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	<title>WAHID&amp;#039;S MEASURE – THE INFLUENTIAL AND EVALUATED OF SIMILARITY BETWEEN PROFIT &amp;amp; NON- PROFIT BUSINESS PLANNING</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:39:57 -0600</pubDate>
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        About the Author:MHOHAMMAD WAHID ABDULLAH KHANSO MOHAMMAD SAADULLAH KHANDhaka, BangladeshMr. Mohammad Wahid Abdullah Khan is the Project director of Max Textiles Ltd.Mr. Wahid has been in accounting field since . Prior to that he had completed over ten  years in various fields of Business like - Accounts, Finance, Internal &amp;amp; External Audit, project budgeting and project costing related positions in some of the largest group companies &amp;amp; the join venture companies in Bangladesh.He consults...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[About the Author:MHOHAMMAD WAHID ABDULLAH KHANSO MOHAMMAD SAADULLAH KHANDhaka, BangladeshMr. Mohammad Wahid Abdullah Khan is the Project director of &quot;Max Textiles Ltd&quot;.Mr. Wahid has been in accounting field since . Prior to that he had completed over ten  years in various fields of Business like - Accounts, Finance, Internal &amp;amp; External Audit, project budgeting and project costing related positions in some of the largest group companies &amp;amp; the join venture companies in Bangladesh.He consults with small- medium business owners and services professionals, business consulting service and project process. He is most experience in Financial Risk Assessment, Financial analysis, Financial Advising and Project Cost Analysis. He has published more than  articles &amp;amp; case study in different international journals. Such as Business, finance, personal finance, international finance , auditing, Risk assessment topic and performance &amp;amp; industrial related, Mr. khan'...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Best Phone For Small Business Owners Who Need To Multitask</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:02:59 -0600</pubDate>
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                Need a phone that can multitask almost as much as you? The type of business you do and the amount of calls you have to handle will determine what kind of phone is needed. Office telephone systems are not cheap and when you purchase a system you want to get the most bang for your buck. Having an efficient telephone system will greatly improve the way you do business. As a small business consulting coach, I can confidently tell you that effective communication is at the heart of any small ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[        Need a phone that can multitask almost as much as you? The type of business you do and the amount of calls you have to handle will determine what kind of phone is needed. Office telephone systems are not cheap and when you purchase a system you want to get the most bang for your buck. Having an efficient telephone system will greatly improve the way you do business. As a small business consulting coach, I can confidently tell you that effective communication is at the heart of any small business. Improper call management will definitely hinder the growth of a business and it is seen as extremely unprofessional. Implementing a small business telephone system will help solve the communication problem. The disadvantage of using the regular telephones with call waiting is that you can easily lose a call. And it is impossible to have more than - lines. If you are in the market for a small business telephone system read on for a few ideas that just might work for your business.. ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>To Grow Your Business on the Internet, Make Your Website Visible</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:51:05 -0600</pubDate>
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                      When most small business make a commitment to Internet Marketing, their first step is to create a website. Unfortunately, many business owners believe this is where their work ends. They think if you build it, they will come. In reality, they may come, but only if a business owner takes the necessary steps to make their website easy to find and visible. And even then, considering how many websites there are competing for high ranking and visibility, it can be a time consuming, expe...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              When most small business make a commitment to Internet Marketing, their first step is to create a website. Unfortunately, many business owners believe this is where their work ends. They think &quot;if you build it, they will come.&quot; In reality, &quot;they&quot; may come, but only if a business owner takes the necessary steps to make their website easy to find and visible. And even then, considering how many websites there are competing for high ranking and visibility, it can be a time consuming, expensive, and sometimes frustrating effort.While there are myriad tools and techniques available to drive awareness and visibility online for today's businesses, small and medium-sized companies can get started by focusing on a few core techniques that will move them down the path to visibility, and driving more, qualified visitors to their website:SEO - Of all the techniques, SEO may still be the most effective, highest volume source of gaining visibility on the search engines, and the lowe...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Debunking 3 Social Media Myths</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:55:14 -0600</pubDate>
