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		<title>City focus on global market</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BUSINESSES in York can take part in a series of free masterclasses and seminars to find out more about exporting their goods and services around the world The first North Yorkshire International Trade Week starts next Tuesday, and runs through to Friday, at the Royal York Hotel, and will give local businesses information and suggestions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greece under fire to leave euro zone: Finance minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Gerber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Published on Feb 15, 2012     Purchase this article for republication   Buy SPH photos     ATHENS (AFP) &#8211; Greece is in great danger of being forced from the euro zone, its finance minister said on Wednesday in a dramatic admission that a debt rescue to avert bankruptcy is close to burn-out. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Business Owners Optimistic About the Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Campos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Optimism among women business owners is up, according to the Key4Women Confidence Index, which is conducted twice a year by the Center for Women&#8217;s Business Research. According to the new survey, within the next six months, 47 percent of women business owners believed the economy would improve (up from 33 percent), 43 percent thought it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tracker Corp Named as Finalist in 2012 Stevie Awards for Customer Service Team of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Gerber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 30, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ &#8212; Tracker Corp, , developer of innovative Form I-9 E-Verify compliance and immigration case management software, was named a Finalist today in the Front-Line Customer Service Team of the Year category in the sixth annual Stevie Awards for Sales Customer Service, and will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reinvented Dodge Dart unveiled at Detroit auto show</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William C</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dodge Dart]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2013 Dodge Dart is unveiled at the North American International Auto Show, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in Detroit, Mich. Dodge CEO Reid Bigland poses for photos next to the new 2013 Dodge Dart compact sedan unveiled at the North American International Auto Show, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in Detroit, Mich. DETROIT — If the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evesham hotel and pub for sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Campos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A hotel and pub located in Evesham have been put up for sale after nine years in the hands of the current landlord. The Railway Hotel, located on the high street, is being sold by Stuart Aitchison and is on the market for £35,000 for its leasehold. Mr Aitchison told the Tewkesbury Admag that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finsbury Food passes £100m turnover mark in six months</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Gerber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cardiff headquartered cake to gluten free bread maker Finsbury Food Group has for the first time broken through the 100m turnover barrier for a six month trading period. The company, which is listed on the Alternative Investment Market, also has its Memory Lane Cakes business in Cardiff, working on own-label cakes for retailers and Thorntons. Its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BlackBerry&#8217;s popularity wanes in the mobile race</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the addictive email phone that became a must-have for high flying executives. But service outages and failure to keep up with the iPhone mean the BlackBerry&#8217;s popularity is waning and its creators have paid the price. Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down from their roles as co-chief executives and co-chairs of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three States, Three Economies &amp; One Person Inspired</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Campos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just spent the last six days on the road for work. I do not like business travel. Anything that takes me away from my family is not my first choice. Having said that, I get to do work that I truly love and enjoy so it makes it easer to crank thru the weekend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education Can Drive Economic Growth, Business Audience Told</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Gerber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public education could contribute to Connecticut&#8217;s economy more than it already does, a prominent economist and the president of the University of Connecticut told an audience of 600 people at the annual Connecticut and Business Industry Association/MetroHartford Alliance economy summit. UConn President Susan Herbst said there was a time when universities thought their economic contribution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private Lender</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Gerber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It happens everyday. Well-prepared entrepreneurs are walking into the banks with brilliant business ideas backed by well developed business plans and are walking out empty-handed. Many of these professionals are ultimately able to obtain small business financing from private lenders, such as Tom McKenzie, through business capital brokers such as Lil Sawyer. For individuals who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>York hotel launches Eternal Law short break</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE Grange Hotel in York has launched a new short break package to coincide with new TV drama Eternal Law, the first episode of which was shown on ITV on Thursday. The Eternal City Break, created by The Grange Hotel, on Bootham, aims to attract viewers who are expected to tune into the drama, by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is 7-Eleven&#8217;s Free Slurpee Day Good for Business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Campos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is no ordinary Monday &#8212; it&#8217;s 7/11, the unofficial birthday of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain and Free Slurpee Day. The largest chain of convenience stores, with over 40,000 locations worldwide, 7-Eleven will be giving out 5 million free, 7.11-ounce servings of its famed Slurpees all day long. Droves of Slurpee devotees and newcomers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BDO predicts increased M&amp;A activity in pubs and restaurants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Campos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mergers and acquisition activity in pubs, bars and restaurants is likely to surge in 2012, according to new research from the business advisory consultancy, BDO. Head of restaurants and bars at BDO, David Campbell, said that they expect to see many private equity companies looking to cash in on consumers continuing to eat out. “Eating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street&#8217;s happy new year: Dow up almost 180</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AP Photo Peter Tuchman, a trader with Quattro M Securities, works from a handheld computer during the first day of trading at the New York Stock Market on Tuesday. AP Business Writer NEW YORK — The stock market got a big jump on a better year. Stocks rose sharply Tuesday in the first trading of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yahoo may name PayPal exec as CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Gerber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Published on Jan 4, 2012     Purchase this article for republication   Buy SPH photos     NEW YORK (AP) &#8211; Yahoo is reportedly considering naming Mr Scott Thompson, the president of eBay&#8217;s PayPal division, as its new chief executive officer (CEO). The struggling Internet company has been without a permanent CEO since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PawnUp.com Online Pawn Shop Announces andquot;Holiday Hoursandquot; Initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Gerber</dc:creator>
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