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		<title>Exit Stage Left</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you think an exit strategy is only something you need when you get on an airplane, you may need to revisit your business plan.  An exit strategy can help you when you are planning to start your business, and is something that investors will ask about. Knowing how you want your business to eventually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apples to Apples</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple growers in the Yakima Valley ship a million apples every week &#8211; a million!  The apple industry contributes over $10 million to our local economy, yet only 2% of the apples grown here are eaten in Washington State.  As I was learning more at a recent economic development symposium, it struck me that entrepreneurs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Win Start-Up Cash!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ September 1, 2010 8:00 am to September 15, 2010 8:00 am. ] The First Annual Enterprise Challenge kicks off mid August, with CASH prizes of $17,500!  The Enterprise Challenge is an interactive business plan competition held from September through December 2010 and is designed to identify and reward innovative business ideas and solid business plans to Yakima County entrepreneurs.  Top prize will be $10,000, 2nd place $5,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from Silicorn Valley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, that is correct.  SiliCORN Valley.  Otherwise known as Fairfield, Iowa, a town of nearly 10,000 that is becoming well known as the &#8216;Entrepreneurial Capital of Iowa&#8216;.  This town has had over 4,000 jobs created and has attracted over $280 million in venture capital investment over the past 20 years.  Per capita income has TRIPLED [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Labor &amp; Industries Workshop for Employers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ June 30, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] The Yakima office of the Washington State Department of Labor &#38; Industries is hosting a free workshop for new and small business owners on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

This workshop is designed for new businesses or businesses that plan  to hire workers for the first time. It explains an employer’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMART Goals = SMART Plans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just saw a reference to SMART Goals:  SMART refers to Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely.  These goals are excellent guidelines for not only goal-planning, but for entrepreneurs and small business owners and especially if you are preparing a business plan.   If you are defining your business, product or service, you need to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Loan Orientation (RCDR)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[ June 10, 2010; 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. ] RCDR Business Resources &#38; Training Center will be hosting a business seminar for entrepreneurs who want to start a microenterprise or those established small businesses that need a microloan for equipment inventory or working capital.  The workshop will be a hands on workshop on the steps that need to be taken to obtain a loan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yakimavalley.biz/business-loan-orientation-rcdr/</link>
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		<title>Need cash for your start-up?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How does $10,000 sound?  Who couldn&#8217;t use some cash to get your business started?  We are putting the finishing touches on the plans for the First Annual Enterprise  Challenge, to begin in September.  The Enterprise Challenge is an interactive business  plan competition to identify and reward the best &#38; brightest new innovative  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yakimavalley.biz/coming-soon-chance-to-win-10000/</link>
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		<title>Not ready to quit your day job?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of entrepreneurs have started new business ventures on the side.  Here&#8217;s a great article on a working &#8216;inventor&#8217; mom who built a million-dollar side business, and she&#8217;s still working at her day job (seriously, who has time?).  She gives some great advice including the importance of connecting with other inventor moms, doing market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking about starting a business?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to start your own business, you probably have some homework to do before you get started.  Find out what you need to do with a short workshop on Tuesday, May 18th from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m.  This class is perfect for you if you want to start a  business, but are [...]]]></description>
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