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                      I get the question will social media work for my business? a lot. For the purposes of this article, I should clarify that the term social media doesn't just refer to the big sites like Facebook or Twitter. It applies to anything interactive that takes place online-including blogs, message boards, video and more. Not every business will benefit from the same exact sites and tools.That being said, it seems there is still a lot of S.M.S. disease going around. Social Media Skepticism, ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              I get the question &quot;will social media work for my business?&quot; a lot. For the purposes of this article, I should clarify that the term &quot;social media&quot; doesn't just refer to the big sites like Facebook or Twitter. It applies to anything interactive that takes place online-including blogs, message boards, video and more. Not every business will benefit from the same exact sites and tools.That being said, it seems there is still a lot of S.M.S. disease going around. Social Media Skepticism, that is.; The most insidious form of this disease just happens to be Myth : &quot;My clientscustomerspeople who pay my mortgage every month aren't using social media.&quot; Or the even more aggressive form, &quot;My prospects aren't online.&quot; Really?!Maybe your clients and customers aren't on Twitter or aren't reading blogs regularly. You will need to explore exactly where YOUR market is spending their time. But I guarantee that they're using the web to search for products and services, or book sp...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Accurate and On Time: ezPaycheck Software from Halfpricesoft Makes Small Business Payroll An Easy Job</title>
	<link>http://sbog.net/296846-Accurate-and-On-Time-ezPaycheck-Software-from-Halfpricesoft-Makes-Small-Business-Payroll-An-Easy-Job.html</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:49:39 -0600</pubDate>
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                More controls and options in the new  edition of ezPaycheck payroll software allow small business owners to better customize the software to fit their payroll needs and the way they work.No two small businesses or non-profits are exactly the same. They all have different needs and requirements, Dr. Ge said. Updates in the  edition of ezPaycheck include several features commonly requested by customers who like the software but need additional flexibility.The new features of ezPaycheck  pa...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[        More controls and options in the new  edition of ezPaycheck payroll software allow small business owners to better customize the software to fit their payroll needs and the way they work.&quot;No two small businesses or non-profits are exactly the same. They all have different needs and requirements,&quot; Dr. Ge said. &quot;Updates in the  edition of ezPaycheck include several features commonly requested by customers who like the software but need additional flexibility.&quot;The new features of ezPaycheck  payroll application include Customizable Payroll Reporting Feature, Auto-fill Paycheck Data Feature, Customizable Tax and Deduction Features, Employee List Export Feature, Income tax rate updates and Tax form updates, which make the  edition more powerful and flexible than ever.This affordable payroll software is available for free download at http:www.halfpricesoft.comindex.asp and is suitable for any small- to mid-sized business or non-profits, because of the big benefits...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Why A Business Cash Advance Can Work For You</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:10:33 -0600</pubDate>
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        You've no doubt heard the saying, In order to make money, youhave to spend money. As a small business owner, you know howdifficult it was to get your idea off the ground to begin with.You probably had to take out bank loans, providing lenders withpersonal information, and you more than likely had to fill outstacks of paperwork. You worked very hard to realize your dreamof being your own boss, and it has paid off. Now, you might beat a point that you feel your business needs to expand, or youmigh...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[You've no doubt heard the saying, &quot;In order to make money, youhave to spend money.&quot; As a small business owner, you know howdifficult it was to get your idea off the ground to begin with.You probably had to take out bank loans, providing lenders withpersonal information, and you more than likely had to fill outstacks of paperwork. You worked very hard to realize your dreamof being your own boss, and it has paid off. Now, you might beat a point that you feel your business needs to expand, or youmight have a great marketing idea that can take your smallbusiness to the next level, or you may just need some new officeequipment. The problem is that you don't have the cash on handto bring those ideas to fruition. You just don't want to haveanother business loan to worry about, making high interestpayments, and putting your credit rating at risk. And if youdon't need to borrow more than a few thousand dollars, mostbanks will not consider you for a loan anyway. There is apossibl...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Mary Poppins&amp;#039; Words of Wisdom for Small Business Owners</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:04:05 -0600</pubDate>
