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		<title>25 Business Women to Follow on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://succeedasyourownboss.com/07/2010/25-business-women-to-follow-on-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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As many of you know, I think Twitter is a fantastic social media tool to grow a small business brand.  There are many fabulous people who I’ve met online and these ladies are a special group of women who handle business in a way that I respect and admire.  I thought that I would share [...]]]></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>On The Road To Oprah&#8217;s Own Network</title>
		<link>http://succeedasyourownboss.com/05/2010/on-the-road-to-oprahs-own-network/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 09:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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Many of you may not know this but Oprah Winfrey is who inspired me to become an entrepreneur.  When I was in college she opened Harpo Studios.  That planted the seed and really gave me the confidence that one day I could own my own production company.
I will never forget that time.  I was interning [...]]]></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>Winners of the $25,000 Entrepreneur&#8217;s Challenge</title>
		<link>http://succeedasyourownboss.com/05/2010/winners-of-the-25000-entrepreneurs-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 09:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://succeedasyourownboss.com/?p=1857</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		
In celebration of her first book, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months: A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business That Works (Adams Media, March 2010), Melinda Emerson is annoucning contest winners featuring a prize of weekly small-business coaching sessions. “The contest brought so many worthy applicants that I found it impossible to choose one winner,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Woman’s Guide to Being Your Own Boss</title>
		<link>http://succeedasyourownboss.com/05/2010/a-woman%e2%80%99s-guide-to-being-your-own-boss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 10:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://succeedasyourownboss.com/?p=1766</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		
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>#SmallBizChat Celebrates 1 Year of Ending Small Business Failure</title>
		<link>http://succeedasyourownboss.com/04/2010/smallbizchat-celebrates-1-year-of-ending-small-business-failure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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This week marks the one-year anniversary of #SmallBizChat. 
For the past year, every Wednesday at 8pm ET, I have had a standing appointment on Twitter with small business owners &#8212; to answer their small business questions.
The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping business owners with issues and challenges as they start [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magazines and Newspapers Every Small Business Owner Should Read</title>
		<link>http://succeedasyourownboss.com/04/2010/magazines-and-newspapers-every-small-business-owner-should-read/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		
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>Can You Afford to Become An Entrepreneur?</title>
		<link>http://succeedasyourownboss.com/03/2010/can-you-afford-to-become-an-entrepreneur/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		
Everyone has good ideas.  Some of them may even be million dollar ideas, but if you live from paycheck to paycheck or way beyond your means, you may never be able to quit your job and start a business.
As the Smallbizlady, often I get emails, facebook messages and DM’s on Twitter from people asking me to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Health Care Reform Means for Your Small Business</title>
		<link>http://succeedasyourownboss.com/03/2010/what-heath-care-reform-means-for-your-small-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Emerson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		
Last night, Congress led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, succeeded in finally passing legislation that will empower 31 million people with a new right to health insurance and remake the nation’s health care system. Many of those people without healthcare are small business owners, who have been struggling to keep their businesses afloat. Just after [...]]]></description>
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