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		<title>How to Increase Customer Retention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniela Baker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following article is a guest post by Daniela Baker who is a business blogger at CreditDonkey, where entrepreneurs can compare business credit cards to find the right one for their business. Although all business owners want to ensure 100% customer satisfaction, this is not a guarantee of continuing loyalty. According to Michael LeBoeuf, Ph.D., [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Resources Listing for Entrepreneur&#8217;s and Technology Ventures</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 05:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the 100th blog post of The Entrepreneur&#8217;s Advisor. We have been proud to offer as many free resources, suggestions and tips as possible to new and existing businesses over the last 2 years. We take pride in our guidance for you and hope that you have been able to find useful information to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Establishing a Web Presence to Raise New Technology Venture Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raising funding for your new venture is a long, full time process with many obstacles. For new and disruptive technology ventures the opportunity to establish a web presence to accelerate the fund raising process is being ignored. Using Internet marketing to establishing a web presence early in the planning stages is a must in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why An Online Presence is a Must For Professional Practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The reality is your telephone book is little more than a doorstop or is being thrown out almost immediately. Here are ten reasons why need an online presence if you have a professional practice as an attorney, doctor, dentist or other professional]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Decisions for Property Managers and Property Investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The same principles written about in the full length version can and should be applied to everyone involved or interested in purchasing investment property (Apartment complexes, condos, even an office building complex).

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		<title>5 Tips for Increasing Client Retention for Micro-enterprises</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a micro-enterprise in the cleaning service business, what are you doing to make up for the revenue shortfall? Here are 5 things you should be doing to create additional value for your cleaning service.]]></description>
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		<title>7 Ways to Make Sure Clients Return for the Next Holiday Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poor customer service is the number one reason customers do not return to make additional purchases. Implementing client retention programs will not only lower your loss client ratio but also increase your long term revenues.]]></description>
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		<title>Need for Green Consultants</title>
		<link>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/11/need-for-green-consultants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new online course is intended to make it easier than ever before for home-service professionals and other interested individuals to become Certified Green Consultants, and thereafter to deliver “Green Consulting” services to homeowners, businesses, and organizations in their neighborhoods and communities.]]></description>
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		<title>How do you define what building an “ORGANIZATION” really means to a new venture.</title>
		<link>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/07/how-do-you-define-what-building-an-%e2%80%9corganization%e2%80%9d-really-means-to-a-new-venture/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/07/how-do-you-define-what-building-an-%e2%80%9corganization%e2%80%9d-really-means-to-a-new-venture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you define what building an “ORGANIZATION” really means to a new venture? Everyone seems to have their own concept in mind when defining how they will build their new venture or business organization. However, there are some very basic concepts that are often overlooked. Most importantly, the concept of an organization should be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disastrous Hires – How to Avoid Them and What to Do If You Don’t</title>
		<link>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/06/disastrous-hires-%e2%80%93-how-to-avoid-them-and-what-to-do-if-you-don%e2%80%99t/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever hired someone who didn’t turn out to be what you expected?  Did that seemingly well-spoken, educated and experienced interviewee turn into just another “warm body” consuming valuable office air, or worse, turning off your best customers?]]></description>
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