	<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement]]></category>
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        About the Author:As a speaker, author, and coach, Peter George helps self-employed professionals achieve the success they've been striving for.His highly-acclaimed More Clients More Profits Workbook provides small business people throughout the world the opportunity to consistently attract not only more clients but specifically more profitable clients. It includes contributions from noted experts, including Ivan Misner, Bob Burg, Debbie Allen, Susan Roane, Scott Ginsberg, and others.Start attrac...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[About the Author:As a speaker, author, and coach, Peter George helps self-employed professionals achieve the success they've been striving for.His highly-acclaimed More Clients More Profits Workbook provides small business people throughout the world the opportunity to consistently attract not only more clients but specifically more profitable clients. It includes contributions from noted experts, including Ivan Misner, Bob Burg, Debbie Allen, Susan Roane, Scott Ginsberg, and others.Start attracting more profitable clients now! Download your free copy of&quot; Ways to Attract More Clients&quot; at&lt;a rel&quot;nofollow&quot;  href&quot;http:www.MoreClientsMoreProfits.com&quot;&gt;MoreClientsMoreProfits.com&lt;a&gt;...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Top 50 Questions For Business Owners</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:21:09 -0600</pubDate>
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        About the Author:KC Truby calls himself The Lonesome Cowboy. Since , he has taught , accountants on how to find and sell more new business clients. ,, small business owners have his tapes on sales and cash flow. KC has brought , businesses into a local accountant's office with hisQuickBooks Made Easy seminars and tax marketing techniques. Visit his sites:http:www.cashcowaccounting.com,http:www.paperlessovernight.com,http:www.delegationmagic.com and learn more....	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[About the Author:KC Truby calls himself The Lonesome Cowboy. Since , he has taught , accountants on how to find and sell more new business clients. ,, small business owners have his tapes on sales and cash flow. KC has brought , businesses into a local accountant's office with hisQuickBooks Made Easy seminars and tax marketing techniques. Visit his sites:&lt;a rel&quot;nofollow&quot;  href&quot;http:www.cashcowaccounting.com&quot; title&quot;Cash Cow Accounting&quot;&gt;http:www.cashcowaccounting.com&lt;a&gt;,&lt;a rel&quot;nofollow&quot;  href&quot;http:www.paperlessovernight.com&quot; title&quot;Paper Less Overnight&quot;&gt;http:www.paperlessovernight.com&lt;a&gt;,&lt;a rel&quot;nofollow&quot;  href&quot;http:www.delegationmagic.com&quot; title&quot;Delegation Magic&quot;&gt;http:www.delegationmagic.com&lt;a&gt; and learn more....]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>How Business Owners Can Make The Right Buying Decision</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:03:40 -0600</pubDate>
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        About the Author:Cindy Hartman is President of Hartman Inventory LLC, a woman-owned business that provides business and home inventory services. She and her husband Mike also own Hartman Inventory Systems LLC, a complete turnkey package for those who want to establish their own home inventory business. The package includes marketing materials, a website, hands-on training, a Designated Geographic Area, lifebusiness coaching program, manual, downloadable templates, mentoring and more.Hartman is a...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[About the Author:Cindy Hartman is President of Hartman Inventory LLC, a woman-owned business that provides business and home inventory services. She and her husband Mike also own Hartman Inventory Systems LLC, a complete turnkey package for those who want to establish their own home inventory business. The package includes marketing materials, a website, hands-on training, a Designated Geographic Area, lifebusiness coaching program, manual, downloadable templates, mentoring and more.Hartman is also an owner of Business Continuity Planning Specialists, which was created with the small business owners' needs and budgets in mind.Realizing the importance of a healthy mind and body, she has created a website that can be categorized as a &quot;general store for health, wealth and wisdom&quot; because it carries health products and opportunities as well as ebooks and video downloads plus a specific page titled Business Wise that provides resources for small business owners.Cindy's blog for Hartma...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Social Media Marketing Rocks!</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:52:37 -0600</pubDate>
