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		<title>New Online Legal Service to Increase Consumer Choice and Reduce Legal Costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne, June 2009: A revolutionary free online legal service, Legal Tender, promises to drive down legal costs by introducing greater transparency and competition into the legal industry.
Just launched, Legal Tender aims to help ordinary Australians and small to medium businesses make better, informed choices about the right lawyer for their legal needs.
The brainchild of Melbourne [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/media-release-new-online-legal-service/</link>
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		<title>A Short Introduction To SEO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The definition of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) published by SEOMoz is a good starting point. They define it as follows:.
SEO is the active practice of optimising a web site by improving internal and external aspects in order to increase the traffic the site receives from search engines
Regardless of how well a site is constructed, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/a-short-introduction-to-seo/</link>
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		<title>Privacy Commissioner Calls For More Recognition Of Good Privacy Practices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, has called for more recognition for businesses, community organisations and government agencies for their privacy initiatives, and has urged them to nominate for the Australian Privacy Awards.
&#8220;Australian businesses and agencies do not receive enough recognition for all that they do in protecting the privacy of their customers&#8221;, Ms Curtis [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/australian-privacy-awards/</link>
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		<title>Top Tips For Small Business In Tough Times</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Judy Hartcher, CEO of the Finance &#038; Treasury Association, has six top tips to help you though the recession&#8230;
Improve Cash Flow
&#8220;Cash is king&#8221; so delay capital purchases, extend payment times, collect outstanding debts quickly and bank regularly, use trade credit or credit cards, ask for progress payments.  A business can post a loss and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/top-tips-for-small-business-in-tough-times/</link>
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		<title>Small Business Financial Survival Seminars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses will have access to vital funding advice and strategies to recession-proof their  businesses for a mere $45 at the May Money Expo – Small Business Financial Survival Seminar,  to be held in Melbourne, Tuesday 26 May, and Sydney, Thursday 28 May, hosted by not-for-profit  group, the Finance &#038; Treasury Association.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/small-business-financial-survival-seminars/</link>
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		<title>ANZ Hosts Sydney Small Business Workshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ANZ today encouraged small business operators across Sydney to plan for success in the current  economic climate and take advantage of a free workshop ANZ will hold for small business  operators next week.
The &#8216;Cash Flow Management&#8217; workshop will be held in Sydney on Thursday 28 May 2009 (more scheduled for July)  facilitated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/anz-hosts-sydney-small-business-workshop/</link>
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		<title>4 out of 5 SMBs Not Ready For New IR Laws</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four out of five small businesses say they&#8217;re not ready for the introduction of the new workplace laws, many of which come into effect on 1 July 2009, according to new research released from AMR Interactive.
Workforce Guardian worked with Telstra Business who commissioned the research to coincide with the April launch of Workforce Guardian on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/4-out-of-5-small-businesses-are-not-ready-for-the-new-ir-laws-2/</link>
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		<title>The Outsourcing Phenomenon Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Unaffordable Becomes Affordable
In Part 1 of The Outsourcing Phenomenon, we looked at how technology has opened up access to a huge international resource that was only previously available to large organisations.
In doing so, this technological development addressed the staffing dilemma of SME&#8217;s, even to the smallest of micro businesses, and in doing so made [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/the-outsourcing-phenomenon-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Buying Property Is Not Shopping!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you want to build a real estate portfolio or buy a home, acquiring a property is an important step to take – it is a long-term decision.
Defining your long term objectives and keeping up-to-date with the Sydney real estate market and its elements, are as equally important as choosing the location, establishing a budget [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/buying-property-is-not-shopping/</link>
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		<title>The Outsourcing Phenomenon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part 1. The Remote Staff Treasure Chest - Exposed
Being involved with SME&#8217;s for over 25 years I have found that nearly every small business starts its life under resourced and never seems to catch up. The area that this is most evident in is not being able to afford additional human resources with the skills [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/the-outsourcing-phenomenon/</link>
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		<title>There Are Only Two Ways To Make Money Online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lots of people try to make this far too complicated than it really is&#8230; and that over-complication leads to mis-information, confusion, lack of action, or indeed taking the wrong actions.
Essentially, there are just two ways you can make money online. You either sell your own products and/or services, or
 You sell someone else&#8217;s stuff!
