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		<title>7 things to do in a downturn</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One sure way to find some excess cash in a downturn is to reduce expenses and lifestyle purchases. The point is not to cut down on the fresh fruit that we buy for our children, but on the new sofa set that we planned for our living room. The new model mobile phone or the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shipping out of Province: Should You Charge Them HST?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m still getting lots of mail about GST and HST, mainly about whether businesses should be charging GST (the Goods and Services Tax), HST (Harmonized Sales Tax), PST (Provincial Sales Tax) or what when they ship goods and/or services out of province. For instance, K.S. writes: I am a little confused on the HST rules. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Started in State and Local Government Contracting – A Small Business 101</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Flinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the U.S. federal government remains the largest buyer of goods and services in the world, doing business with the “feds” – particularly for small businesses – can be an unwieldy and regulatory-laden process. A more Read all post&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>SME margins still in decline</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Businesses are putting up their prices but their profits are still falling, finds a survey. The overall profitability of companies in the consumer services sector fell in the past three months, with a balance of -14 per cent of respondents making less money, according to research from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Firms expect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal loan lender HSBC to go slow on retail and credit card division</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The oldest personal loan lender in the country, HSBC has opted to slow down its retail and credit card divisions as it plans to concentrate more on global banking, investment banking, wealth management, insurance and mortgages.   Naina Lal Kidwai, HSBC India Group GM and Country Head said, “We will not chase retail customers till [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tips for Finding and Working with a Business Mentor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Flinn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Going it alone” in business doesn’t have to be about “going it alone”. During the first few years of being a start-up, perhaps more than any other time in your working life, you actually need someone to turn to for advice, guidance, and support – you need a mentor.   A mentor is someone who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leading change successfully in your small business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Flinn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There isn’t much different about change today from any other time in human history. A computer is just a fancy wheel.  But there is one thing about change that is so different that it has been taking our breath away for the past 15 years or so: It’s the velocity of change. What I mean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMEs are running scared of late payers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fear of losing business is stopping many SMEs from chasing bad debt. A study by online debt recovery service Positive Collections, which surveyed more than 260 business professionals, found that SMEs are the most prone to suffer from late payers, with 74 per cent stating that they are likely to accept late payment excuses. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suzuki’s motorcycle sales increase 48% in July</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two-wheeler manufacturer Suzuki Motorcycle India has reported a 47.64% increase in sales in July to 18,512 units as against for same month previous year.   The company had sold 12,539 units in July previous year, as per the statement released by Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd.   Atul Gupta, Suzuki Motorcycle India VP (Sales and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Empowering Minority Entrepreneurs and Pequeñas Empresas – Government Resources that Can Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claire Flinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week is Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week when representatives from the public and private sector come together in Washington D.C. to share information and resources for growing and expanding minority businesses domestically and globally.   If you can’t be there, don’t worry, many government agencies are using the month of August to showcase the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get desi education! Avail an NRI educational loan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Repayment of the loan will begin 12 months after the completion of the course or 6 months after getting job whichever is earlier and it is to be paid in monthly installments which is typically for 60 months. If you are an NRI and want to send your child back to India for studies and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>eBay traders strike it rich </title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Bland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of million pound businesses set up by people trading on eBay is set to double by the end of the year. A study found that the number of small firms trading online with a turnover of more than £1 million could reach the 130 mark during the last quarter of 2010. The success [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal loan lender Karur Vyasya Bank has ambitious goal of Rs 50,000 cr biz</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Personal loan lender, Karur Vysya Bank(KVB) has fixed a goal of reaching total business amounting to Rs 50,000 crore by the next fiscal, according to an official of the bank. The bank also plans to open 100 new branches and will shortly be applying for it, the official said further.   P T Kuppuswamy, MD [...]]]></description>
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