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                      Internet is one of the most commonly used medium nowadays. Approximately ninety percent of the people around the world spend half of their time logged in the web. With these simple facts and a little bit of business sense comes social media marketing.Every day, millions of people are logged in to their Facebook and Twitter accounts, becoming the two most famous social media sites nowadays. Because of their popularity, more businesses are targeting these sites as their tools for mar...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              Internet is one of the most commonly used medium nowadays. Approximately ninety percent of the people around the world spend half of their time logged in the web. With these simple facts and a little bit of business sense comes social media marketing.Every day, millions of people are logged in to their Facebook and Twitter accounts, becoming the two most famous social media sites nowadays. Because of their popularity, more businesses are targeting these sites as their tools for marketing.For most small business owners, propping up their products without spending more is their number one priority. We all know that effective promotion can make or break the deal. So they came up with this simple small business marketing idea: turning those free social media sites into revenue. Availing those free sites, business owners started putting up blog sites and fan pages that contains their products, indirectly promoting and selling them to net consumers.Since it doesn't require ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The Social Network And How It Applies To Your Small Business</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:01:43 -0600</pubDate>
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                      Ok, so I went and saw The Social Network last night and I thought it was brilliant!Definitely a must see movie for !The whole story from start to finish is engaging, not sure if it's just because of me and my interest in online marketing but my friends felt the same way also, so I can't be that much of a weirdo.Personally being a bit of a story teller myself I agree with the saying never let the facts get in the way of a good story, so instead of getting hung up on the facts just t...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              &lt;a rel&quot;nofollow&quot;  href&quot;http:www.flickr.comphotosluc&quot; title&quot;My social Network on Flickr, Facebook, Twitter and MyblogLog by luc legay, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;a&gt;Ok, so I went and saw &quot;The Social Network&quot; last night and I thought it was brilliant!Definitely a must see movie for !The whole story from start to finish is engaging, not sure if it's just because of me and my interest in online marketing but my friends felt the same way also, so I can't be that much of a weirdo.Personally being a bit of a story teller myself I agree with the saying &quot;never let the facts get in the way of a good story&quot;, so instead of getting hung up on the facts just think of it as a really well written and entertaining story with a few very key learnings, especially for small business owners... here is a list of the three biggest insights that I got from this movie:. Serve Your Market, Your Customers FirstThe value of FaceBook is in the fact that they really understand their cu...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Local Internet Marketing Service</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:49:04 -0600</pubDate>
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                      I-marketing means the marketing of products and services over the Internet. Internet marketing has unique qualities and includes e-mail and wireless media marketing, electronic customer relationship management and management of digital customer data. Considering together technical and creative aspects of the Internet, Internet marketing ties design, advertising, development and sales of products.There are several business models of Internet marketing, such as affiliate marketing, l...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              I-marketing means the marketing of products and services over the Internet. Internet marketing has unique qualities and includes e-mail and wireless media marketing, electronic customer relationship management and management of digital customer data. Considering together technical and creative aspects of the Internet, Internet marketing ties design, advertising, development and sales of products.There are several business models of Internet marketing, such as affiliate marketing, lead-based websites, e-commerce, blackhat marketing and local Internet marketing.Local Internet Marketing means using the Internet by small companies to find and establish relationships. This type of marketing utilizes such tools as social media marketing, targeted online sales and local directory listing.Nowadays consumers are accustomed to search the Internet for local services and products. Today location does not mean your city address but means local internet marketing.If you want your ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Successful Business Strategies</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:57:56 -0600</pubDate>
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        I am a home-based entrepreneur. I own a tutor referral servicein Southern California and have been a tutor broker for eightyears. I just launched my second business. I authored a bookabout how to begin a tutor referral service and packaged it witha customized website and Accounting Software, support, ads, etc.and am selling it via the internet nationwide and in Canada.Having started two businesses, I have learned about smallbusiness planning and strategies for success. Here are mysuggestions: Ou...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[I am a home-based entrepreneur. I own a tutor referral servicein Southern California and have been a tutor broker for eightyears. I just launched my second business. I authored a bookabout how to begin a tutor referral service and packaged it witha customized website and Accounting Software, support, ads, etc.and am selling it via the internet nationwide and in Canada.Having started two businesses, I have learned about smallbusiness planning and strategies for success. Here are mysuggestions: Outsource, outsource, outsource! Small businesses don't have the capital to devote to entirepayroll departments, legal departments, etc. Outsource toindependent contractors whenever possible. In the long run it ischeaper and is definitely a smart business decision. Network as much as you can. Join networking groups comprised of individuals who areentrepreneurs or small business owners. Not only might you findsome professionals that will help you develop and grow yourbusiness,...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>HalfPriceSoft.com Announced Special Offer on Small Business Payroll Software: ezPaycheck 2010</title>
