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		<title>Happen Business announce the release of Jim2 Business Engine v3.2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sydney, Australia – 30 November 2011 –  Happen Business today announced the release of enterprise resource planning and business accounting software Jim2 Business Engine version 3.2. With over 50 major enhancements, the most outstanding and revolutionary new feature is full email integration, ticketing and helpdesk &#8211; totally unique to Jim2 &#8211; bringing a powerful new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/happen-business-announce-the-release-of-jim2-business-engine-v3-2/</link>
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		<title>Unfortunately&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some auto article spam bot software found me&#8230; and has meant that I have been subjected to literally hundreds of automated article submissions which were, obviously, not wanted. This has meant a BIG cleanup of pretty much ALL the people who may have registered as being interested in submitting articles for publication here&#8230; and without [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/unfortunately/</link>
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		<title>Rogue security threats in small business and how to deal with it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An emerging threat for standalone computers is known as scareware, and otherwise known as rogue software, pretending to be an antivirus program. Once it launches onto your system it quickly spreads to take over the system and is known to disable many major AV programs with ease. The reason why your favourite AV program does [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/rogue-security-threats-in-small-business-and-how-to-deal-with-it/</link>
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		<title>OnLine Marketing For Local Businesses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A question which often plagues local small business operators is &#8220;Why do I need to go on the Internet? I mean&#8230; what&#8217;s the point of having a web site when my customers are only locals?&#8221; Sure.. the Internet is a &#8220;global&#8221; beast&#8230; but the reality is that your &#8220;local&#8221; website will never receive enough traffic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/online-marketing-for-local-businesses/</link>
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		<title>What Kind of Small Business Should You Start</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Deciding to set up your own small business is a very important decision that you have taken to move ahead in life. Given below are a few guidelines that will not only help you understand what kind of business opportunity should you start but also how to make it successful. Every business starts with an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/what-kind-of-small-business-should-you-start/</link>
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		<title>Common GST mistakes to watch out for</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The year 2010 marks a decade since GST first appeared on the tax landscape. It may not be an anniversary that warrants cake and bubbly, but certainly serves as an occasion to take a look at what doesn&#8217;t seem to be working so well with businesses and the GST system. Small business has by and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/common-gst-mistakes-to-watch-out-for/</link>
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		<title>Diagnose the source of your cash flow problems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The major reason for small business failure is the lack of cash. For a business to be successful you need to discover and address the underlying causes for the poor cash flow. Trying to fix poor cash flow without diagnosing the cause is the same as the doctor trying to treat a disease without knowing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/diagnose-the-source-of-your-cash-flow-problems/</link>
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		<title>Essential Business Tax Deductions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve got to spend money to make money, right? And if you spend it to produce &#8216;assessable&#8217; income, then your business will usually be entitled to a tax deduction. There are of course the deft and nifty tax deductions that some are on the lookout for, but in reality there are quite legitimate, not-to-be-forgotten deductions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/essential-business-tax-deductions/</link>
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		<title>Shared Hosting or Reseller Hosting &#8211; Which Do You Choose?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The vast majority of cPanel web hosting companies offer &#8220;shared&#8221; hosting as the default for people looking for web hosting. So how &#8220;useful&#8221; is this for a business, especially if you want to have MORE than just one web site? Well let&#8217;s look at the options with that cheap (around $10/mth) single user shared hosting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/shared-hosting-or-reseller-hosting-which-do-you-choose/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Biggest Worry with Your Web Server?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re in business online, then your web server IS your business. So are you worried about something going wrong with it? You should be, because if something stuffs up there, it could see your business offline for several days or maybe even weeks, depending on the issue! So what worries you? And what are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/whats-your-biggest-worry-with-your-web-server/</link>
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		<title>Google Keyword Tool Changes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed the new interface to the Google Adwords Keyword Tool? The new version came out of beta testing just a few days ago at the end of August, and I am surprised people haven&#8217;t been whinging about it vehemently! I &#8220;noticed&#8221; the change when I tried last night to do some keyword research [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/google-keyword-tool-changes/</link>
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		<title>10 Tips for Selecting a Credit Card Payment Processor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Accepting credit cards for your online business is a must for modern business survival. The competition is fierce, and many consumers prefer to pay for purchases with their credit or debit cards versus cash. As consumers migrate towards a cashless society, business owners must realize that credit cards can increase their sales revenue when compared [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/10-tips-for-selecting-a-credit-card-payment-processor/</link>
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		<title>How Much Is An Online Business Really Worth?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So&#8230; you want to buy (or perhaps even sell) an existing online business? How do you work out what it is really worth? When is the selling price reasonable, or way over the mark? Find out what is really important when it comes to deciding what an online business is worth. Recently I received a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/how-much-is-an-online-business-really-worth/</link>
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		<title>When Do You Need A Workplace Lawyer?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Running a small or medium sized business in Australia? Find out when and why you should engage a workplace lawyer or solicitor for your business.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/when-do-you-need-a-workplace-lawyer/</link>
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		<title>Work from Home Jobs Australia: Small Business Management Ideas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When working from home, entrepreneurs and marketers know that an image that projects professionalism makes a lot of difference. This is particularly true when a home business is trying to stand out and compete with more established business entities. Professionalism helps project a more reliable image and bring in more customers. Ready to promote an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/work-from-home-small-business-management-australia/</link>
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		<title>New accommodation site giving away free nights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Win two nights accommodation including breakfast at a Metro Hotel, Apartment, Resort or Inn of your choice! Accommodation Plus is a new exciting online hotel booking service for Australia and New Zealand that promises best prices on your hotel bookings &#8211; Guaranteed! To mark the launch of the new site the team at Accommodation Plus [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/new-accomodation-site-giving-away-nights/</link>