It really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/there-are-only-two-ways-to-make-money-online/</link>
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		<title>Raising Business Finance During a Recession</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the major concerns facing anyone looking to purchase a business is how they will raise the necessary finance. This has been made even more difficult due to the global recession that is currently taking place, so raising the necessary capital may become somewhat of a problem.
Banks and financial institutions are increasingly hesitant to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/raising-business-finance-during-a-recession/</link>
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		<title>Wireless Broadband in Regional Australia? Ho hummm&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently had to move to new digs, so decided it was time to &#8220;upgrade&#8221; my ADSL to the betterer, fasterer wireless broadband that&#8217;s (supposedly) possible using the 3G mobile phone network.
The main attraction was the &#8220;portability&#8221; this technology offers - i.e. I can take it anywhere I go (assuming 3G coverage is available) whether [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/wireless-broadband-in-regional-australia/</link>
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		<title>Top Ten Tips - Get your unpaid invoices PAID!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting your customers unpaid invoices paid - here is your complete top 10 telephone collections toolkit.
1. Ring in the mornings between 9.30 am and 11.30 am – you will always catch more people at their desks at these hours and there is plenty of time for you to ring back again later in the day.
2. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/top-ten-tips-get-your-unpaid-invoices-paid/</link>
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		<title>Profit is not Cash!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s understandable that most people in business measure success in terms of the profit they make. They know that a profitable business can pay its bills and provide a living for its owners.
While this is generally true, it isn’t the whole story. The fact is that the bills and the owners are actually paid from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/profit-is-not-cash/</link>
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		<title>Marketing In The Downturn - Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part 2 of marketing in the downturn features how you can get more from your existing infrastructure and most important assets your.
1. Website Usability; 
• Prepare a basic guide for what you want to test, and the kind of questions you want answered during the testing phase.
• Recruit customers from your database by offering a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/marketing-in-the-downturn-part-2/</link>
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		<title>What Are You Doing Right Now?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s really simple to overcome one of the biggest problems of trying to grow and manage your business (on the &#8216;net or in the real world). The problem? Getting distracted and losing sight of what you should focus on. 
There are countless things you think you have to do, and just as many things you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/identify-your-primary-business-purpose/</link>
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		<title>Next Big Thing Award 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[INNOVIC&#8217;s International Next Big Thing Award™ is a global competition and annual award to find and showcase new inventions and innovations that have the potential to become &#8216;the next big thing&#8217;.
What can you win?
The Next Big Thing Award 2009 competition will offer $60,000 in cash and prizes and over $100,000 worth of outstanding publicity and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/next-big-thing-award-2009/</link>
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		<title>30 Web Tactics You Must Avoid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just discovered Jason O&#8217;Connor - recently a featured writer in Site Pro News - and his article had a unique twist to it which made me smile  
I love checklist type articles, especially the how to NOT do things. And when it comes to web site design, the technical aspects, and online marketing, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/30-web-tactics-you-must-avoid/</link>
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		<title>Marketing in the Downturn – Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With Australia&#8217;s likelihood to ride out the global economic crises now looking bleak, the belts are tightening and marketers are starting to feel the pressure to deliver more results with fewer resources.
So just how can you get more from less? This is a 2 part series designed to provide online marketers and business owners with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/marketing-in-the-downturn-%e2%80%93-part-1/</link>
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		<title>What does the new Fair Work Bill mean to me?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The long-awaited Fair Work Bill 2008 has been introduced into Federal Parliament and it’s essential for employers to understand how it will affect them. Certain elements are expected to take effect from 1 July 2009. Please note that there may be more change as it progresses through the Senate in the next few months but it’s important to start reviewing what the new laws will mean for your business.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/what-does-the-new-fair-work-bill-mean-to-me/</link>
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		<title>Top 5 Digital Marketing Tips For Those On A Budget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have worked for an SME you will know doubt understand the frustrations of a lack of budget.  And with the economy becoming tighter, it will be survival of the fittest. So when it comes to marketing professionals we must become more resourceful with the already limited financial/manpower resources we have. 
Here are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/top-5-digital-marketing-tips-for-those-on-a-budget/</link>
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		<title>The cost of buying Australian property</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In addition to the purchase price, there are buying costs one should include in the total budget allocated to buying one&#8217;s home or investment real estate.