	<link>http://sbog.net/155006-HalfPriceSoft-com-Announced-Special-Offer-on-Small-Business-Payroll-Software-ezPaycheck-2010.html</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:36:12 -0600</pubDate>
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                      halfpricesoft.com, the provider of small business payroll tax software, has announced a limited time special offer for customers who is planning to purchase ezPaycheck  payroll tax solution at the end of this year. Any user who purchases ezPaycheck  from now to Nov ,  will get  discount. The regular price of ezPaycheck  is . Now user can get it at . Since ezPaycheck allows user to input YTD information, user can start to use this payroll software anytime. User can visit www.halfpri...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              halfpricesoft.com, the provider of small business payroll tax software, has announced a limited time special offer for customers who is planning to purchase ezPaycheck  payroll tax solution at the end of this year. Any user who purchases ezPaycheck  from now to Nov ,  will get  discount. The regular price of ezPaycheck  is . Now user can get it at . Since ezPaycheck allows user to input YTD information, user can start to use this payroll software anytime. User can visit www.halfpricesoft.com for more details.This in-house payroll software run on users' own computers offers more efficiency, security and control than other payroll options for much greater cost savings. Small businesses can now get feature-loaded in-house payroll software, ezPaycheck  from halfpricesoft.com, that is easy to use even for people with no accounting background. &quot;We intentionally engineered this software for those end-users who are not professional accountants and ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Improving Your Business By Using Attraction Marketing</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:11:56 -0600</pubDate>
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                      Businesses may be averse to jump on the social bandwagon because of rumors it is only for teenagers and hip young citizens. Small businesses may think Facebook and Twitter are a desecrate of time and investment. With all the myths about social interaction, business owners don't know where to begin. Chase away the myths and learn more about how it builds credibility and turns followers into customers.. Social Media Sells Products Business owners often start out using Facebook and Tw...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              Businesses may be averse to jump on the social bandwagon because of rumors it is only for teenagers and hip young citizens. Small businesses may think Facebook and Twitter are a desecrate of time and investment. With all the myths about social interaction, business owners don't know where to begin. Chase away the myths and learn more about how it builds credibility and turns followers into customers.. Social Media Sells Products Business owners often start out using Facebook and Twitter to post messages about their products. But social media is not the place for direct advertisement. It sells the company, the owner, and staff as likeable people who are also consistent and knowledgeable. Businesses can use social media for posting links to blogs or websites which contain advertising, but the preponderance of posts should be about what makes the company fun.. Social Marketing is Only for Big Business Many small businesses can profit from regular use of social media to ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>WAHID&amp;#039;S VIEW- THE COGENT TASK AND THE CONFRONT OF FINANCIAL/ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IN THE MODERN BUSINESS DECISION MAKING</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:53:44 -0600</pubDate>
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                      Author Remarks: Wahid's view is the special and helpful article, as financial analysis. I have explained a new method in this article from my point of view. That how to apply effective- informal and formal ways of regularity and fairly monitoring the progress &amp;amp; quality apply by financial economic analysis on the basis the standards or level of expected business development,This Wahid's view closely related to and directly determined by the method. How the financial economic ana...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              Author Remarks: Wahid's view is the special and helpful article, as financial analysis. I have explained a new method in this article from my point of view. That how to apply effective- informal and formal ways of regularity and fairly monitoring the progress &amp;amp; quality apply by financial economic analysis on the basis the standards or level of expected business development,This Wahid's view closely related to and directly determined by the method. How the financial economic analysis should performed. &amp;amp; how to expressed in a business plan or strategy that need to execute the company object, financial economic analyst need to investigate the current performance of their business and identify their business needs, this engages introducing them to a new and more powerful tools and method. Modern business decision makingIntroduction: The financialeconomic analysis support and used by the economic manager can be viewed within a broad hierarchy of decis...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>10 Ways to Publicize Your Event Using Social Media</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:53:43 -0600</pubDate>
