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		<title>Entrepreneurship and Innovation Are High on CBCF Agenda</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/09/25/entrepreneurship-and-innovation-are-high-on-cbcf-agenda</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congressional Black Caucus Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the national town hall meeting Thursday hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation on the first full day of its Annual Legislative Conference, the panelists’ messages were centered on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Despite the success of the Recovery Act that the Obama administration frequently touts, many African Americans around the nation, black entrepreneurs in particular, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBCF Forum Focuses on Challenges to Minority Business Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/09/25/cbcf-forum-focuses-on-challenges-to-minority-business-programs</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congressional Black Congress Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rothe Development Corp.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Nov. 4, 2008, the day the nation elected its first black president, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided the case Rothe Development Corp. v. Department of Defense, ruling unconstitutional a minority contracting program authorized under Section 1207 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act of 1987. The impact of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Administration to Develop Action Plan for Minority Business</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/07/09/obama-administration-to-develop-action-plan-for-minority-business</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Americans Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minority business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama admininistration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Minority entrepreneurs continue to be stymied by lack of financing as well as public and private sector contracts. To remedy this situation, Obama administration officials met with a number of business owners develop initiatives to bolster their firms’ financial standing and provide access to opportunities offered through the president’s $787 billion recovery plan.]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Awards Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/05/18/small-business-awards-winners</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/05/18/small-business-awards-winners#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 12:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Small Business Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buttons By Jordan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Group4Labs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heritage Link Brands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalen Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phillips Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business award winners]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Innovation, perseverance, and resilience are some of the attributes entrepreneurs need to weather the current economic downturn. Couple this with the few business owners who aren’t looking to simply survive, but rather have challenged themselves to thrive and grow and it yielded our nominees for the 2009 Black Enterprise Small Business Awards. And from this unique group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Effective E-mail Marketing Strategies</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/03/23/six-effective-e-mail-marketing-strategies</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/03/23/six-effective-e-mail-marketing-strategies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAMEE Foundation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In challenging economic conditions, companies seek out the fastest, most affordable ways to reach customers. This time around, many of them are turning to the newest kid on the block to get the job done: e-mail. But as inboxes become more and more cluttered with marketing messages, how can you ensure that your digital mail is noticed, opened, and acted upon?]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Owners: Be Diligent in Filing Your Taxes This Year</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/03/09/small-business-owners-be-diligent-in-filing-your-taxes-this-year</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aisha I. Jefferson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David A. Lopez & Co. L.L.C.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diahna Lynn Hair Enhancement Studio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Small business owners nationwide usually find themselves waiting with bated breath for their tax filings’ completion, keeping their fingers crossed that they’re in good standing with the federal and state revenue departments. This is especially true for last minute filers. Here’s what small business owners should consider in filing their taxes this year:]]></description>
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		<title>Five Ways to Attract New Customers</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/03/03/five-ways-to-attract-new-customers</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/03/03/five-ways-to-attract-new-customers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer retention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The airlines are full, cruise ships packed, and best restaurants still only available by reservation. That means someone is spending money, albeit selectively. Yet, you say, your new client pipeline is empty and your current customers are spending less?]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Reality in Tough Times</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/02/13/virtual-reality-in-tough-times</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/02/13/virtual-reality-in-tough-times#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staffing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual assistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Professionals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tiffanie Tillman’s phone is ringing off the hook these days with business owners looking to fill staff positions without having to hire full-time employees. “Our industry is booming,” says Tillman, president of Virtual Professionals, an Orlando-based provider of virtual workers. “While companies may be scaling back on in-house employees, they still need the manpower.”]]></description>
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		<title>Nine Critical Blogging Mistakes to Avoid</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/02/09/nine-critical-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/02/09/nine-critical-blogging-mistakes-to-avoid#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amanda Vega Consulting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Carpenter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The old “write it and they will come” adage doesn’t work anymore in the online world, where cybersurfers expect a constant stream of interesting, compelling, up-to-date content that doesn’t scream “buy my products and services now!” Unfortunately, few small to midsized businesses have the time or resources to master the blogging world. To help, we’ve enlisted two blogging experts to highlight the nine mistakes that bloggers make on a daily basis on the Web. ]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Committee Seeks Ways to Stimulate Small Business</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/02/02/senate-committee-seeks-ways-to-stimulate-small-business</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/02/02/senate-committee-seeks-ways-to-stimulate-small-business#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Landrieu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Small and minority business owners are frustrated, and understandably so. Since the nation’s economy first began its downward spiral, they’ve been forced to stand on the sidelines while the federal government has spent billions of dollars saving big businesses and banks.]]></description>
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		<title>Three Tips for Managing Cash Flow</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/01/27/three-tips-for-managing-cash-flow</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/01/27/three-tips-for-managing-cash-flow#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margarette Burnette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cash flow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ministry Marketing Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smith Accounting and Associates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With tightening credit markets, entrepreneurs are being advised to watch their dollars carefully. Many companies that fail don't do so because of a lack of customers. They fail because of a lack of cash. If clients owe you money, and you don't have enough funding to pay this month's lease, you have a cash flow problem. Here are three tips to help you manage your company’s cash flow:]]></description>
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		<title>How to Close the Deal in a Sinking Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/01/26/how-to-close-the-deal-in-a-sinking-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/01/26/how-to-close-the-deal-in-a-sinking-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margarette Burnette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Right Way Realty and Investment Services]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[handshakeNearly everyone is cutting back on expenses these days.  For small business owners, that means it’s harder than ever to turn sales prospects into paying customers.  It’s challenging, but not impossible. Here’s what some entrepreneurs and salespeople are doing to close the deal despite the looming recession.
