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	<description>Offering advice and training to Small Business, Local Government and Non-profit Organisations</description>
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		<title>Good customer service can be worth your while</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bad customer service experiences are retold to at least 25 people (social media can make that many, many more). Giving your customers a good experience can literally be "money in the bank".]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneur mini test</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take this mini test of the test to see how well suited you are to running your own business. Are you an entrepreneur?]]></description>
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		<title>Advice for retailing in Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Across Australia, the retail sector is hurting.  Consumers are putting more money into savings and spending less. Here is some advice for retailers as we move toward 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Prepare your business for sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preparing your business for sale may not be as easy as it sounds. Here are some expert tips that can help to position your business properly.]]></description>
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		<title>Expert marketing tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marketing your business takes time and effort but is well worth the exercise. Here are some tips from the experts that will help renew your marketing efforts.]]></description>
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		<title>Principles of Steve Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent passing of Apple co-founder and creative visionary Steven Jobs has brought a plethora of information forward about how he ran his life and his company, and how his dreams and visions became reality.]]></description>
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		<title>Employing mature age workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, there have renewed campaigns to encourage employers to consider both mature age as well as disabled workers.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Create a Strategic Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strategic plans have been popular for over 20 years. When completed, most are used to prop up the short leg on the conference table or fill up bookshelves.]]></description>
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		<title>Winning Proposals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Convincing others isn't always easy. Most people don't like change, so going slowly is usually the best way to win. Constantly challenge your own assumptions and ideas, and give others your undivided attention when they speak with you.]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid Gloom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finding Help in Tough Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maintaining a Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avoid morale ‘hoovers’. If you are prone to freaking out when you hear bad news, stop hanging around those who scaremonger. Morale hoovers are those who manage to suck the life-blood and positive thoughts right out of you. Don’t hide under the covers, though.]]></description>
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