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                      Social media is a terrific channel to use for spreading the word about an upcoming event. However, I find that small business owners are often hesitant to do so for fear of appearing too promotional or spammy.There is definitely a bit of an art to it, and as a general rule you want to keep about  of what you share in social media non-promotional. But that leaves a full  where you can let your friends, followers and contacts know about that chock-full-of-benefits product, telesemina...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              Social media is a terrific channel to use for spreading the word about an upcoming event. However, I find that small business owners are often hesitant to do so for fear of appearing too promotional or &quot;spammy.&quot;There is definitely a bit of an art to it, and as a general rule you want to keep about  of what you share in social media non-promotional. But that leaves a full  where you can let your friends, followers and contacts know about that chock-full-of-benefits product, teleseminar, workshop or sale you've got cookin'.Here are some of the specific ways you can do that.. Update your personal Facebook status. If you prefer not to use your personal Facebook profile for anything business-related then this might not apply to you, but it's worth thinking about all the people your friends and family might know and could refer to you. The real power of status updates is the fact that they go out into the News Feed, which means all of your friends can see it there as...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Using Facebook For Your Business</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:19:55 -0600</pubDate>
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                      Not too long ago it was commonly believed that Facebook was for kids. I believed it. You believed. We all did. Times have changed, and they have changed quickly.Consider the following:Between September  and February , the number of Facebook users between the ages of  and  increased by . Facebook users in the - age range grew by . More than half of the  million Facebook users are out of college, and it's growing everyday.In today's troubling economic climate, business owners are loo...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              Not too long ago it was commonly believed that Facebook was for kids. I believed it. You believed. We all did. Times have changed, and they have changed quickly.Consider the following:Between September  and February , the number of Facebook users between the ages of  and  increased by . Facebook users in the - age range grew by . More than half of the  million Facebook users are out of college, and it's growing everyday.In today's troubling economic climate, business owners are looking for new, inexpensive methods of tapping into their market. More and more businesses are turning to social media services like Facebook.Facebook allows you to create a page profiling your business. What is great about these pages is that they are free to setup. Giving your business an identity on Facebook helps to strengthen your brand.A page can grow exponentially. Whenever someone becomes a &quot;fan&quot; of your page, all of their friends see on their status update t...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>9 Social Media Tips and Tools to Boost Your Page Ranking and Web Presence</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:53:51 -0600</pubDate>
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                      Many small business owners and Internet marketers often ask me for the beast yet easiest methods to bolster their online image and presence. They ask this because they have found out that in a very short period of time I was able to develop a pretty big online presence, massive opt-in list, and get my name and company plastered in every pertinent part of the Internet.Some of the best sites and strategies you can use to your online presence are:. Have a blog. This is your primary in...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              Many small business owners and Internet marketers often ask me for the beast yet easiest methods to bolster their online image and presence. They ask this because they have found out that in a very short period of time I was able to develop a pretty big online presence, massive opt-in list, and get my name and company plastered in every pertinent part of the Internet.Some of the best sites and strategies you can use to your online presence are:. Have a blog. This is your primary information spout.. Facebook Fan Page. Facebook Group. Use a Twitter account to keep your customers informed. Take Internet marketing and social media courses at a local college. Since taking some of the internet marketing and social media courses I teach at local colleges students have reported that their Google Page Rank increased to a  from a , in a very short time, and they have landed several new customers via Twitter, which also allows them to increase their our blog readership...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>The Top 4 Ways To Build Your Personal Training Business And</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:50:12 -0600</pubDate>