Your local Stamp Duties office can provide you with information on how much stamp duty you have to pay, how it is calculated and if you are entitled to a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/the-cost-of-buying-australian-property-2/</link>
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		<title>2009 Australian Digital Marketing Predictions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Digital Marketing Lab have been canvassing the web to bring you the hot digital predictions for 2009.
The Australian interactive media association has predicted that Australian businesses will spend $17.9B online in 2009.  The economic downturn is having a very positive effect on the industry as companies strive to find more cost effective marketing channels. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/2009-australian-digital-marketing-predictions/</link>
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		<title>Compliant Employment Contracts A Necessity For SMBs.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most businesses aren’t thinking about whether they have current contracts for their existing staff and think that it’s discretionary expenditure or time that they just can’t afford right now. That’s where they are so wrong. Workforce Guardian enables SMBs to create employment contracts in minutes that are always compliant with current Australian employment law.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/compliant-employment-contracts-a-necessity-for-smbs/</link>
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		<title>The Problem With Most Businesses!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The fundamental problem with most businesses is that they are often started or purchased by people who are good at what they do. Unfortunately being good at your profession is not enough to build a highly successful business. However, with the right business know how and support business owners can dramatically boost their business performance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/the-problem-with-most-businesses/</link>
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		<title>Employer Responsibility at Staff Christmas Parties - Are You Prepared?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the summer months stretch ahead, one thing is certain. Businesses are swinging into party mode and are in the midst of organising and enjoying end of year staff and client functions.   
When organising such events employers need to remind staff and clients to keep their behaviour in check – otherwise they could [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/employer-responsibility-at-staff-christmas-parties-are-you-prepared-2/</link>
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		<title>How To &#8220;Recession-Proof&#8221; Your Business!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Australia, like the rest of the world, is facing the probability of a recession next year due to the global financial meltdown. Consequently, many business owners fret that a recession will mean fewer customers and reduced sales as people limit their discretionary spending. Therefore, it&#8217;s critical for business owners to take steps NOW to minimise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/how-to-recession-proof-your-business/</link>
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		<title>New Fair Dismissal System for Small Business announced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Workplace Minister – Julia Gillard has announced the new process for unfair dismissals which includes special arrangements for small business which require a warning and time for the employee to change their behaviour. The changes are expected to come into effect in July 2009.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/new-fair-dismissal-system-for-small-business-announced/</link>
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		<title>Why you need a Code of Conduct at work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Changes to employment law mean that businesses of all sizes – big and small – are going under increased scrutiny to do right by their employees and stay within the law.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/why-you-need-a-code-of-conduct-at-work/</link>
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		<title>Advance Australia Fair!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to run the Aussie flag right up to the top of the flagpole and celebrate some of the really great home grown web sites that come right out of the lucky country!
I&#8217;ve been a tad &#8220;patriotic&#8221; on this issue since&#8230; well forever (or almost as long as I have been online) and have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/advance-australia-fair/</link>
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		<title>Don’t dismiss changes to unfair dismissal laws!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Adrienne Unkovich, MD, Workforce Guardian – Australia’s number one online employment relations service
In the last few weeks I have spent some time talking to with a wide range of SMB employers about the need to minimize their business risk in these challenging times.
In these discussions it has become clear that many employers don’t fully [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/dont-dismiss-changes-to-unfair-dismissal-laws/</link>
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		<title>Workplace Harassment – do you know what to do?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Workplace related harassment and bullying is a very real and worrying concern in Australia. Not only are we hearing of more instances in the media but sadly the outcome of some of these cases has been tragic.
Employers need to take action
While the reason for the growing number of harassment cases isn’t clear what is abundantly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/workplace-harassment-%e2%80%93-do-you-know-what-to-do/</link>
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		<title>10 things to think about before firing an employee&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Managing employees can be hard work particularly when an employee’s performance or behaviour is unsatisfactory. Poor performance impacts on everyone in the business and employers can’t afford to turn a blind eye or hope for the best. Importantly, a failure to deal with a performance issue can sometimes be viewed as implicit approval of the behaviour or problem in question.
