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	<title>Rapinby &#187; Strategic Plans</title>
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		<title>Is &#34;Plan B&#34; Ready?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business owners and entrepreneurs are, by nature, risk takers and adventurers.  If we didn\&#8217;t have that optimism gene floating around, not much of any progress would ever get done.  But every so often the adventurous get in trouble.
They plan a new venture  perhaps a new product, service, expansion into new geography  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating &#34;Sticky&#34; Competitive Advantage And The Problem With Benchmarks</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/creating-sticky-competitive-advantage-and-the-problem-with-benchmarks.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently listened to an interview about creating a competitive edge that is sustainable in a highly competitive environment. The crux of the interview was that when confronted with a great struggle for competitive superiority, business leaders often focus on areas of their business to make changes that can be easily duplicated by the competition. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Purpose-Profit Paradox</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/the-purpose-profit-paradox.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the reason for a company\&#8217;s existence is just profit, they won\&#8217;t be very profitable. Eventually the company probably won\&#8217;t even exist. The dollar sign isn\&#8217;t a cause. It doesn\&#8217;t stir the soul. Operating margins and returns on investment don\&#8217;t excite and inspire. As an ultimate objective on its own, the pursuit of profits is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Great Plains Implementation: Pharmaceutical Corporation Specifics - overview</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/microsoft-great-plains-implementation-pharmaceutical-corporation-specifics-overview.php</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains serves mid-size and large clients in horizontal and vertical markets.  Historically Great Plains Software was encouraging ISV partner to write third party modules and later on  Great Plains Software had a chance to select the product for incorporation into their core set of modules: Manufacturing, Project Accounting, Purchase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Relationships, Part II</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/strategic-relationships-part-ii.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/strategic-relationships-part-ii.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Revenue Generation Part 1, we discussed the merits of taking a more strategic approach to sales, forming collaborative long-term partnerships rather than simply generating revenues on a more ad hoc basis. With the focus on the wholesale or distributor segment, we suggested that in the eyes of the end-user whether that was a business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Critical Facts to Put On the Cover of Your Business Plan&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/10-critical-facts-to-put-on-the-cover-of-your-business-plan.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/10-critical-facts-to-put-on-the-cover-of-your-business-plan.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In most business plans, no matter how striking the idea, the covers are \r critically important. The majority of investors may flip to the executive \r summary, if they get past the cover, when deciding whether or not they \r are interested. Exactly like the front page of a daily newspaper, a business \r plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Foundations - Setting Strong Foundations for More Business</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/business-foundations-setting-strong-foundations-for-more-business.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/business-foundations-setting-strong-foundations-for-more-business.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you start making those calls and seeing more clients, you must be fully prepared to get the business. Although you may be eager to close more sales, there are several things to take care of before youre on your way to achieving your sales goals.
Imagine building your dream house. The first thing you would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing Your Business For January</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/preparing-your-business-for-january.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/preparing-your-business-for-january.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Worry About January During the Holiday Season?
Over the first couple of weeks of December, I have been in meetings and had telephone discussions with clients who have no interest in targeting their promotional efforts for the holiday season.  They have, instead, chosen to focus their efforts on promoting websites during the month of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Planning Coaching Tip - Plan Is Not A Dirty Four Letter Word</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/strategic-planning-coaching-tip-plan-is-not-a-dirty-four-letter-word.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/strategic-planning-coaching-tip-plan-is-not-a-dirty-four-letter-word.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many business people have really bad attitudes about strategic planning even though they believe that strategy is probably a good thing. This is consistent in that most people do not plan their lives less alone their businesses. Plan is really a hidden dirty 4 letter word.
However before the word plan is the word strategy. So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relocating in Northern Ireland</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/relocating-in-northern-ireland.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/relocating-in-northern-ireland.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Value for money, a co-operative, skilled and enthusiastic workforce keen to see investors doing well, have combined to make Northern Ireland an attractive option for both public and private sector relocations. Its an equalling appealing choice for the kind of internationally mobile, high skills level individuals who are considering a move.
This region, once marred by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wants Interests and Needs</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/wants-interests-and-needs.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/wants-interests-and-needs.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this lesson I want to talk about the importance of drawing out a prospects Wants Interests and Needs or their W.I.N.s\&#8217;. Knowing the W.I.N.s\&#8217; of your leads can give you a huge advantage when it\&#8217;s time to make an offer.
One reason getting this information is important is because it can save you alot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exit Strategies For Your Business</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/exit-strategies-for-your-business.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/exit-strategies-for-your-business.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Successful business owners are those who, along with a business plan, have an exit strategy ready to be sure to get back the money invested plus the returns.
