					  <author>pdobler@fl-home-biz.com (Peter Dobler)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Drop-ship or U-ship: That is the Question</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/591/1/Drop-ship-or-U-ship%3A-That-is-the-Question</link>
					  <description>While a quality drop-ship company can certainly cut costs and streamline an online retailer's operations there are a number of pitfalls to avoid. This article covers some of those pitfalls together with things to look for in a quality drop-ship partner.</description>
					  <author>logcabinrustics@yahoo.com (Cari Haus)</author>
					  <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>How to Run Your Own Business for Less Than $90 a Year</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/580/1/How-to-Run-Your-Own-Business-for-Less-Than-%2490-a-Year</link>
					  <description> You read this article and assume I'm going to tell you about the newest "scheme" that you can buy into for only $90/year. WRONG! I'm going to tell you how you can start your own business, with products of YOUR choosing, at the domain name of your choice, writing your own ads and doing your own promotions - for less than $90/year. You do everything your way - keeping 100% of the profits, choosing 100% of the products, and making all the decisions.</description>
					  <author>cr_lester@shaw.ca (Cherilyn Lester)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Are We Having Fun Yet?</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/565/1/Are-We-Having-Fun-Yet%3F</link>
					  <description>If you want your online business to survive and thrive, you need to be having fun! At least several times each week, potential clients call me for business ideas or suggestions for &#34;things to sell&#34; online....</description>
					  <author>authorinfo@articleworld.net (Judith Kallos)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>How To Find Focus And Turn Your Talent Into A Thriving Professional Business</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/531/1/How-To-Find-Focus-And-Turn-Your-Talent-Into-A-Thriving-Professional-Business</link>
					  <description>Nuture your business with five essential strategies designed to help your business grow.</description>
					  <author>kendall@kendallsummerhawk.com (Kendall SummerHawk)</author>
					  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>The Four Lessons Venus Williams Teaches Us About Business</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/361/1/The-Four-Lessons-Venus-Williams-Teaches-Us-About-Business</link>
					  <description>Venus Williams&#39; recent Wimbledon win teaches entrepreneurs 4 lessons about how to succeed.</description>
					  <author>goodwine@integratedhrstrategies.com (Michelle Goodwine)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>Six Steps to Guarantee Your Business Success</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/322/1/Six-Steps-to-Guarantee-Your-Business-Success</link>
					  <description>The six key steps that guide an entrepreneur towards business success and help any visionary enrich their vision and achieve their business start-up goal.</description>
					  <author>rhiannon@shelteroffshore.com (Rhiannon Williamson)</author>
					  <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>5 Hot Tips for Successful Real Estate Investment</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/190/1/5-Hot-Tips-for-Successful-Real-Estate-Investment</link>
					  <description>Many people are diverting funds away from poor returning stock markets globally and plowing money into real estate; for those of you considering how best to make the most significant returns from real estate investment here are 5 hot tips to set you on the path to potential profits!</description>
					  <author>rhiannon@shelteroffshore.com (Rhiannon Williamson)</author>
					  <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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					  <title>EBay: No WayYes Way (Ten Seller Themes)</title>
					  <link>http://www.articleworld.net/articles/178/1/EBay%3A-No-Way%85Yes-Way-%28Ten-Seller-Themes%29</link>
					  <description>Hearing that there are more than 1.2 million registered eBay users, that more than 25,000 members make five figure income as full time eBay entrepreneurs, and that more than 250,000 part timers make several thousand dollars a year of supplementary income from eBay enterprises would make anyone comment in disbelief with, "No Way". But the correct response to this is, "Yes, way." In fact, it has also been reported that the number one eBay entrepreneur makes over a million dollars a year. As Austin Powers would say, "Yeah, Baby." Or should we say, "E-Baby." </description>
					  <author>barb@sbmag.org (Barbara Snyder)</author>
					  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
					 
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