When it comes to managing poor performance you need to work through the following steps to ensure a fair process and to stay on the right side of Australia’s employment law…]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/10-things-to-think-about-before-firing-an-employee/</link>
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		<title>Changes To National &#8220;Do Not Call&#8221; Register</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just received an email from the (Australian) Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy regarding a discussion paper they have just released regarding the &#8220;eligibility requirements for registration on the Do Not Call Register&#8221;
According to the email&#8230;
As a valued stakeholder, the Department would appreciate your views on this issue.
But me being the sceptical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/do-not-call-register-changes/</link>
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		<title>My Listing&#8217;s Gone&#8230; What Happened?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of our recent facelift, I outsourced the manual removal of some 1000+ small business listings to bring the site totally up to date and make it more consistent with what I feel my visitors expect to find.
There were four criteria used to &#8220;kill&#8221; these directory listings: Listings without a web site - I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/my-listings-gone-what-happened/</link>
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		<title>6 Reasons Businesses Don&#8217;t Sell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The six principle reasons businesses don&#8217;t sell.
	1 	Business is over priced
 A business will not sell if it is over priced. Research your local area or Industry to ascertain what the market will pay for your type of business.
 Some industries sell at 2 to 5 times the net profit, the higher the demand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/6-reasons-businesses-dont-sell/</link>
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		<title>How to Make A Painless Move to a New Web Host</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two things can go seriously wrong when you move to a new web hosting provider. Follow this simple guide to doing it without too many dramas. 
 Any move to a new hosting provider can mean huge losses to your business if things aren&#8217;t done correctly. Specifically:your web site doesn&#8217;t &#8220;behave&#8221; the way it should, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/how-to-make-a-painless-move-to-a-new-web-host/</link>
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		<title>Small Business Hub</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The SB Hub - an online forum dedicated to bringing small business owners together to network and exchange ideas in the convenience of your office or home. 
At ANZ, we support small business and understand the benefit you receive in talking to other small business owners. 
That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re offering our small business customers exclusive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/small-business-hub/</link>
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		<title>Add Your Articles To SBSN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Article marketing is an effective way to build back-links to your site and establish a good reputation for you name/business.
SBSN offers registered members the opportunity to submit items to two main sections on this site. They are the &#8220;Your News&#8221; and &#8220;Your Articles&#8221; sections.
All that&#8217;s required is to firstly register your website with us&#8230;
And then, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/add-your-articles-to-sbsn/</link>
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		<title>9 Steps To A Strategic Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On a scale of one to ten, having a good business strategy rates about a fifteen! 
No matter what kind of business you have &#8212; whether you sell products or a service, as the saying goes, &#8220;if you fail to plan, then you&#8217;re really planning to fail.&#8221; 
Creating a strategy can mean the difference between [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/9-steps-to-a-strategic-plan/</link>
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		<title>Choosing A Domain Name</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s world, we are constantly inundated with marketing messages. In his &#8220;The New Positioning,&#8221; Jack Trout states that the average person will have seen over 140,000 TV commercials by the time he or she reaches 18 years of age.
The Internet is surely no different. It&#8217;s literally filled with web sites that range from sheer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/choosing-a-domain-name/</link>
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		<title>Domain Names 101</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This page deals with the basic issues related to where your information is stored on the Internet - such things as web servers, hosting, domain names etc
Web Servers
For your business information to be seen on the Internet, it must live on a web server - a computer which &#8220;serves&#8221; up web pages to people to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/domain-names-101/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Know A Domain From A URL?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New to the Internet? Don&#8217;t know a domain name from a URL?
Our preliminary outline of what&#8217;s involved in doing business on the Internet is aimed at someone with little or no knowledge of the Internet.
The first step involves a very basic understanding of how the Internet is used&#8230;
1. YOU can use it to find out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/dont-know-a-domain-name-from-a-url/</link>
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		<title>The Business of Christmas!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I think of Christmas, I think parties, functions and holidays! But for a business owner, Christmas and the opportunities that arise at that time of the year should mean much, much more.
We all know that Christmas is fun, but have you ever thought of using it as an opportunity to improve your business and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/the-business-of-christmas/</link>
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		<title>How to say &#8220;No&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The most effective time saving strategy of all is the use of the word &#8220;No&#8221;.