There are several exit strategies for businesses. Some are planned by successful business owners to make more money out of the company; others are due to circumstances over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Exit Planning and Strategic Tax Planning to Save Income Taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/strategic-exit-planning-and-strategic-tax-planning-to-save-income-taxes.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/strategic-exit-planning-and-strategic-tax-planning-to-save-income-taxes.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your partner, Uncle Sam, through the federal income tax and his State and Local Tax buddies (lovingly called your \&#8221;Tax Partners\&#8221;) are excited about getting their share of your business profits (and salary income) right about now.  If you are like most business owners you are focused on legally reducing your contribution through strategic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Easy Ways To Know Thy Competitor</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/three-easy-ways-to-know-thy-competitor.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/three-easy-ways-to-know-thy-competitor.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you hear what your competitor is doing?  This question has caused many business people to freeze in their tracks.  How about you?  Does your sales team know what your competitors are doing?  And if a prospect was to ask them, give me 10 unique reasons why I should buy from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business and Investment Strategies</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/business-and-investment-strategies.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/business-and-investment-strategies.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spending over $1 million dollars during a 12 month period is quite an investment for any company or organization.  The government of Queensland is planning to spend over $1 million over a 12 month period to boost business through direct investment.
The campaign which the Queensland government has begun includes several TV, Radio, Newspaper, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Strategies That Guarantee Your Business Will Rise Above the Competition</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/the-strategies-that-guarantee-your-business-will-rise-above-the-competition.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/the-strategies-that-guarantee-your-business-will-rise-above-the-competition.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most businesses are not only looking for ways to pull in new customers to their establishments, they want to know how to make more money off of their existing clients.  It doesn\&#8217;t matter if you have been in business for years and have a client base that reaches into the thousands or if you\&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Temperature Protection for Overhead Crane Festoon Cables</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/high-temperature-protection-for-overhead-crane-festoon-cables.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/high-temperature-protection-for-overhead-crane-festoon-cables.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Problem
When an overhead crane is employed in severe environments such as transporting ladles from a meltshop to a con-caster in a steel mill there is an enormous potential for heat, flames, ash or molten splash to severely damage electrical cables (or series of cables) thus crippling the crane.  This translates into unscheduled maintenance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Much is Your Business Worth? (Basics of Valuation)</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/how-much-is-your-business-worth-basics-of-valuation.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/how-much-is-your-business-worth-basics-of-valuation.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered how external business consultants and valuation experts manage to attach a value to a business that you and your employees in most probability understand better? In a few weeks they come up with a price tag for a business that you have invested several years of your career in. Whether you are part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Specialty Equipment Marketability and Feasibility Evaluations Pre-Launch; Case Study</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/specialty-equipment-marketability-and-feasibility-evaluations-pre-launch-case-study.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/specialty-equipment-marketability-and-feasibility-evaluations-pre-launch-case-study.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When evaluating specialty equipment market niches the manufacturer must determine what the unit will sell for in the industry sector and do a complete evaluation prior to launching the product or developing a marketing plan. Part of marketing is determining price. Now then lets look at a case study; this one in the carwash sector. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Balanced Scorecard Strategy Map</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/balanced-scorecard-strategy-map.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/balanced-scorecard-strategy-map.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the help of balanced scorecard strategy map, it is very easy to design the organization goals and build business strategies. Balance scorecard and strategy map are interrelated with each other. Strategies map is the foundation to design business strategies or perspective.  Using strategy map, you can design the strategies and using balanced scorecards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Ready To Go International?</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/are-you-ready-to-go-international.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/are-you-ready-to-go-international.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although North Americans were the dominant population on the Internet, that has now changed, and the rest of the world has caught up rapidly. And while English is still the most widely used Internet language, it\&#8217;s not the language of choice for many, many Internet users.
So are YOU ready to communicate in this international medium? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lean, Mean Business Machine</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/lean-mean-business-machine.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/lean-mean-business-machine.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lean manufacturing focuses primarily on eliminating the seven major wastes, which are waiting time, motion, scrap, inventory, over-production, transportation and over-processing. Lean manufacturing\&#8217;s main keys are the following:
Perfect first-time  quality - quest for zero defects, revealing &#038; solving problems at the source, waste  minimization - eliminating all non value adding activities &#038; safety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategy Implementation - What Makes Good Ideas Take Root?</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/strategy-implementation-what-makes-good-ideas-take-root.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/strategy-implementation-what-makes-good-ideas-take-root.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEEDS OF CHANGE
Despite enthusiastic beginnings, many well-intended plans never translate into action, and an even larger number lose momentum along the way. What enables good ideas and plans to take root? As a business coach, advocate and facilitator of strategic planning I have observed certain patterns when projects succeed and others when they stall. Intrigued, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Having a Cleaning Business Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/having-a-cleaning-business-plan.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/having-a-cleaning-business-plan.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are planning to enter the carpet cleaning business, you will need a good business plan. A good business plan is the reason why some businesses emerge successful. A good plan must keep you from spending too much on business expenses and at the same time make you more money. A few tips that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Off Without a Business Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/taking-off-without-a-business-plan.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/taking-off-without-a-business-plan.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you board a plane with no particular destination in mind?
