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		<title>Small business owners need to get financial checkups and get out there and network at midyear</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce M. Rosenberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Small business owners might want to put two important items at the top of their midyear to-do lists: get a financial checkup, and do more networking.

Early July is a good time for owners to plan for the rest of the year. But the recession has likely chilled many companies&#8217; plans to expand ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/small-business-owners-need-to-get-financial-checkups-and-get-out-there-and-network-at-midyear-92292/">Read more : Small business owners need to get financial checkups and get out there and network at midyear</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Some small business owners are investing in their companies, shying away from the stock market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce M. Rosenberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — When the economic recovery finally arrives, many small business owners won&#8217;t try to rebuild their shrunken stock portfolios. They&#8217;ll be putting their money in what looks like a better bet: their companies.

Owners already have plenty of reasons for putting money into their businesses first, and those reasons are likely to remain when .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/some-small-business-owners-are-investing-in-their-companies-shying-away-from-the-stock-market-84928/">Some small business owners are investing in their companies, shying away from the stock market</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Recession makes some small business owners rethink taking vacation; others forge ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce M. Rosenberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Pam Kassner has already canceled two vacations this year. She just didn&#8217;t feel comfortable taking time off with business so uncertain.

Kassner, owner of the marketing firm Super Pear Strategies in Pewaukee, Wis., was supposed to go to Florida in February, but had recently lost a big client. A second trip in April .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-makes-some-small-business-owners-rethink-taking-vacation-others-forge-ahead-71150/">Source article &nbsp;: Recession makes some small business owners rethink taking vacation; others forge ahead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Postal increase on top of recession forces small businesses to be more creative about costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 02:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce M. Rosenberg</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Small businesses already working to hold costs down during the recession have another expense to contend with: higher postal rates.

The price of a first-class stamp went up two cents to 44 cents on Monday, the latest in a series of increases this year by the U.S. Postal Service and private shippers including .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/postal-increase-on-top-of-recession-forces-small-businesses-to-be-more-creative-about-costs-61909/">Original source &nbsp;: Postal increase on top of recession forces small businesses to be more creative about costs</a>.]]></description>
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