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		<title>A Fresh Franchise Opportunity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Big Salad is based on a lot of fresh ideas. It was carefully designed from the very beginning to be a franchise. It's a great choice for someone who’s ready to make a career change. No restaurant experience is required. No cooking is required. That's just the beginning of what makes this franchise so intriguing.]]></description>
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		<title>Will J.C. Penny’s New Strategy Succeed?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, big changes are coming to J.C. Penney on February 1st, 2012, but can the new pricing changes save this company? So far, the teaser ads look fun and the pricing concept sounds promising, but will the consumer really believe in the new pricing policies of J.C. Penney? Today’s consumer is very educated, and armed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detailsinretail.com/blog/business-trends/will-j-c-penny%e2%80%99s-new-strategy-succeed/</link>
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		<title>Balancing Your Small Business Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every business owner has talents, strengths, vision and capabilities. Every business owner also has gaps in their knowledge, gaps in their methods, gaps in their vision, gaps in their skillset.  You must fill those gaps to keep your business in balance. It’s not about admitting weakness - it’s about showcasing strengths. The key is to build your business team around people who not only suit your goals and vision, but also seek out people who have skills, knowledge or a mindset you lack.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detailsinretail.com/blog/tips-for-success/balancing-your-small-business-team/</link>
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		<title>Positively Negative</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s a lot of negative talk going around about negativity.  First of all, let’s get one thing straight.  It’s not negative to say something can be done better - quite the opposite.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detailsinretail.com/blog/tips-for-success/positively-negative/</link>
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		<title>2012 Is The Year To Grab That Prime Location</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The most important part of any retail business is location. Over the last few years, retailers entering the market place have had two great advantages over the competition that leased their location during the peak retail commercial real estate boom. First, prime locations in many markets across the US are at least 30% less costly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Franchises &#8211; the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The world of franchising can open the door to wealth for those willing to seek out this opportunity, but finding and selecting the right franchise for you is a major job in itself. Selecting the wrong franchise can lead to major losses in both time and money. My first piece of advice is, do not make your franchise selection based pure emotion.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detailsinretail.com/blog/franchise-news/franchises-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/</link>
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		<title>Let’s Meet Face to Face!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let’s try to bring some personal contact back to the world of business. Digital communication robs you of important cues like tone of voice and facial expressions. In face to face meetings, you can see and hear those signals – and avoid problems.  When you communicate exclusively by email, text and chat, you are working blind.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detailsinretail.com/blog/business-trends/let%e2%80%99s-meet-face-to-face/</link>
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		<title>Look Forward, Not Back, in 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.&#8221; &#8211;  Thomas Jefferson As we wind down 2011, we look back and wish we had changed a few things in our lives. We wish we could change some of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detailsinretail.com/blog/tips-for-success/lookforward2012/</link>
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		<title>In Praise of Praise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, we expect things to be done correctly. Still, given how often things go wrong, how can it be a bad thing to offer praise when things go right?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.detailsinretail.com/blog/small-business/in-praise-of-praise/</link>
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		<title>The Business of Learning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently listened to an intriguing series of reports on NPR  about how the dream of upward mobility is fading for the middle class.  This quote stood out: “We have identified postsecondary education as one of the most important drivers of mobility.” Economic worries might be making the business of learning more attractive than ever.]]></description>
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