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		<title>Myths and Truths about owning a small business&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://biztalknet.com/small-business/myths-and-truths-about-owning-a-small-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managing a small business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What's wrong with many small businesses?]]></description>
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		<title>Before you get into business&#8230;&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://biztalknet.com/small-business/before-you-get-into-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accounting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are thinking about going into a small business make sure you get things in order.
Step 1:
Have a plan for getting out of business. This is important because it will effect how you run the business.
If your plan to get out of business is &#8220;shut it down and declare bankruptcy&#8221;,  your day-to-day decision process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Questions to answer before you decide to start a small business.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Own a Business]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biztalknet.com/?p=180</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[1. Is missing a paycheck for 4 weeks in a row one of the top 5 things that scare you (exclude health issues please)?
If yes, don&#8217;t go into to  a small business.
2. Are you willing to sign a personal guarantee that bets everything you own that you can succeed?
If no, forget about figuring out the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s a Small Business Worth to a Buyer?</title>
		<link>http://biztalknet.com/uncategorized/whats-a-small-business-worth-to-a-buyer/</link>
		<comments>http://biztalknet.com/uncategorized/whats-a-small-business-worth-to-a-buyer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[due diligence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biztalknet.com/?p=160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you decide to buy a business and you&#8217;re reviewing business for sale sites or visiting with business brokers how can you decide the price range of small businesses to look in? There are many &#8220;scientific&#8221; methods for how you determine the value of a small business but in reality there are only a very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Start a Small Business &#8211; How can I get Financing?</title>
		<link>http://biztalknet.com/small-business/start-a-small-business-how-can-i-get-financing/</link>
		<comments>http://biztalknet.com/small-business/start-a-small-business-how-can-i-get-financing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Responsibility]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biztalknet.com/?p=153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many ways to get capital or a loan to start your small business. One source could be  right under your nose (or at least in you paperwork!).
Your 401k!!!!!! And you don&#8217;t need to worry about taxes for early withdrawal or the 10% penalty for everyone else.
Just click on BORSA for details &#8230;.. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So&#8230;. They Say the Recession is Over, Now What?</title>
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		<comments>http://biztalknet.com/small-business/so-they-say-the-recession-is-over-now-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Own a Business]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biztalknet.com/?p=148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been listening the &#8220;now what&#8221; answer is&#8230;..so what.
If you haven&#8217;t been listening here are the answers:

 Take care of your customers, the ones who stuck with you in tough times deserve your best service and efforts in the good times. Don&#8217;t be ungrateful, treat your loyal customers like royalty.
Don&#8217;t let inefficiencies creep back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Running a Small Biz and crappy excuses</title>
		<link>http://biztalknet.com/small-business/running-a-small-biz-and-crappy-excuses/</link>
		<comments>http://biztalknet.com/small-business/running-a-small-biz-and-crappy-excuses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Responsibility]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biztalknet.com/?p=144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m tired of small biz owners complaining about all the conspiracies&#8230;Taxes and regulations that they blame for their mediocre results.
Get a clue: GIVE BETTER SERVICE!!! It&#8217;s usually free and it&#8217;s very, very profitable.
Guess what Mr. Biz Owner? You get the customers and employees you deserve. No more, no less.





		
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		<title>Buying a Biz? Don&#8217;t assume bad records = bad biz!</title>
		<link>http://biztalknet.com/small-business/buying-a-biz-dont-assume-bad-records-bad-biz/</link>
		<comments>http://biztalknet.com/small-business/buying-a-biz-dont-assume-bad-records-bad-biz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Responsibility]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Many people looking at buying a biz are often surprised at the condition of the records of many small businesses. The buyers may be used to seeing corp financial data sliced and diced 20 ways.

When looking at buying a biz there are several kinds of bizs:
Bad biz with bad records
Bad biz with good records
Good biz [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What drives up the value and profit of a business?</title>
		<link>http://biztalknet.com/small-business/what-drives-up-the-value-and-profit-of-a-business/</link>
		<comments>http://biztalknet.com/small-business/what-drives-up-the-value-and-profit-of-a-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Houston Businesses]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biztalknet.com/?p=128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Systems!
Why do &#8220;systems&#8221; drive up value?
Because when a business buyer sees that there are systems in place they don&#8217;t fear that the business is all in the head of the owner. This is encouraging to a buyer because if the owner goes to the beach and turns off her cell phone, the business isn&#8217;t dead. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success in a small Biz? Think like a big biz financially and like a neighbor operationally</title>
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		<comments>http://biztalknet.com/small-business/success-in-a-small-biz-think-like-a-big-biz-financially-and-like-a-neighbor-operationally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think you know the neighbor part. Be nice to people, get to know them, know what they like and want, adjust your offering to your community, contribute to the community.
The hard part is thinking like a big biz financially. What should you do?



Understand why a balance sheet is important. Until you understand how to [...]]]></description>
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