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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:55:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: HOW TO BUILD MY BUSINESS</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=75753&amp;amp;tstart=0#75753</link>
      <description>Pernell, congratulations on starting your own business.  There are so many people out here with the desire to do that but never put it into motion.  Here are a few tips that I hope you find useful:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Marketing - Try to work on this aspect of your business every single day or find someone or a business that can help you get your marketing underway.  Marketing is totally different from sales.  Try to use angles like giving existing and potential customers tips on caring for their car in between their auto detailing appointments.  You should actually use the back of your business card for this purpose.  A business card can also act as the marketing for your business.  Put some car care tips on the reverse side of it.  Also be sure to start a customer database and collect email addresses and other info on them.  You could begin sending them reminders on when they should schedule their next auto detailing appt.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Networking - Try to establish relationships with non-competing businesses that your customers do business with.  For example, you might want to establish relationships with auto insurance brokers or car dealerships or auto technicians/mechanics, etc.  And let the relationship be mutually beneficial.  Keep some of their business cards handy to share with your customers and ask that they do the same.  Also attend networking events where you can hand your card out and meet people in the area or outside of your area.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Research - Use the power of the internet for resources on growing your business.  One site I highly recommend is Entrepreneur's website - www.entrepreneur.com.  The have a whole page dedicated to growing your business.&lt;/li&gt;
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I also invite you visit my website for a wealth of resources to grow your business.  You will find it under 'useful links'.&lt;br /&gt;
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Best of luck to you.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ktasha, your personal tax partner&lt;br /&gt;
www.HardgeConnections.com&lt;br /&gt;
Want to start an exciting Internet based business?  www.gcvacations.info</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:55:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>hconnections</author>
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      <dc:date>2009-07-05T16:55:48Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jul 5, 2009 12:55 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HOW TO BUILD MY BUSINESS</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=74511&amp;amp;tstart=0#74511</link>
      <description>&lt;br /&gt;
I AM A MOBILE AUTO DETAILER  I BEEN DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME BUT NOW I WANTED TO TAKE MUCH HIGHER THANK YOU FOR THE HELP RENEE I NEED SOME HELP BECAUSE THEIR IS A LOT I DONT NO.MY EMAIL IS pernell_banks@yahoo.com please can you look at my web page for my company see is perfect if not i will be glad to fix it 4mationimages.com THANKS AGAIN</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>pernell</author>
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      <dc:date>2009-06-22T10:30:00Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jun 22, 2009 6:30 AM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HOW TO BUILD MY BUSINESS</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=74448&amp;amp;tstart=0#74448</link>
      <description>Hi &lt;br /&gt;
i think you have to registe with the irs because there is many agreements between countrys now make's business more easy (for the import and the export)</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:55:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>senior104</author>
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      <dc:date>2009-06-21T11:55:51Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jun 21, 2009 7:55 AM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HOW TO BUILD MY BUSINESS</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=74422&amp;amp;tstart=0#74422</link>
      <description>in my county it was 50 dollers</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:37:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>rencmbs.vate1</author>
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      <dc:date>2009-06-21T03:37:56Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jun 20, 2009 11:37 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HOW TO BUILD MY BUSINESS</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=74421&amp;amp;tstart=0#74421</link>
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I JUST STARTED BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SUCH THAT NOBODY CANT TAKE MY NAME OF MY BUSINESS HOW MUCH IT WILL COST ME TO GET IT COPY RIGHTS. NOW I DO PASS OUT FLYERS AND CARDS AND I GO DOOR TO DOOR HOW CAN I BUILD MY BUSINESS BECAUSE I LOVE WHAT I DO.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:18:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>pernell</author>
      <guid>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=74421&amp;amp;tstart=0#74421</guid>
      <dc:date>2009-06-21T03:18:36Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jun 20, 2009 11:18 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HOW TO BUILD MY BUSINESS</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=74413&amp;amp;tstart=0#74413</link>
      <description>you can go to the county clerk in the administration building in your home county.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:24:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>rencmbs.vate1</author>
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      <dc:date>2009-06-20T23:24:58Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jun 20, 2009 7:24 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: HOW TO BUILD MY BUSINESS</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=74411&amp;amp;tstart=0#74411</link>
      <description>&lt;b&gt;HOW TO BUILD MY BUSINESS, Welcome Pernell&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Legal like lawyer legal??&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;or legal like registering with the I R S??&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;How long have you been in business??&lt;/b&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:49:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>LUCKIEST</author>
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      <dc:date>2009-06-20T22:49:51Z</dc:date>
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      <title>HOW TO BUILD MY BUSINESS</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=74425&amp;amp;tstart=0#74425</link>
      <description>I LIKE TO NO I STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS HOW DO I MAKE MY MY BUSINESS NAME LEGEL</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:30:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>pernell</author>
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      <dc:date>2009-06-20T22:30:53Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jun 20, 2009 6:30 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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