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		<title>SBA Stimulus Program Extended Again on a Short-Term Basis</title>
		<link>http://sellmygreenbusiness.com/2010/03/sba-stimulus-program-extended-again-on-a-short-term-basis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fee waiver and expanded guaranty levels for SBA 7(a) loans have once again been extended, this time until March 28.  New approvals begin March 10.  Efforts continue to extend the stimulus benefits through the end of 2010.
Here is the full release:
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday extending until March 28 the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Memphis&#8230;Midtown Nursery Expands in Time for Green Season</title>
		<link>http://sellmygreenbusiness.com/2010/03/in-memphis-midtown-nursery-expands-in-time-for-green-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>redmonds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Daily News
A nursery in Midtown whose owner likes to jump at opportunities will spread its green thumb to two new locations in time for planting season this year.
By temporarily taking over two well-known sites of now-closed nurseries, Mike Earnest, owner of Midtown Nursery at 2120 Central Ave. at Cooper Street, hopes to cross-promote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If You&#8217;re Selling Your Business in 2010 Pent-up demand could bring owners of healthy small and midsized businesses favorable valuations this year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>redmonds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Business Week:
There are eager buyers for small and midsized companies whose owners have powered through the recession and expect to see demand rebound this year. That&#8217;s according to Bill Roman, the managing director of the Boston office of Harris Williams, which advises middle-market companies on mergers and acquisitions and focuses on sales in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facing Your Employees When Selling Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>redmonds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Richard Helling, The Principium Group

 
 

Breaking  the news to your employees is one of the most difficult elements of selling your business. Many business owners wait until the very last minute to tell their employees, partly out of a concern for maintaining confidentiality and, often, due to dread of telling long-time employees.
There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Do You NOT Want to Sell Your Business To?</title>
		<link>http://sellmygreenbusiness.com/2010/02/who-do-you-not-want-to-sell-your-business-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>redmonds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the conversations we have with new clients or potential clients early on is to discuss the range of likely buyers for their business.  We ask them for their insight and it is usually very helpful.  We talk about all of the kinds of potential buyers – competitors, suppliers, customers, national companies, companies serving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBA Stimulus Funds Running Out Again</title>
		<link>http://sellmygreenbusiness.com/2010/02/sba-stimulus-funds-running-out-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>redmonds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – SBA issued the following statement today from Administrator Karen Mills regarding efforts to ensure continued funding for two key provisions in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009:
“SBA’s most popular ARRA provisions &#8211; the increased guarantee and reduced fees in the two largest lending programs &#8211; have helped engineer a significant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Green Business May Blossom Soon</title>
		<link>http://sellmygreenbusiness.com/2010/02/this-green-business-may-blossom-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>redmonds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg.com
The Leyland cypress trees outside Diane and Ted Clark&#8217;s Fredericksburg home  provided a nice privacy fence.
But the trees proved no match for the Feb. 5-6 storm, the second one this winter that dumped more than a foot of snow on the region.
The storm knocked down at least six [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurs turn to 401(k)s to fund businesses</title>
		<link>http://sellmygreenbusiness.com/2010/02/entrepreneurs-turn-to-401ks-to-fund-businesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>redmonds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From USA Today Read it all here.
Don Poffenroth paged through a magazine on a flight several years ago when an article grabbed his attention: Entrepreneurs could use 401(k) savings to start a business without getting hit by taxes and early-withdrawal penalties.
He and a partner had drawn up plans for a gin, vodka and whiskey distillery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Announces Small Business Lending Fund at New Hampshire Townhall Meeting</title>
		<link>http://sellmygreenbusiness.com/2010/02/obama-announces-small-business-lending-fund-at-new-hampshire-townhall-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>redmonds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excerpts of President Obama&#8217;s Comments in New Hampshire:
&#8220;&#8230; And we&#8217;re going to start where most new jobs start &#8212; with small businesses.  These are the companies that begin in basements and garages when an entrepreneur takes a chance on his dream, or a worker decides it&#8217;s time she becomes her own boss.  They&#8217;re companies like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Business-For-Sale Marketplace Despite Difficult 2009</title>
		<link>http://sellmygreenbusiness.com/2010/02/improving-business-for-sale-marketplace-despite-difficult-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://sellmygreenbusiness.com/2010/02/improving-business-for-sale-marketplace-despite-difficult-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>redmonds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Service businesses and restaurants lead the recovery as business-for-sale closed transaction prices return to levels not seen since mid-2008 
San Francisco, CA &#8211; January 7, 2010 &#8211; According to today&#8217;s BizBuySell.com Insight Report, closed business-for-sale transactions declined by 28 percent in 2009, but a recovery that began mid-year continued to gain momentum in the Fourth [...]]]></description>
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