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	<title>MarketLine &#187; Small Business</title>
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		<title>5 Enemies of Small Business Success</title>
		<link>http://clearpointmarketing.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/13/5-enemies-of-small-business-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The road to success is full of land mines. Here are 5 that you need to avoid:
1. Later. This is a way of avoiding personal responsibility for procrastinating, so eliminate it from your vocabulary. As a reminder, write the word “later” on a piece of paper and put a big X through it. Then post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Number One Mistake Small Business Owners Make When Writing Their Own Ads!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ClearPoint</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing your own ad isn’t that difficult – right?
After all, you know your products better than anyone. And, it doesn’t take a genius to put some words on paper. That’s obvious. Just read some of the ads out there. They don’t even use proper grammar.
If that’s true, then why aren’t your ads working?
It could be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Your Performance with Optimistic Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ClearPoint</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one can doubt that Winston Churchill faced some of the most tumultuous times in history. And, no matter what difficulties your business is facing now, it’s unlikely they are as insurmountable as the storms of World War II that faced the British Prime Minister. But, through all his periods of trial and doubt it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When the going gets tough, the tough get marketing!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ClearPoint</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Past facts to help you face today’s challenges
Okay, we all know times are tough – and tough times call for drastic measures. It’s time to cut expenses to the bone and manage every detail of our businesses better than we ever have. But, as we tighten our spending, we must resist the impulse to reduce [...]]]></description>
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