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    <title>COSE COSE Home Business Network</title>
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      <title>Vacation and my Home Business</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/cose-member-networks/cose-home-business-network/vacation-home-business</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How can I take time off from my Home Based Business without losing customers?]]></description>
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      <title>My website</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/technology/developing-impl/website</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How do I regionalize my website?]]></description>
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      <title>Hedge Funds</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/finance/hedge-funds</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It's hard to get traditional bank loans these days...what are the pros and cons of using a hedge fund? ]]></description>
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      <title>Share your best practices for improving energy efficiency and cost savings from your office technology and IT equipment.</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/sustainability/share-your-best-practices</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Please reply here with your ideas and tips on how to save money and operate more efficiently by greening up your office technology and IT practices.]]></description>
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      <title>Exit Interviews</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/human-resources/workforce-recruitment/exit-interviews</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Should I conduct an exit interview when an employee resigns?]]></description>
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      <title>Hiring of Contractors</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/finance/keeping-track-your-business/hiring-contractors</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How do I avoid tax mistakes when hiring contractors? ]]></description>
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      <title>Grass roots marketing</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/marketing/tools-magnetic-marketing/grass-roots-marketing</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Any tips for doing grass roots marketing for marketing a service/program? What are some best practices, things to avoid, etc? ]]></description>
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      <title>Interviewing</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/human-resources/safe-hiring-practices/interviewing</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How do you interview to make a better hire?]]></description>
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      <title>Company websites</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/marketing/company-websites</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Does a web site’s visual design really matter? ]]></description>
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      <title>Being Invaluable to Customers/Clients</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/marketing/customer-retention/being-invaluable-customersclients</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How do you become invaluable to your clients/customers?]]></description>
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      <title>Upcoming Networking Events</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Let's start a list of upcoming networking events that can help us practice our skills and meet new people. While we can network at all kinds of events, we'll limit this list to those that focus on networking primarily. If you have an event to share, send]]></description>
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      <title>Getting family members to recycle</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/sustainability/getting-family-members</link>
      <description><![CDATA[What are some tactics to get family members to start recycling? I am the only person in the house who rinses my items out and then puts them in the blue bag. My city will take Plastic 1 & 2, glass and aluminum in the same bag at curbside recycling. ]]></description>
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      <title>Technology and a Recession(?)</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/technology/business-techno/technology-recession</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Recession: How can technology help grow my business?]]></description>
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      <title>Responses to "Launching an email marketing program with no list of emails"</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/marketing/marketing-tips-/responses-launching-email</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Read the full article at: www.cosemindspring.com/marketing/marketing-tips-/launching-email ]]></description>
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      <title>How do you make the most use of professional networking groups?</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(A COSE MindSpring reader called me with this question. Here's a summary of the conversation we had.) * I use professional networking groups to network, meet people who could potentially influence decisions with their employers on bringing in outside]]></description>
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      <title>How often should I update my strategic plan?</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/small-business/implementing-ev/often-should-update-strategic</link>
      <description><![CDATA[I am a small home business with no employees and realize that I need an updated strategic plan. Is there a model or format that I could use and modify for my own use? Since I am only accountable to myself, I am looking for a way in which to create a quick]]></description>
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      <title>60 second pitch</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How do you make a 60 second sales pitch?]]></description>
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      <title>Target Markets</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/sales-networking/target-markets</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How do I define my target market? Some simple steps/process to help me define better.]]></description>
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      <title>Tough Economic Times</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/sales-networking/tough-economic-times</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How do you grow your business in a tough economy?]]></description>
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      <title>Social Networking</title>
      <link>http://www.cosemindspring.com/discussion/marketing/social-networking</link>
      <description><![CDATA[How can I use Social Networking to Grow My Business? What are good things to know, things to avoid?]]></description>
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