If so, then feel free to build your small business without a business plan because you\&#8217;ll end up where ever the pilot chooses to take you.
As much logic as \&#8221;airline travel without a destination\&#8221; has, it probably won\&#8217;t convince you to create a business plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Development Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/business-development-strategy.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/business-development-strategy.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The goal of any business development strategy should be new business or better business.  For those who offer products or services online a business development strategy that works can be invaluable.  Whether you sell B2C or B2B a solid business development strategy can become as common to you as breathing.  However, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write A Business</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/how-to-write-a-business.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/how-to-write-a-business.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knowing how to effectively write a business plan is important if you want to get financing to support your business.  Yet knowing how to write a business plan will also help you define specific issues that will define how you do business in the beginning and as your business grows.  There are very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Plan Basics #2</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/business-plan-basics-2.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/business-plan-basics-2.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A business plan serves as your personal playbook for your own business.  This written document serves to identify your goals and lay out your method of attack for achieving each one.  Writing a business plan is essential to the success of any size of business, from major corporation to budding entrepreneurship.  Many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovation in the Organization</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/innovation-in-the-organization.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/innovation-in-the-organization.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First and foremost you must foster an environment where new ideas are encouraged and rewarded. Middle management must be agents of positive change and transformation by learning to listen to their staff for new ideas. General Patton used to say that the morale of your troops comes directly from the morale of their leaders. Therefore, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trend Shifts Drive Profits - But Is New Information Static or an Important Statistic?</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/trend-shifts-drive-profits-but-is-new-information-static-or-an-important-statistic.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/trend-shifts-drive-profits-but-is-new-information-static-or-an-important-statistic.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Profits flow like water over Niagara Falls when you have the benefit of irresistible forces and powerful trends. But when is a drop of water the start of such a stream and when it is it just a drop of water?
Like static heard on a radio during a passing thunderstorm, some random events will always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Have Role Confusion in Your Business?</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/do-you-have-role-confusion-in-your-business.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/do-you-have-role-confusion-in-your-business.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the book Its Not the Big that Eat the Small, but Its the Fast that Eat the Slow, the authors revealed that the majority of executives and business owners spend less than 15 minutes a day working on their business.  Their time is devoted to fighting yesterday\&#8217;s and today\&#8217;s fires.
Think about last week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Strategy Without Losing Your Customers - Three Vital Steps to Refining Your Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/changing-strategy-without-losing-your-customers-three-vital-steps-to-refining-your-strategy.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/changing-strategy-without-losing-your-customers-three-vital-steps-to-refining-your-strategy.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Eagle Outfitters and Wet Seal Stores have issued statements about company turnarounds needed to cut sales loses.  This kind of story occurs far too often: a business disconnects from their customers because the company either wants to sell to a larger customer base or they want to upgrade to a more prestigious look.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Chief Cause of Business Failure &#38; Success</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/the-chief-cause-of-business-failure-success.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/the-chief-cause-of-business-failure-success.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business rises and falls on leadership. According to business guru, Brian Tracy, Leadership is the most important single factor in determining business success or failure in our competitive, turbulent, fast-moving economy. Still not convinced? Based on a study by Jessie Hagen of the US Bank, here are the main reasons why businesses fail:
 Poor Business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Great Plains in Aerospace &#38; Defense industries - implementation &#38; customization highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/microsoft-great-plains-in-aerospace-defense-industries-implementation-customization-highlights.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/microsoft-great-plains-in-aerospace-defense-industries-implementation-customization-highlights.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Great Plains fits horizontal markets clientele and in case of Aerospace and Defense industry well talk about contractors  parts and subsystems for government contracts.  We do not necessarily talk about large corporation, however models described could be implemented for large publicly traded company.  As a rule  market is represented by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Roadmap to Success</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/your-roadmap-to-success.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/your-roadmap-to-success.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a scale of one to ten, having a good business strategy rates about a fifteen!
Creating a strategy can mean the difference between you working 60 to 80 hours a week all year long &#8212; and then breaking even, or worse, losing money.
A plan is your roadmap; you would rarely take a road trip with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making a Business Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/making-a-business-plan.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/making-a-business-plan.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making a business plan for the growth and development of the business is not an exercise solely for profit maximization. It is a mission statement and must incorporate the moral principles that are indispensable for sustaining a healthy public image of the firm.
The business development plan validates the purpose of the firms existence and also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Balanced is Your Score Card?</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/how-balanced-is-your-score-card.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/how-balanced-is-your-score-card.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more organizations are to measure their performance.