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        The Top  Ways to Build Your Personal Training Business andWhich One is Best!Everyone wants to grow their business. It doesn't matter who youare, or what business you are in. Unless you are not interestedin money or career security, you want your business to grow. Do you feel like you want to grow your personal trainingbusiness, but you're not sure how to do it? Are you ready totake your business to the next level, but you don't know how?Then this article is for you!Let's start by defining the  w...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Top  Ways to Build Your Personal Training Business andWhich One is Best!Everyone wants to grow their business. It doesn't matter who youare, or what business you are in. Unless you are not interestedin money or career security, you want your business to grow. Do you feel like you want to grow your personal trainingbusiness, but you're not sure how to do it? Are you ready totake your business to the next level, but you don't know how?Then this article is for you!Let's start by defining the  ways that anyone can grow abusiness, and then we will examine which one has the most growthpotential: Get more customers - Do you just want more customers who useyour service, buy your products, or both? How many customers canyou fit into your day, or provide products for? How manycustomers do you have the time and the resources to support? Sell more products or services to your present customers -This is a great idea, since your present customers already trustyou. However...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Tips to maximize the sale of your business</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:56:16 -0600</pubDate>
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        Question: How can I maximize the amount of cash I receive when Isell my business? Answer: Acquire every last after tax dollarand get paid in cash. Also, follow three critical steps beforeproceeding: .Preplan the sale of your business. This should not be a spurof the moment decision. Rather, it should be well planned inadvance. Though it is not possible to control the externalenvironment, such as interest rates and strength of the economy,it is possible to plan for an orderly transition. Start th...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Question: How can I maximize the amount of cash I receive when Isell my business? Answer: Acquire every last after tax dollarand get paid in cash. Also, follow three critical steps beforeproceeding: .Preplan the sale of your business. This should not be a spurof the moment decision. Rather, it should be well planned inadvance. Though it is not possible to control the externalenvironment, such as interest rates and strength of the economy,it is possible to plan for an orderly transition. Start thinkingabout some obvious sources for a potential buyer. For example,should an employee be groomed for possible succession? Might agood customer be interested in acquiring your business in theevent of its sale?.Recognize the importance of finding the right buyer. Mostbusinesses don't have a value that is set in stone. Instead theyhave a range of value. This means that different buyers willhave different perceptions of the same business's value. Itbecomes important to pre-plan...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Twitter and Facebook - Good Basic Advice</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:30:19 -0600</pubDate>
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                      Forgoing a business Twitter and Facebook account in today's world is like trying to rake hot coals with your hand - it's a less than stellar idea. Fortunately many business owners realize this and have gone through the process of putting together some type of online presence. Unfortunately, most of them have absolutely no idea what to do with their profiles. And if you're not using and interacting with your customers online the way that the social media gods meant you to do, your h...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              Forgoing a business Twitter and Facebook account in today's world is like trying to rake hot coals with your hand - it's a less than stellar idea. Fortunately many business owners realize this and have gone through the process of putting together some type of online presence. Unfortunately, most of them have absolutely no idea what to do with their profiles. And if you're not using and interacting with your customers online the way that the social media gods meant you to do, your hours of laboring over a catchy Facebook status update are worthless.Setting up Facebook and Twitter accounts can be a frustrating process for many business owners - especially if you're not familiar with the online terrain, web lingo and social networking practices that are the inherent domain of the young whippersnappers that flock to those sites. But given that most small business owners are working with minimal resources and small marketing budgets, not having an online presence just isn't ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Facebook Business Pages - Five Reasons How They Will Help Your Business Steal A March On Its Rivals</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:02:06 -0600</pubDate>
