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	<title>The Entrepreneur’s Advisor® &#187; Pre-Start Up Questions</title>
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		<title>Entrepreneur&#8217;s Do Not Need to Buy Start Up Guidance</title>
		<link>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2010/04/entrepreneurs-do-not-need-to-buy-start-up-guidance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As our economy stumbles through difficult times, people look for new opportunities to survive. This is a good thing. At the same time, it is the duty and responsibility of  The Entrepreneur&#8217;s Advisor™ to warn potential entrepreneurs and those wishing to start up a micro-enterprises that they need to be very careful about spending much needed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Flags For Inventors, Innovators and Entrepreneurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know it is time to run away if...]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Home Based Business Considerations</title>
		<link>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2010/01/top-ten-home-based-business-considerations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How Ready Are You To Become A Business Owner]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no statement as important as Cash is King for a business. Without a positive cash flow no business can survive for very long. ]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Predators of Entrepreneurs. (Keeping your Money)</title>
		<link>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/12/avoiding-predators-of-entrepreneurs-keeping-your-money/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/12/avoiding-predators-of-entrepreneurs-keeping-your-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Far too often, life coaches, entrepreneur advisors and consultants who have never experienced the hardships of starting and running a business sell their services. “Experts” claiming 1-3 successful ventures, a book, or social media expertisesell their services. Unfortunately, most have never experienced the hunger necessary to coach and develop an entrepreneur. The internet has seen an explosion of people claiming to be experts. Find out here what to look for to avoid losing your money.]]></description>
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		<title>Micro-Enterprises and How to Grow Them into True Small Businesses?</title>
		<link>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/09/what-is-a-micro-enterprise-and-how-to-grow-it-into-a-true-small-business/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/09/what-is-a-micro-enterprise-and-how-to-grow-it-into-a-true-small-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question becomes what can you do to grow your micro-enterprise to become a small, midsize or large business particularly when the economy is in dire shape? First let us review some tips for starting the business and then take a look at some methods of organic marketing to get and keep you going.

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		<title>Part III &#8211; How Ready Are You To Become A Business Owner?</title>
		<link>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/08/part-iii-how-ready-are-you-to-become-a-business-owner/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/08/part-iii-how-ready-are-you-to-become-a-business-owner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Critical Change Management Integration Best Practices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Mapping the Path” means going from point A (starting) to point B (business fruition). Doing so requires you to "Determine Your Objective(s)", set out a “Plan of Action” to accomplish the objective(s), and Change Management.]]></description>
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		<title>How Ready Are You To Become A Business Owner? Part II</title>
		<link>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/08/how-ready-are-you-to-become-a-business-owner-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/08/how-ready-are-you-to-become-a-business-owner-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[How Ready Are You To Become A Business Owner]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/?p=207</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the second in a series of articles designed to help Entrepreneur’s understand the dynamics of starting and owning a business. Thinking Through Your Idea the Right Way &#8211; prior to creating a business plan In the first article of this series, we learned about the mindset usually needed to become a successful business [...]]]></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>Raising Capital – Contact and Business Plan Readiness</title>
		<link>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/06/raising-capital-%e2%80%93-contact-and-business-plan-readiness/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/06/raising-capital-%e2%80%93-contact-and-business-plan-readiness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Micro-Enterprise Budgeting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article is a brief summation of the issues that Business Advisors or other professionals run into when asked to assist people raise capital. Please read all prior blogs on Finding Funding for Your Venture to understand that a business plan alone will help you achieve your fund raising.]]></description>
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		<title>Home Business Considerations</title>
		<link>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/04/home-business-considerations/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.theentrepreneursadvisor.com/2009/04/home-business-considerations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart W Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you start a business based in the home there are several factors to consider and questions to ask yourself. 
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