Although not always possible to do so, you don&#8217;t have to offer a long winded explanation about why you can&#8217;t do something, and you&#8217;ll quickly find that the most effective time saving strategy of all is the use of the word [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/how-to-say-no/</link>
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		<title>Marketing Plan Basics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To expand your business, increase your market share or better understand your customers, you need a marketing plan.
If you are like most small to medium sized marketing owners you probably do not have a marketing plan, business plan or a budget.
A marketing plan and business plan are crucial elements to your exit strategy and will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/marketing-plan-basics/</link>
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		<title>Business Exit Strategies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A business exit strategy is about leaving your business on your terms.
Every business is bound to change hands sooner or later and if you wish to have it happen on your terms you need a plan to cover all circumstances, even on occasions that may be out of your control.
You should operate your business so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/business-exit-strategies/</link>
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		<title>Marketing Plan Format</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many formats for marketing plans and every company does it a little differently, but the outline that follows is a very complete format.
Using this format will produce a 30 to 40 page plan. Many companies prefer an abridged format that would yield a 10 to 20 page plan.Title page (for presentation purposes)
  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/marketing-plan-format/</link>
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		<title>Get Serious About Business Planning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is amazing that in today&#8217;s business world many business owners don&#8217;t have a business plan. How can they hope to succeed without one? A business plan is a crucial element to your business and will add value in so many ways.
Essentially there are five elements to a business plan: The Marketing Plan
 The Human [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/get-serious-about-business-planning/</link>
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		<title>Design Your Online Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Web site design has always been a fascinating area for me &#8212; not entirely in the realm of graphic design but also of flow, navigation, appearance, and content. I love to surf the web almost exclusively to learn about different feels and flavors. In the process of doing so, it amazes me to see how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/design-your-online-success/</link>
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		<title>Major Upgrade Underway For SBSN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For a web site that&#8217;s been online since 1997, you&#8217;d expect there to have been quite a few changes over the years. Surprisingly, there hasn&#8217;t really been the need to make that many changes&#8230; until now.
While fresh content has always been added &#8212; most of it &#8220;automatically&#8221; in the form of member listings and articles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/major-upgrade-for-sbsn/</link>
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		<title>Location, Location, Location</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s an old saying about choosing where to establish your business depends on these three criteria&#8230; but it&#8217;s one reason why many retailers choose to locate in large shopping malls.
But I&#8217;m not there&#8230; and I still get around 13,000 people every week visit my store.
I&#8217;m on the Mid North Coast of NSW in a small [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/location-location-location/</link>
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		<title>Limitations of The Internet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you can believe the mail that comes in every day offering &#8220;Great Work at Home&#8221; opportunities, it seems that anyone be successful on the Internet.
The simple answer is&#8230;. NOT everyone can do it, whether they&#8217;re plugged in to the Internet or not!
The key to running a successful home-based business is much more a personal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/limitations-of-the-internet/</link>
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		<title>Work From Home? Key Personal Issues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For anyone to work from home, there are many important issues you need to consider before taking the plunge. The main focus of this article is to do with the personal attributes you need to run a successful home based business.
Sure, you&#8217;ll need the phone, computer, desk, fax etc to carry out the work, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/work-from-home-key-personal-issues/</link>
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		<title>Pay Peanuts&#8230; and Waddya Get?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s an old saying, currently undergoing a resurgence in relation to what you can get from what is still a relatively new advertising medium.
Any SME (small to medium enterprise) has a virtual plethora of options to spend their advertising dollar on.
There&#8217;s green, pink, yellow, white and a dozen other types of big colour pages to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/pay-peanuts-and-waddya-get/</link>
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		<title>Does Your Child Know What a Credit Card Is?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a time of mass credit card debt, teaching children how to use plastic money is a task of key importance. Are your children ready for adult life full of credit card transactions or do they still believe credit card is a magic tool for getting free money?
Learn how to start credit card and finance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/children-and-credit-cards/</link>
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		<title>Earn Money with Rewards Credit Cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rewards credit cards can be beneficial both for credit card companies and for consumers. The situation with rewards drives profits for the credit card companies and it gives consumers something back for their credit card spending.
