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		<title>5 Survival Tips from Successful Small Company Managers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rudolf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post originally appeared on THEsmallCOMPANYBLOG. Truth be told, few things in business are more complex than running or managing a small company.  While our counterparts in Fortune 500 organizations have the benefit of things like goals and job descriptions and long-term plans, the only constants small company managers have on their side are change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ethical Ways to Grow Your Corporate Email Database</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rudolf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post originally appeared on THEsmallCOMPANYBLOG. When it comes to marketing, one of the most essential ingredients for success is time.  Over my 18 years as a marketer, I have never heard the words “Quick . . . market this!” nor have I uttered them to someone else.   People who market for a living understand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Reasons Your Employees Might Hate You</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rudolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post originally appeared on THEsmallCOMPANYBLOG. When you take a moment to list all of the functions involved in running a small company, it is easy to see how overwhelming entrepreneurship can be.  Having to perform sales, marketing, accounting, purchasing and shipping (along with two dozen other daily tasks) requires set of skills many people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Critical Mistakes All Small Company Managers Must Avoid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rudolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post originally appeared on THEsmallCOMPANYBLOG. Before I get too far into this article, I need to point something out.  Like hundreds of people before me, I could have used the 1,000 words that follow to declare that running a successful small company is about things like taking risks, accepting failure, multi-tasking, finding creative solutions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Rules for Direct Email Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rudolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[online marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post originally appeared on THEsmallCOMPANYBLOG. Since the middle of 2001, I would estimate I have booked, written, sent, and evaluated over $8 million in B2B and B2C direct email campaigns—promoting everything from enterprise software to educational services to retail products.  Over this eight year period many things within the direct email landscape have changed, thanks in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Critical Differences Between Large Companies and Small Ones</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rudolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[company culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post originally appeared on THEsmallCOMPANYBLOG. Over the last three years writing about small companies, many of my friends, colleagues and fellow bloggers have questioned my decision to draw such a hard distinction between small companies and their larger counterparts. I regularly receive emails like &#8220;Is working for a small company really that different?” and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Alarming Trend in Small Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rudolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post originally appeared on THEsmallCOMPANYBLOG. As regular visitors to my blog know, I typically don’t give lectures or tell small company owners what to do.  Most of my articles are written under the assumption that a) good or bad, adults can make their own decisions, and b) small business people will almost always do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Company Survey: 5 Signs of a Healthy Organization</title>
		<link>http://blog.legalzoom.com/small-business-tips/small-company-survey-5-signs-of-a-healthy-organization/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.legalzoom.com/small-business-tips/small-company-survey-5-signs-of-a-healthy-organization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rudolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post originally appeared on THEsmallCOMPANYBLOG. Whether you are an employee, manager, or owner of a small company, the question ”How is my company REALLY doing?” is often asked, but rarely answered.  Sure, there are basic metrics like Total Revenue, Profit Margin and Employee Turnover which can paint at least part of the picture.  However, all of these measures have one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Unique Traits of Great Small Company Employees</title>
		<link>http://blog.legalzoom.com/small-business-tips/5-unique-traits-of-great-small-company-employees/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.legalzoom.com/small-business-tips/5-unique-traits-of-great-small-company-employees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rudolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post originally appeared on THEsmallCOMPANYBLOG. As many of you who regularly visit this blog know, my life mission is relatively straightforward: to stop small company owners and managers from running their companies like big ones.  And nowhere is it more tempting for entrepreneurs to emulate their larger counterparts than during the hiring process, where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Reasons Your New Business Will Thrive in a Bad Economy</title>
		<link>http://blog.legalzoom.com/small-business-tips/4-reasons-your-new-business-will-thrive-in-a-bad-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.legalzoom.com/small-business-tips/4-reasons-your-new-business-will-thrive-in-a-bad-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Rudolf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics & Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post originally appeared on THEsmallCOMPANYBLOG. Over the past six months or so, all of us have spoken to at least one friend or relative who is considering starting a business.  Some have been laid off, others have experienced cutbacks or pay cuts, and the rest are simply unhappy with their current situations.  But regardless of the [...]]]></description>
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