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		<title>Buying a Business: How to avoid nasty surprises</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking to buy a business the term &#8216;due diligence&#8217; should be familiar. Due diligence is the process of thoroughly investigating the business to substantiate the claims made by the vendor (and broker) and ensuring that the business is sound. Generally, you will need 5-9% of the sale price available for due diligence. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/buying-a-business-how-to-avoid-nasty-surprises/</link>
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		<title>Work from Home Marketing Ideas: How to Implement a Successful Email Marketing Strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Email marketing can be greatly beneficial to your home business, but only if you know what to do. In choosing which strategies to implement, you need to focus on what’s simple, effective, and you work on immediately. Here are a few tips to get you started on your home business email marketing campaigns. It’s Not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/work-from-home-marketing-ideas-successful-email-marketing-strategy/</link>
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		<title>Email Marketing Rules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Email can be one of the most powerful and cost effective forms of marketing for small to medium business. But there is more to email marketing than crafting the right message. Since October last year the Federal Court has imposed penalties totalling $22.46 million for spamming; a dramatic reminder for businesses to comply with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/email-marketing-rules/</link>
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		<title>How do credit cards work?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Credit cards are a convenient consumer finance product, providing a mechanism for you to purchase goods online, and serving as a cash flow tool. Read this general overview explaining exactly how credit cards work.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/how-does-a-credit-card-work/</link>
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		<title>Are Refunds Really Necessary?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sales might have been down this Christmas. But one thing is for certain – a good number of people received presents they don&#8217;t want, that don&#8217;t fit, that aren&#8217;t the right colour, or that they&#8217;ve now got two of. If they don&#8217;t try selling their unwanted presents on e-bay they will probably try for a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/are-refunds-really-necessary/</link>
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		<title>The Difference Between SEO and SEM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you really understand the difference between Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM)? Here’s a “simple” explanation of what can be a difficult area to understand. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) SEO is the process of improving a web site&#8217;s placement in the free listings of the search engines like Google, Yahoo!, MSN/Bing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/the-difference-between-seo-and-sem/</link>
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		<title>Web Design Mistakes To Avoid Like The Plague</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked to list the top things web designers should really try to avoid when they are creating a web site. So this list is what I came up with (off the top of my currently balding head), and which I now try to explain these aspects in some more detail&#8230; 1. First [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/web-design-mistakes-to-avoid-like-the-plague/</link>
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		<title>Which Web Stats Do You Believe?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most hosting &#8220;control panels&#8221; (should) provide web site owners with access to at least one statistics program to analyse their web site traffic. If you&#8217;ve got cPanel hosting, chances are you&#8217;ve got access to at least two or three different analytics programs, including Analog, Awstats and Webalizer. Many webmasters also use third party programs like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/which-web-stats-do-you-believe/</link>
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		<title>Essential Work from Home Time Management Tools for Small Businesses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Without effective time management, your small business can: a) lose clients, b) lose sales and therefore, profits, c) become an inefficient venture and d) be considered as a total waste of your efforts and… well, time. So, what essential time management tools can you use to create a more streamlined and efficient small business? Start [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/essential-work-from-home-time-management-tools-for-small-businesses/</link>
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		<title>Starting a Work From Home Business: Is Working with Family or Friends the Right Strategy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s great to invite your friends over for dinner and have your family over for Christmas, and it’s certainly nice to get advice from your friends and be constantly comforted by your family. But are you willing to allow them to work beside you every day, plan things out with you, work out strategies to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/starting-a-work-from-home-business/</link>
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		<title>30 Day Smart Business Workshops &#8211; Sept 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the 30 days of September 2009, nine leading specialists, recognised and respected in their field will divulge their deepest secrets, tips and advice for small business owners to build success in their business. From the 1st September until 29th September, every Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm till 9pm at The Space (99 Crown Street, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/30-day-smart-business-workshops-sept-2009/</link>
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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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 expo will [...]]]></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 by CAD [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/anz-hosts-sydney-small-business-workshop/</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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 &#8211; 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 [...]]]></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! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/there-are-only-two-ways-to-make-money-online/</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 &#8211; i.e. I can take it anywhere I go (assuming 3G coverage is available) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/wireless-broadband-in-regional-australia/</link>
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		<title>Top Ten Tips &#8211; Get your unpaid invoices PAID!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting your customers unpaid invoices paid &#8211; 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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/profit-is-not-cash/</link>
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		<title>Marketing In The Downturn &#8211; 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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 &#8211; recently a featured writer in Site Pro News &#8211; 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, there [...]]]></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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/marketing-in-the-downturn-%e2%80%93-part-1/</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 5 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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>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>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>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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/advance-australia-fair/</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 [...]]]></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 &#8211; [...]]]></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, and [...]]]></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 &#8211; 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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 &#8211; 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 &#8211; a computer which &#8220;serves&#8221; up web pages 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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ozsmallbiz.net/location-location-location/</link>
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