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		<title>Small Business Sales &amp; Marketing Ideas to Win Repeat Customers and Take Away Sales From Competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shankar_avsb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article, I would like to share my inputs with you on how to win new customers. Every suggestion mentioned in this article has given successful results to many companies. You just have to apply them for your case, because they can be used in any business.
The key is to understand that customer are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Considerations For Buying A Franchise Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to leave your current job to start a on your own, then starting a franchise could be one option. Your decision should take into consideration various advantages and disadvantage that a franchise offers before taking steps further.
You should know whether you would like to run the franchise or not? It is possible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Management in Difficult Times &#8211; part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 07:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shankar_avsb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just take a look  at the following section &#8211; it&#8217;s from BBC website on Jan 20, 2002 &#8211; when the global economy was severely down, and almost every tech company was losing revenues and market value on a daily basis.



Profits plunge in 2001



   
Motorola slashes jobs 
Infineon chip slump
Dell&#8217;s price war
Ericsson shock
Unisys [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capital Raising Secrets for Start-ups &amp; Early Stage Companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shankar_avsb</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Capital Raising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Early Stage Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulation-D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are leading any type of business, then you will be making decisions about capital structure &#8211; how much equity, how much debt &#8211; what sources, when, etc? It does not matter whether you are a start-up or a Fortune 100 company. In fact, capital raising and venture funding is one of the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Term Sheet Sample</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shankar_avsb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people have asked us in the last few months about documents related to the venture funding process. The Investment Term Sheet is a key document that starts serious final round discussions for funding with a serious potential investor. It is like an engagement before marriage. Here is a sample Investment Term Sheet.
INVESTMENT TERM SHEET
CONFIDENTIAL
Issuer: [...]]]></description>
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