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		<title>Success &amp; Motivation: What Entrepreneurs Should NOT Do</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across a great piece from Mark Cuban&#8217;s blog that demonstrates an example of what NOT to do when presenting an idea for a business. While people may view Mark Cuban solely as a crazy owner of the Dallas Mavericks who will spend anything on his players and has no quams about running onto the court [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttea.org/exchange/success-motivation-what-entrepreneurs-should-not-do</link>
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		<title>The Real March Madness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the NCAA tournament has gotten underway, many March Madness enthusiasts and my college peers have been missing what should be recognized as the real March madness: volatile action coming out our nation’s capitol and capital markets. 
Whether you agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with my views, my hope is that this will help us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttea.org/exchange/the-real-march-madness</link>
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		<title>It is still the economy.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The economy is certainly taking front and center over anything else these days. I am trying to keep my business profitable in these tight times. I am finding business out there it is just extremely competitive. The small business person has the economy to deal with as well as the new philosophy in Washington. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttea.org/exchange/it-is-still-the-economy</link>
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		<title>TTEA Reading List for 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll venture to say it is fairly widespread conventional wisdom that neraly 100% of people who are considered successful in business are avid readers. This is underscored best by a quote from Charlie Munger: &#8220;In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn’t read all the time-none, zero. You’d be amazed at how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttea.org/exchange/ttea-reading-list-for-2009</link>
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		<title>Time to get going.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The holidays are behind us and it is time to focus on the new year. I love the holiday season but it is hard to start new programs and stay focused on the business. This year promises to be full of challenges. With the economy down I have decided to increase my advertising to get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttea.org/exchange/time-to-get-going</link>
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		<title>Happy New Year!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I hope everyone had a very happy holidays.  Heres to a prosperous 2009!
Also as a reminder, TTEA is available to assist new entrepreneurs as they are starting/growing a business.  If you have any questions or need help with any part of forming/growing/managing your new enterprise, please contact TTEA and let us know how we can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttea.org/exchange/happy-new-year</link>
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		<title>Where Do I Begin?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One question that often gets posed by entrepreneurs is “where do I begin?” This makes perfect sense as there are literally hundreds of things to do when starting a business – market research, buy inventory, rent office / store space, contact potential customers, draft legal documents, raise capital, craft a marketing plan, and on and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttea.org/exchange/where-do-i-begin</link>
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		<title>&#039;Twas the Night Before Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not to keep with my Warren Buffett theme, but rather in the spirit of the holiday season, I whipped up a little poem expressing my views on the capital markets, which is pertinent to any entrepreneur&#8230;enjoy and Merry Christmas!
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&#8216;Twas the Night Before Christmas- An Investors Rendition
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the land
Not a banker [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttea.org/exchange/twas-the-night-before-christmas</link>
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		<title>Happy Holidays ! ?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ I do enjoy the holidays but it does bring up some interesting concerns. I have always given a Christmas bonus to my employees. However with the economy being a little rough I am tempted to cut those back this year. It would certainly help the bottom line but what about morale? I need to keep [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttea.org/exchange/happy-holidays</link>
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		<title>Pricing a New Product/Service</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone with an interest in business remembers learning about how prices are determined in a free market economy based upon supply and demand. In economics courses, professors give an equation or a graph that shows the supply and demand and we (students) have to determine where the two intersect. This has been a useful thing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ttea.org/exchange/pricing-a-new-productservice</link>
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