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		<title>Contractors, Check This Out!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’re a contractor, here’s some important new information you need to know. The Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety (DOS), with regards to lead paint, has adopted new safety standards that apply to the renovation, repair, and painting (RRP) regulations. These amendments, effective July 9, 2010, apply to work in which more than 6 sq. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Before You Hit ‘Send’, Stop &amp; Think&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Myth: All emails and texts are safe and private. Fact: They are no longer private if a work-provided device is being used. On June 17th, the Supreme Court ruled that public employers now have the right to view messages being sent via a work-provided device, if there is suspicion that work rules are being violated. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://business-concepts.biz/before-you-hit-%e2%80%98send%e2%80%99-stop-think/</link>
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		<title>Prepare Now To Avoid a Data Disaster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Computer- $600; Anti-virus software- $100; Backup software and equipment- time &#38; money; Twenty years of pictures- priceless. For some reason we tend to trust our computers way too much with our priceless information. We load pictures, music, bank records, personal information, etc onto the machines thinking it’s all in safe keeping. Unfortunately, we forget that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small business owners: Did you get a postcard from the IRS that you probably threw out?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know that you may be eligible to claim a new credit on your 2010 tax return? Beginning the week of April 19th, small businesses should receive a postcard from the IRS. If you don’t get a postcard, check go to IRS.gov . This tax credit is designed to help small business owners like you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five tips to NOT losing control of your mind.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought to yourself, “Man, I wish I were better at multitasking! I’d get so much more accomplished.”? That seems to be the going thought these days. But with so many electronic intrusions, it’s not unreasonable to not be able to hold a thought in your head. Neuroscientist Robert Desimone, PhD. says that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Un-Stuck</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We tend to get in our own way. We struggle, get exhausted, and give up. ‘I don’t know what to do with my boss’, ‘I can’t hit my sales number’, or ‘I’m drowning in debt’. These are all phrases of someone who needs to be empowered. Falling into chaos and feeling stuck is similar to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Matters in Business Partnerships?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Step 3 of Becoming Partners is evaluating your values and how you handle conflict. Ask yourself these questions before you sign the lease and the partnership agreement! (Not in this order, please…) How similar are your values? Yes, yes, we know. You bring different things to the table, and what you are good at, your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So, you’ve Decided You Need A Business Partner?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, good, you’ve made it this far and could answer the questions in Part 1 (Do you need a Business Partner?) and decided “Yes” I want to be a partner. Now we get to the good stuff… “The Rest of the Story”. We suggest that each of the potential partners answer these questions in writing. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://business-concepts.biz/so-you%e2%80%99ve-decided-you-need-a-business-partner/</link>
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		<title>You Don’t Need a Partner Until You Need a Partner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you need a Business Partner? 3 Basic Questions to ask Before Incorporating Everyone wants a partner in business. Why? It seems like it could be more fun, easier, and that partners could fill the gap in skills that you don’t have. These are valid reasons. However, in the last 12 years of working with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://business-concepts.biz/you-don%e2%80%99t-need-a-partner-until-you-need-a-partner/</link>
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		<title>Business of the Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Business Concepts is proud to join the culturally relevant masses and finally have a business blog. This blog is going to be very specific around the topics that business owners and CEOs care about. I’ll apologize up front…there won’t be any cute discussions about our dogs or our employees’ kids. No, there is only one [...]]]></description>
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