Kaplan and Norton have provided the concept of the Balanced Score Card. They found that traditional accounting methods concentrated too much on the current companys financial situation, whereas strategies needed an approach that couldn\&#8217;t be financially managed by observing existing accounting principles.
The construction they applied was &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Strategic Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/the-strategic-plan.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/the-strategic-plan.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses are not scale models of big businesses; they are characterized by resource poverty and dependence on a fairly localized market.  Their greater vulnerability to the consequences of a lack of focus stresses the importance of their strategic plan.
The strategic plan defines the company\&#8217;s \&#8221;competitive edge,\&#8221; that collection of factors that sets the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Own A Child Daycare</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/own-a-child-daycare.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/own-a-child-daycare.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to own a child daycare, one tough decision that you need to make when putting up a home daycare is your schedule. How many hours each day you will be open?  When should you serve meals and snacks? How would you plan your day? What are the activities that you should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Business Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/strategic-business-planning.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/strategic-business-planning.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strategic Business Planning generally focuses on a particular product, service or program. Chalking out, maintaining and upgrading a Strategic Business Plan is essential for any business (including successful and growing businesses).
Essentially, a Strategic Business Plan is, theoretically, a no-holds-barred, can-do approach to success. It calculates every imaginable variable, and accounts for it. It attempts to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Results Begins by Developing a Compelling Vision to Communicate Why You Are In Business</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/business-results-begins-by-developing-a-compelling-vision-to-communicate-why-you-are-in-business.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/business-results-begins-by-developing-a-compelling-vision-to-communicate-why-you-are-in-business.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a construction site, three masons were working.  Each one was busy with a trowel, cement and bricks. A passer-by went up to the first one, who looked very bored and asked him what he was doing. \&#8221;I am laying bricks,\&#8221; he said sullenly.
The passer-by then approached the second man who looked somewhat more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Critical Factors Jump Start</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/strategic-critical-factors-jump-start.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/strategic-critical-factors-jump-start.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here\&#8217;s a curious question: Do all your daily efforts push your business towards your objectives?
For most businesses, the answer is no - executives and employees spend a fair amount of time doing things which don\&#8217;t really make the business more successful. When you stop to consider it, there are only generally a limited number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Continuation Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/business-continuation-planning.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/business-continuation-planning.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a business owner, much of your wealth is probably tied to your business. While that may help the business grow, it may also create severe liquidity problems for your beneficiaries when you die. The value of your business will be included in your estate. How will your beneficiaries get the liquidity necessary to pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top Ten Rules of Effective Networking</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/the-top-ten-rules-of-effective-networking.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/the-top-ten-rules-of-effective-networking.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us are discouraged by the networking events that we go to.  We feel swamped by people just looking to get money from us, and we rarely feel as though the event was worth our time.
Yet networking should be one of the best ways to bring in new business.  The key is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding The True Cost Of Corporate Office Space</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/understanding-the-true-cost-of-corporate-office-space.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/understanding-the-true-cost-of-corporate-office-space.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do I assess my true office accommodation costs?
We have been asked by a number of clients to help them identify the true cost of an office or location. Here is a guide to the factors you should consider to assess total accommodation costs.
The UK Department of Trade and Industry commissioned a report into remote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Describing Intellectual Property in Your Business Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.rapinby.com/describing-intellectual-property-in-your-business-plan.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.rapinby.com/describing-intellectual-property-in-your-business-plan.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most companies that are worthy of raising venture capital have proprietary Intellectual Property (IP). In fact, the quality of the IP and the management team are often the two most important aspects of a venture capitalists investment decision. The challenge that many ventures face, however, is that most investors will not sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Project Risks (Part 3): How to Quickly Assess Potential Pitfalls</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being optimistic is a wonderful thing, but being overly optimistic &#8212; in the face of unrealistic odds &#8212; can sabotage a project\&#8217;s success. Over-optimism abounds when people view every project as a \&#8221;must-win\&#8221; effort while failing to flag potential problems. In Part 2 of this series, we identified 10 types of risks related to choosing, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PCI Compliance Builds Information Security</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a set of 12 requirements that any merchant who stores, processes, or transmits sensitive information must conform to.  This PCI compliance was designed to increase the level of information security and, as such, the consumer confidence in making those kinds of transactions.
Information security is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Steps to Building a Successful Business</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is nothing more exciting than taking the entrepreneurial plunge and building your own business.  It is a rare combination of anxiety, excitement, and a little bit of all in Texas Holdem.
One of the consistent pursuits for businesses is more customers.  Without customers, frankly, there is no business.  However, once a business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Calculate Your Break-Even Point and How to Use It</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Definition of Break-Even:
The Break-Even point in sales volume is defined as:
That point in sales volume, or revenue, where direct costs have been recovered, fixed overhead expenses have been absorbed and where profit begins.
We can relate Break-Even Point to the information in our financial statements, particularly the Income Statement. The Income Statement should be organized into [...]]]></description>
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