 Nowadays the majority of credit card companies offer several different rewards credit cards that people can apply for, including [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/earn-money-with-rewards-credit-cards/</link>
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		<title>Exit Strategies - Selling Your Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The most common exit strategy for a business owner is to sell the business to another person or company. This is usually done privately or through a broker.
One of the most challenging issues when selling a business is how to price the business so that you achieve your desired price and still meet market acceptance.
This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/exit-strategies-selling-your-business/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Internet Marketing Blunders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s sad that people are STILL making these simple mistakes in 2008. This article was originally written in the late 1990&#8217;s, and as part of our 2008 upgrade, I only had to edit out a few minor things for it to retain it&#8217;s relevance some 10 years on.
So what are the 10 Top Internet Marketing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/top-10-internet-marketing-blunders/</link>
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		<title>The Trading Teacher</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not all traders are fortunate enough to have a friend or relative, who happens to be a successful trader, to learn from. Like most traders, Marquez Comelab, author of book: The Part-Time Currency Trader, did not know anybody who could teach him, in person, how to trade. So he read books and attended seminars. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/the-trading-teacher/</link>
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		<title>New Zealand Working Holiday Scheme</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Zealand is set to massively increase the number of young Americans eligible to take part in the Working Holiday Maker Scheme from 1,000 to 5,000. 
 The New Zealand Working Holiday Scheme is a once in a lifetime opportunity that provides successful applicants with a visa that allows them to travel and work in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/new-zealand-working-holiday-scheme/</link>
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		<title>Web Site Costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What Price for a Web Site?
Talk to people about the Internet, and you&#8217;ll hear how some web sites can cost thousands&#8230; while others cost next to nothing. Confusing to say the least!
This article summarises most of the real &#8220;costs&#8221; involved in developing a web site and getting (and keeping) your business online.
If you want to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/web-site-costs/</link>
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		<title>How To Do Business On The Web</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Putting your business on the Internet is certainly not as simple as just &#8220;Whack up a web site&#8221; and watch the dollars roll in&#8230; There&#8217;s a lot more involved in establishing a successful on-line business presence.
If you are serious about getting a return for your on-line investment, or at least minimising your expenses (or losses), [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/how-to-do-business-on-the-web/</link>
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		<title>Promote Your Business OnLine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Helping people to effectively promote their small business online is the main reason we established SBSN&#8230;
Even way back then, in 1997, we saw that the small players were at a disadvantage in trying to attract traffic to their business web site.
Now, with several extra squillion web sites on the net, and the major search portals [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/promote-your-business/</link>
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		<title>Time Wasters - Unexpected Crises</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many &#8220;unexpected&#8221; problems disrupt or cancel our carefully planned work schedules.
Often, many of the crises that occur are only a crisis for someone else!!!
Often they have nothing to do with you, but you&#8217;re being asked to deal with it (see&#8230; they&#8217;re delegating the problem).
The best answer to coping with &#8220;unexpected&#8221; problems is to plan your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/time-wasters-crises/</link>
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		<title>Time Wasters - Delegation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Small business operators often have everything to do, and often do not have the luxury of delegating tasks to others.
Many have a business to run, by themselves.
No-one else can do it for us.
It is our baby! But there is still a lot of work that could be done by others that is often not delegated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/time-wasters-delegation/</link>
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		<title>Time Wasters - Meetings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The nature of small business means we often have to attend meetings or seminars for our own professional development, to update information, and to network. It is an essential part of the work we do.
Unfortunately it takes you away from work! Many meetings seem to be unnecessary, too long, or badly run. They seem [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/time-wasters-meetings/</link>
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		<title>Time Wasters - Unexpected Visitors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unexpected visitors are another major interruption you have to deal with. The nature of your job means you also have to expect this type of interruption where too many people simply &#8220;drop in&#8221; without prior notice or appointment.
How many times do they &#8220;drop in&#8221; for a chat, which turns into an extended visit? This is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/time-wasters-visitors/</link>
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		<title>Time Wasters - Telephone Interruptions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine you&#8217;ve just started on a particular job, probably after you had to really hound yourself to get started (it&#8217;s probably an unpleasant one - see Procrastination) and what happens&#8230; the phone rings&#8230;
No matter what you are doing at the time, you lunge to answer its beckoning ring!
Or you&#8217;re in the middle of a client [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/time-wasters-phone/</link>
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