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		<title>Business Planning: The Quadrant Approach</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2012/03/08/business-planning-the-quadrant-method/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, in my last post, I suggested that the traditional business plan might not be the most useful document.  Ok, actually, I torpedoed the traditional business plan.  BUT, as I said then, I do believe that every entrepreneur should plan their business. So, if the traditional, 50 page plan is a waste of time, what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Reasons Why You Don&#8217;t Need a Business Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2012/02/29/four-reasons-why-you-dont-need-a-business-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not that I don’t believe in planning.  I do.  But I don’t believe in business plans.  At least not the ones people traditionally spend an inordinate amount of time creating—instead of launching their business.  But, conventional business wisdom clearly disagrees with me.  In fact, conventional wisdom says that if you don’t write a business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nevada Nonsense: The TRUTH about Nevada LLCs</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/06/29/nevada-nonsense-the-truth-about-nevada-llcs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always get questions from folks wanting to know if they should set up a Nevada LLC or corporation because they’ve seen one on the internet or been to some seminar where they were told that they should form a Nevada company to avoid paying state income tax. Um…how shall I say this?  That’s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployed to Self-Employed: Get Your Hustle On!</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/06/23/unemployed-to-self-employed-get-your-hustle-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/06/23/unemployed-to-self-employed-get-your-hustle-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bootstrapping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Side-Launching]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some therapy you can take straight to the bank.  While you&#8217;re collecting your unemployment checks (or, if they&#8217;ve unfortunately run out) and you&#8217;re surfing every job posting website known to womankind, GET YOUR HUSTLE ON! I don&#8217;t mean that you should stop looking for a job (well, maybe I do, but that&#8217;s another post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bright Shiny Objects</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/06/10/bright-shiny-objects/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In less than a week, I have seen two separate, unrelated blog posts on &#8220;Bright Shiny Objects&#8221;.   I have learned that when I get messages, on the same topics, from unconnected sources, in a short time span, I need to sit up and pay close attention.  This post by Nicole Fende and this post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peer 2 Peer Lending: It&#8217;s Money in the Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/04/26/peer-2-peer-lending-its-money-in-the-bank/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/04/26/peer-2-peer-lending-its-money-in-the-bank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financing Your Small Business]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.traciellis.com/?p=852</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Women ask me everyday how to get financing for their business.  Bank loans have all but dried up for micro business enterprises, except those businesses (and their owners) who already have money, a pretty robust credit score, and a verifiable income stream from which to repay the loan. So what&#8217;s a girl to do if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Real Survival Game of Entrepreneurship</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2010/10/11/the-real-survival-game-of-entrepreneurship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2010/10/11/the-real-survival-game-of-entrepreneurship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Survival is not just a reality tv show.  When you&#8217;re an entrepreneur, survival is just plain reality.  And if you&#8217;re a new entrepreneur, the only rule of the survival game is making it through your first year. This blog post is a short, to the point, no fluff, guide to surviving your first year in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurs Do Not Need a Business Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2010/07/16/entrepreneurs-do-not-need-a-business-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2010/07/16/entrepreneurs-do-not-need-a-business-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.traciellis.com/?p=766</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a seat on the couch and get comfortable, because I&#8217;m about to bust open the conventional wisdom on starting a business.  Are you ready?  You DON&#8217;T NEED A BUSINESS PLAN. I know that goes against all that you&#8217;ve ever heard about starting your own business, but I&#8217;m serious.  Skip the business plan.  I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[Video] How to Start a Business: Part 9</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2010/05/20/how-to-start-a-business-part-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2010/05/20/how-to-start-a-business-part-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 04:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past month or so, I&#8217;ve been outlining the 10 steps to starting a business.  Today, we&#8217;re going to cover step #9.  Let&#8217;s talk about the good stuff.  This is what&#8217;s been keeping you up at night.  What you&#8217;ve spent all your time dreaming about.  This is the centerpiece of your entire business.  Your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Startups and Surety Bonds</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2010/02/12/startups-and-surety-bonds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2010/02/12/startups-and-surety-bonds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post written by Kevin Kaiser of Surety Bonds.com, where you can learn more about startups and surety bonds and read up on industry trends and updates at the Surety Bond Insider. Entrepreneurs have a host of issues to contend with on the path to starting their new business, from licenses and [...]]]></description>
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