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                      Facebook business pages are a perfect example of a low cost-high return, online media marketing tool. They are special pages, which businesses can create on Facebook, for brand building activities. Here businesses can display information about productsservices, promotional offers and company news, to a global audience. Small business Facebook pages are quite similar to typical user profiles on Facebook, both in appearance as well as functionality.Facebook pages for business have a ...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              Facebook business pages are a perfect example of a low cost-high return, online media marketing tool. They are special pages, which businesses can create on Facebook, for brand building activities. Here businesses can display information about productsservices, promotional offers and company news, to a global audience. Small business Facebook pages are quite similar to typical user profiles on Facebook, both in appearance as well as functionality.Facebook pages for business have a series of tabs that can be clicked for information. The 'Wall' tab displays a news feed and user comments, while the 'Info' tab gives an overview of the company. The 'Photos' and 'Video Gallery' tabs allow Facebook fans to view uploaded photos or videos. What's more, you can also add your own tabs, some of which are totally customizable.Facebook enables you to add various applications to your small business Facebook pages, to help you do business better. Some of the most popular ones are Mar...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Facebook Fans - Five Tips to Get Them to Hit the Like Button on Custom Facebook Pages</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:58:16 -0600</pubDate>
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                      Have you recently spent a lot of time and money on creating a custom Facebook page? Are you disappointed with the lack of response your page is getting? Well, you are not alone. Today, thousands of small business owners who have created custom Facebook pages to build their brand are feeling the same.As the number of custom Facebook pages a user can join is limited to , users will need a strong reason to join your fan page. Getting them to connect can be quite a daunting task. Don't...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              Have you recently spent a lot of time and money on creating a custom Facebook page? Are you disappointed with the lack of response your page is getting? Well, you are not alone. Today, thousands of small business owners who have created custom Facebook pages to build their brand are feeling the same.As the number of custom Facebook pages a user can join is limited to , users will need a strong reason to join your fan page. Getting them to connect can be quite a daunting task. Don't fret; here are five easy to follow tips on how you can increase your fan count.Invite Friends: If you have an opt-in subscriber list, you can send out an email or newsletter to your readers telling them about your new Facebook business page. As these people are already fans of your company, they are sure to 'Like' your fan page, especially if you have a contest or promotional offer going. Small entrepreneurs may also use the 'Suggest to Friends' feature on their personal profile, to let t...]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>How To Get Great Content Ideas for Facebook, Twitter and Other Social Media</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:52:57 -0600</pubDate>
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                      Facebook and other social media sites are obviously hugely popular, and have great potential as marketing tools for small business owners and entrepreneurs. For free, you can reach almost anyone in the world. However, when I am working with coaching and consulting clients, I find that folks are often faced with writer's block after they have set up their Facebook business page, Twitter account, or other social media profile.One of the most common questions I am asked is Now what do...	</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[              Facebook and other social media sites are obviously hugely popular, and have great potential as marketing tools for small business owners and entrepreneurs. For free, you can reach almost anyone in the world. However, when I am working with coaching and consulting clients, I find that folks are often faced with &quot;writer's block&quot; after they have set up their Facebook business page, Twitter account, or other social media profile.One of the most common questions I am asked is &quot;Now what do I say to all these people?&quot; So, to help you with that question, and make sure that you never run out of great content ideas for your audience on Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media platform, I will share with you my best ideas for content creation.Please note that with all of these suggestions, I am providing ways that you can find inspiration for hot topics that you can discuss in your industry. You should never take someone else's content and repurpose it as your own. I am not ...]]></content:encoded>
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