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		<title>Can a Mastermind Group Help Your Small Business?</title>
		<link>http://succeedasyourownboss.com/08/2010/can-a-mastermind-group-help-your-small-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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Did you know that mastermind groups have the power to change your business and keep you sane as an entrepreneur?
For the last few years, I have participated in two mastermind groups that have made all the difference in my business. One is a mixed group of professional speakers and coaches that is focused on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Social Media Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, Blogs, News Releases, Online Video, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly, 2nd Edition by David Meerman Scott ( J. Wiley &#38; Sons, 2010)  In 2007, when it originally published, a friend suggested I read The New Rules of Marketing and PR and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Undermines Most Small Businesses?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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Lack of Discipline:  When you work for yourself, you are the engine that drives your small business. This also means that you kill for your dinner day after day. As an entrepreneur you need to stay on task daily to accomplish your business goals. Don’t believe hype about making millions in your bunny slippers. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Tips to Become Your Own Boss</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s more than a notion to launch your own business. Nowadays it’s common for folks to leave a job via layoff or early retirement and jump right into starting a small business.  ]]></description>
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		<title>7 Questions Hobbyists Should Consider When Starting a Small Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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This is the last of a two part series on how to turn a hobby into a small business. Sometimes people with great hobby do not have the right amount of business acumen to run a business. Everyone has good ideas &#8212; it is the business of running a business that gets some people in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Turn a Hobby Into a Small Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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This is the first of a two part blog series on how to turn a hobby into a small business.
Hobbies are fun personal interests that people pursue out of love. Some use hobbies to spend quality time with loved ones, friends or themselves. Some people use hobbies to relax. Popular hobbies including scrap booking, fishing, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Common Myths About Starting a Small Business</title>
		<link>http://succeedasyourownboss.com/05/2010/5-common-myths-about-starting-a-small-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 09:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting a small business is not a 9 to 5 job. In the beginning your business owns you---you do not own it or your time.  ]]></description>
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		<title>A Woman’s Guide to Being Your Own Boss</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 10:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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Women have so many amazing qualities. We are caretakers. We build communities.  Our generosity is abundant. We are sensitive and, at times, emotional.  We make decisions ultimately on our intuition or, as I like to say &#8211; our spidey sense.
So why then, do women struggle in business? The very qualities that make us women and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magazines and Newspapers Every Small Business Owner Should Read</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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Every business owner should subscribe to at least one industry trade publication and local Business Journal newspapers to generate leads to stay connected with the regional business community.

Recommended publications:
American City Business Journals &#8211; Bizjournals is the new media division of American City Business Journals, the nation’s largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. It operates the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Transition From Corporate to Small Business Ownership</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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Mike Michalowicz @TPEntrepreneur Author, Toilet Paper Entrepreneur interviews Melinda Emerson @Smallbizlady Author, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months. She also has great start-up tips at www.becomeyourownbossbook.com
Q: What makes your book different from all the other start-up business books?
Melinda Emerson: Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months provides a realistic, month-by-month planning guide to start a sustainable [...]]]></description>
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