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		<title>Small Business Checklist Summary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GBell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a list of 10 checklist items that every Small Business needs to think about.  While we did create a more detailed version of each, we are going to put them all in this post for easy access and readability.  This is for anyone looking to start a business in the new year or for anyone that has just started a business and wants more information on how to keep it going.  Below is our Small Business Checklist.  Click each item for the full article.]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Checklist Item # 10 – Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GBell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the internet ages and online marketing gets harder, companies need to now think about using social media as a marketing medium.  If your company is not using social media as a way to attract new customers, then you really need to think about starting.  Social Media outlets include blogs, twitter, facebook, you tube, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Checklist Item # 9 – Employees</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GBell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your company is at the stage where it needs to hire employees, you better take this stage very seriously.  You are going to be trusting people with the company that you build from the ground up, so you need to make sure that you take the proper steps in hiring the right individuals. First, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Checklist Item # 8 – Proper Profit Margins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GBell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[net margin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[profit margin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a simple task to accomplish, but we have spoken to many people that have started a business that never really looked into creating prices for their products or services that gave them a positive net margin.  We are sure that many of you have probably done this as your started your business, so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Checklist Item # 7 – Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GBell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[business insurance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[home business insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business checklist]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To insure or Not to Insure?  This is a good question, but the answer is simple&#8230;&#8230;Get insurance!  There are many of you out there that have not taken the time to look into good business insurance for whatever company you run.  This is a very important part of business to protect your investment.  We will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Checklist Item # 6 – Take Inventory or Dropship</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GBell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[business advice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business expansion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[online stores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shipping]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are asked about this more times than we can count.  Please note that this tip is really only dealing with companies that sell online, not really traditional retailers with brick and mortar stores.  This is an important discussion because it lays the foundation to how success you can be either online.  We will go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Checklist Item # 5 – Proper Forms and IDs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GBell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business license]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EIN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free business advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resale tax license]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales tax ID]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know that it can be exciting to start up a new company and get selling or have your ideas become reality.  The one thing that we ask is that you make sure that you have all the proper forms and certificates in order to sell properly.  Each state require a certain set of forms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Checklist Item # 4 – Business Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.imarkinteractive.com/general/startup/small-business-checklist-item-4-%e2%80%93-business-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.imarkinteractive.com/general/startup/small-business-checklist-item-4-%e2%80%93-business-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GBell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business advice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business plan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a step that many small businesses forget to do.  While a business plan is not really required to run your business, it is a very helpful tool.  If you do not know what a business plan is, it is simply a written format of how you want to run the business and what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Checklist Item # 3 – Business Structure</title>
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		<comments>http://www.imarkinteractive.com/general/startup/small-business-checklist-item-3-%e2%80%93-business-structure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GBell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Startup]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[business checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free business advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sole proprietor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so you have done your research and realize that your business idea is a viable one.  Now you need to look into how you want to structure your business.  There are 4 basic structures to choose from with variations within each structure.  The main thing that you need to think about are covered with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Checklist Item # 2 &#8211; Research</title>
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		<comments>http://www.imarkinteractive.com/general/startup/small-business-checklist-item-2-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GBell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We need to expand a little further on the Business name from yesterday. Please make sure that after you pick a business name, make sure you have the right to use it in your state. You can usually check this out with your Secretary of State website. Once you verify that you can get it, [...]]]></description>
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