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		<title>Friendpreneurs: How to Find Success, Preserve Relationships</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/01/13/friendpreneurs-how-to-find-success-preserve-relationships</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2009/01/13/friendpreneurs-how-to-find-success-preserve-relationships#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Candace Sandy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dawn Marie Daniels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fresh Customer Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gregory W. Meeks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael D. Brown Co.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noelle-Elaine Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[partnership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simon & Schuster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Souls of My Sisters Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Going into business with a friend can be a risky endeavor. "There is a risk of meshing the business with friends, as now a dispute or difference of opinion not only affects the business relationship, it affects the friendship," says business consultant Michael D. Brown, author of Fresh Customer Service (Acanthus Publishing; 2008) and CEO of the Michael D. Brown Co. "If not handled properly you can diminish and/or loose both the friendship and the business."]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Customers in Your Own Backyard</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/11/18/finding-customers-in-your-own-backyard</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/11/18/finding-customers-in-your-own-backyard#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margarette Burnette</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[direct mail]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Perfect Choice Hair and Beauty Supply]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you own a local retail store or restaurant, nothing beats a new neighbor for boosting sales. The residents who have recently moved into your town are actively looking for new companies to do business with, and the places that get their attention first will be richly rewarded. ]]></description>
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		<title>SBA Updates Lending Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/11/13/sba-updates-lending-rules</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/11/13/sba-updates-lending-rules#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Small Business Administration announced it is changing two aspects of its lending programs that the government agency hopes will help ease the credit crunch.]]></description>
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		<title>The Human Toll of Belt-Tightening</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/11/12/the-human-toll-of-belt-tightening</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/11/12/the-human-toll-of-belt-tightening#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alston Marketing Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost-cutting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emerald Harvest Consulting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[small business owners are finding themselves faced with the task of cutting costs while maintaining employee loyalty. “You have to have already created a healthy organizational culture and one that inspires loyalty to begin with,” says Nicole Cutts, CEO of Cutts Consulting (www.cuttsconsulting.com), a professional training and development firm in Washington, D.C. “People are not going to feel loyalty and stick with you through tough times if you haven’t been genuinely involved in their lives before this.”

While every employee won’t ride out the storm, there are strategies business owners can use to keep valued employees on board as the business weathers economic turmoil. ]]></description>
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		<title>Credit Cardholders&#8217; Bill May Lighten Load for Businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/11/10/credit-cardholders-bill-may-lighten-load-for-businesses</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/11/10/credit-cardholders-bill-may-lighten-load-for-businesses#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others are calling for the enactment of a second economic stimulus package in the lame duck session of Congress, small business advocates are making the case that such a measure should include legislation designed to make credit card terms friendlier to entrepreneurs.]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving Tight Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/09/30/surviving-tight-credit</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Hocker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a $700 billion Wall Street bailout deal rejected in the House, one of the largest bank failures in the seizure of Washington Mutual, and an economic fate that is uncertain, African American entrepreneurs who were already feeling the squeeze are facing an even more stringent credit system.]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business on Capitol Hill</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/09/16/small-business-on-capitol-hill</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/09/16/small-business-on-capitol-hill#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bailout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SBA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who chairs the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, held a hearing in Washington D.C., to address small business's difficulties in getting capital. The Senate is reviewing the Small Business Administration (SBA) Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008, which calls for two provisions that aim to improve the business climate for minority and women-owned small businesses. One would create additional leverage for venture capital firms that invest 51% of their portfolio with those businesses. The second would create a grant program to provide entrepreneurship training programs to spur the growth of small businesses among underserved populations.]]></description>
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		<title>SBA Implements Revised Loan Processing Procedures</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/08/14/sba-implements-revised-loan-processing-procedures</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/08/14/sba-implements-revised-loan-processing-procedures#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eric Zarnikow]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The relationship between the Small Business Association (SBA) and small business lenders has reached a new chapter.]]></description>
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		<title>Teenpreneur Battles Snoop Dogg for Brand Name</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/08/08/teenpreneur-battles-snoop-dogg-for-brand-name</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/08/08/teenpreneur-battles-snoop-dogg-for-brand-name#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kristyn Heath]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kristyn Heath, CEO of Passive Devices and BLACK ENTERPRISE’s 2008 Teenpreneur of the Year, is in a David vs. Goliath battle as she fights rapper Snoop Dogg’s accusation that her invention SnoopTunes infringes on his trademark.]]></description>
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		<title>Final Chapter</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/02/05/final-chapter</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-news/2008/02/05/final-chapter#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hue-Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karibu Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simba Sana]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Karibu Books, based in Prince George County’s Temple Hills, had become the largest chain of African American bookstores in the country. But now, after 15 years in business, the chain is closing its doors.]]></description>
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