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		<title>20 Ways to Blow a Sale</title>
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			<description>There are so many ways you can make a mistake selling. It takes years of practice to eliminate them - but first know them! [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>16 Oct 2005 21:10:43 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>What is Strategic Planning?</title>
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			<description>No matter if you manage a small company or a FORTUNE 500 firm you will need to understand what strategic planning is [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>16 Oct 2005 21:10:36 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Selling Cycles and Why You Must Know Them</title>
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			<description>No matter what you sell a service or a product you must understand what your selling cycles are and how to best manage them [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>16 Oct 2005 21:10:27 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Improve Your Inside and Outside Selling Skills</title>
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			<description>In any selling situation there typically are two kinds of sale - the one outside and the other inside your company. Know the difference [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>16 Oct 2005 21:10:06 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>So Now They Call You Manager?</title>
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			<description>Just promoted and now you have to lead your first group of business associates? What do you do first or better what questions to ask? [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>16 Oct 2005 21:10:01 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Do You REALLY Want to Enter That New Market?</title>
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			<description>Think about all the time and resources you are about to invest into a new target market for your company ... think some more! [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:55 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>How Much Risk Are You Taking in Buying a Business?</title>
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			<description>Being your own boss is so much more risky than working for someone else. If you are thinking of starting or buying a business ... [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:50 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>DIS-Qualifying Companies - Better Acquisitions!</title>
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			<description>You dont always have to know what you want but it sure helps to know what you DONT want when it comes to buying businesses. [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:49 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Develop a Business Purchase Plan!</title>
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			<description>Plan the work and work the plan! This certainly applies to purchasing your ideal business. Read on as to how to best start your plan. [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:44 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Follow Trends to Lead You to Quality Acquisitions</title>
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			<description>Business trends are great opportunities for you to andquotreadandquot how a business for sale just might be the best choice to purchase. [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:39 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to Better Compete After You Buy the Company</title>
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			<description>About to buy a company? Do you wonder how you are going to maximize the return on your investment or how to better compete?  [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:38 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Key Steps to a Sound Business Purchase Structure</title>
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			<description>Make sure you have in place all the fundamental elements you need to cover your interests within a business purchase process and agreement. [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:36 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Creative Ways to Finance a Business Purchase</title>
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			<description>If you really understand all the ways you can finance a purchase of a business these days - you may reconsider buying a business NOW! [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:36 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>How to Deal With Career Transition Stress</title>
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			<description>Out of job? Feel the stress in your life increasing? andquotCareer Transitionsandquot are NO FUN! This is a MUST read article for you! [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:26 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Do Not Make These Top 10 Selling Mistakes!</title>
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			<description>After over 30 years of selling the author has made all the mistakes one could make... here he has given you the top 10 to avoid! [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:25 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Product Conversions Can Lead to Business Acquisitions</title>
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			<description>Product life cycles evolve over time. If you can see where a product group is going - there are often excellent companies for sale too. [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:24 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Why We Buy - to Avoid PAIN!</title>
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			<description>If you REALLY understand why we all buy things - you would change how you approach a potential new buyer.  [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:23 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Trade Shows Offer Excellent Companies to Buy</title>
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			<description>With the intent of walking your next trade show to find a company to purchase - your results will be that much better reading this! [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:21 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Use Referral Fees to Get That Key Business Introduction</title>
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			<description>What are andquotreferral feesandquot and how can I use them to get that key business introduction? Read on ... [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:14 EDT</pubDate>
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		<title>2 and a half Steps to Sales Success</title>
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			<description>If you clearly understand and master the 2 12 step selling process you will easily double your sales within a very short period of time. [...]</description>
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			<pubDate>18 Sep 2005 16:09:12 EDT</pubDate>
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