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			<title><![CDATA[Are you choosing your retirement or is it choosing you?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.contractortalk.com/id/articles/18/1/Are-you-choosing-your-retirement-or-is-it-choosing-you/Page1.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Unless you are planning on never retiring, you are going to need a
sizable financial nest egg. You know that. I know that. Everyone knows
that.  But, most of us are so preoccupied keeping our businesses going
that we never fully consider whether our business is on course to
create the wealth we need to reach our retirement goal.]]></description>
			<author>no@spam.com (Ron Roberts)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Workers Compensation]]></title>
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<div style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">As employers, we have a legal responsibility to our employees to provide a safe workplace. Our industry is inherently dangerous and in some cases highly regulated. We have federal, state and in some cases local regulations to comply with. Its a daunting task to be in business and no simple matter to create a safe work environment. However, even if we comply with every regulation that has ever been written to the letter, this does not mean that accidents will not happen.</span></div>]]></description>
			<author>no@spam.com (Staff Writer)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:30:00 CST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Are your jobs really profitable?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.contractortalk.com/id/articles/14/1/Are-your-jobs-really-profitable/Page1.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Do you know how much you are making on every job? How does your estimate compare to the costs when you complete the job? Is your margin comparable with industry standards? If your margins are higher than industry standards you better step back and be sure that you are getting all your costs to the job.]]></description>
			<author>no@spam.com (Sarah Keiser)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:30:00 CST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bottlenecks]]></title>
			<link>http://www.contractortalk.com/id/articles/12/1/Bottlenecks/Page1.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Every business owner experiences problems and frustrations (bottlenecks). A bottleneck is anything that prevents us from achieving the results we desire. It may be jobs that go over budget, insufficient leads, poor performance, equipment that is forgotten, etc. Problems and frustrations seem to go with the territory. ]]></description>
			<author>no@spam.com (Brian Phillips)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What Does Customer Oriented Mean?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.contractortalk.com/id/articles/7/1/What-Does-Customer-Oriented-Mean/Page1.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[What does customer oriented mean? It means you completely focus on the customers wants and needs only. It's not about making the sale, and it is not about how much commission you make. Your focus is solely on the customer. How will this make you more money? ]]></description>
			<author>no@spam.com (Patrick Copell)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 31 May 2007 19:30:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Questions To Ask When Renting Office Space]]></title>
			<link>http://www.contractortalk.com/id/articles/5/1/Questions-To-Ask-When-Renting-Office-Space/Page1.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[When renting office space it is important that you have all the information you need to make an educated decision. Below are some common questions which will determine if the space you are interested in, is right for you.]]></description>
			<author>no@spam.com (Thomas Kral)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 31 May 2007 16:32:08 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Customer Complaints]]></title>
			<link>http://www.contractortalk.com/id/articles/10/1/Customer-Complaints/Page1.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Having trouble handling complaints? Think you can do better? Here are some tips...<br/><strong>Hear it out</strong> - Let the customer get it off their chest. Let them relieve some stress first, and then you can concentrate on getting to the actual resolution to the problem.]]></description>
			<author>no@spam.com (Patrick Copell)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:30:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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