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	<description>For Women SANE Enough to Start Their Business</description>
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		<title>The Portfolio Career</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2012/02/03/the-portfolio-career/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or, as a good friend of mine reminds me, it&#8217;s also called the &#8220;hustle&#8221;.  Your hustle, your portfolio career, whatever you call it.  The point is more and more women are building one.  Combining multiple streams of revenue to create a living. I do it.  I&#8217;m an attorney with an active law practice.  I also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I&#8217;m Raising My Fees in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/12/13/why-im-raising-my-fees-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s official.  Effective January 1, 2012, I’m raising my legal and coaching fees across the board.  I’ve spent the last two weeks poring over 2011’s financials and which goals I met and which goals I didn’t.  And it’s clear.  I didn’t make two of my 2011 goals.  I didn’t open as many new clients (or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raising Entrepreneurial Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/10/21/raising-entrepreneurial-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time, I often regret that I haven&#8217;t spent more deliberate time teaching and encouraging my two sons to be entrepreneurs.  I wonder if now that they&#8217;re 21 and 17, it&#8217;s too late.  So, this article from the Entrepreneurs&#8217; Organization blog caught my eye and piqued my interest. I like the suggestions on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 5 Legal Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: Part 5</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/09/30/the-top-5-legal-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make-part-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/09/30/the-top-5-legal-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make-part-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m sure that many of you who have read the previous four legal mistakes in this series are confidently (maybe even smugly?) sitting back saying to yourselves that you’ve never made the mistakes dealing with written agreements because you always use contracts…for vendors, clients, partners.  You name it.  You’ve got a contract.  But, I’m still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 5 Legal Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: Part 4</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/09/28/the-top-5-legal-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make-part-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/09/28/the-top-5-legal-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make-part-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking of partnerships, why do entrepreneurs insist on taking on partners without a written agreement?  For the life of me, I can’t figure that one out.  While there are many important provisions in a partnership (or operating or shareholder) agreement, one of the key provisions is what to do when one party wants out.  More [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 5 Legal Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: Part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/09/21/the-top-5-legal-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/09/21/the-top-5-legal-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the only ship that won’t sail?  A partnerSHIP.  Yes, it’s a bad joke, but the point is well-taken nonetheless.  Partnerships can be minefields to navigate.  And despite all the benefits of going into business with someone else, the truth is, there are some serious downsides.  One way to protect yourself is to avoid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 5 Legal Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/09/19/the-top-5-legal-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/09/19/the-top-5-legal-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.traciellis.com/?p=1278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the last post, we talked mistakes entrepreneurs make in selecting entities.  Now what?  You know the old saying: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.  But, when it comes to legal matters, a lot of entrepreneurs seem to think no prevention or cure is necessary, attorneys are definitely unnecessary and that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 5 Legal Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/09/07/the-top-5-legal-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/09/07/the-top-5-legal-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.traciellis.com/?p=1273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not you.  Other entrepreneurs/freelancers/contractors.  Of course, you don’t hesitate to consult with an attorney about launching, running or growing your business.  That’s just how you roll.  But those other folks just don’t see the value in paying an attorney to talk about this stuff.  To them, everybody knows how to decide what’s right from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HELP! (For Your Business)</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/09/02/help-for-your-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/09/02/help-for-your-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employees]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.traciellis.com/?p=1267</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Knowing when to hire help is critical for small business owners.  It doesn&#8217;t make sense to be penny wise and pound foolish (um, is that how the saying goes? I hope so!) by trying to save money and do everything yourself.  At some point, your business will suffer if you don&#8217;t get some help.  You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Micro-Entrepreneurs Need a Contract</title>
		<link>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/08/31/why-micro-entrepreneurs-need-a-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://www.traciellis.com/2011/08/31/why-micro-entrepreneurs-need-a-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Traci</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.traciellis.com/?p=1262</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let’s dispel a big misconception among small, home-based business owners such as freelancers and other “solopreneurs”.  The misconception is that these “itty bitty” business owners don’t need to use contracts or concern themselves with the “legal” side of business.  The reasons for this misconception are varied: My business is too small to bother with legal [...]]]></description>
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