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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://yourbiz.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Get out of your recession stupor</title><link>http://yourbiz.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/03/1076145.aspx</link><description>Many of you seem to be worried about keeping your businesses afloat during this tough economic cycle.

It may seem like you have no power over what happens to your bottom line right now. So I figured it’s a good time for a business coach to slap us</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Get out of your recession stupor</title><link>http://yourbiz.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/03/1076145.aspx#1114735</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:29:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1114735</guid><dc:creator>Julie Jones</dc:creator><description>Amen! Relevant, rapid-fire, and realistic tips. &amp;nbsp;I really valued the comment that the economy is NOT the problem, the real problem is that most small business owners, me included, do not slow down to acknowledge, focus on, and solve our problems. &amp;nbsp;Thanks for the &amp;quot;tough love&amp;quot; coaching. </description></item><item><title>Get out of your recession stupor</title><link>http://yourbiz.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/03/1076145.aspx#1124350</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:01:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1124350</guid><dc:creator>Mark Cappel Cincinnati, Ohio</dc:creator><description>The concept of Re-Focusing resonates loud and clear. &amp;nbsp;I think it is extremely helpful to sit down once a month with a blank piece of paper and write down the top five reasons your business exists.</description></item><item><title>Get out of your recession stupor</title><link>http://yourbiz.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/03/1076145.aspx#1142566</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:06:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1142566</guid><dc:creator>Angela Lee</dc:creator><description>This is a great post. &amp;nbsp;Taking a deep breath and looking at the key areas of your business is really important. &amp;nbsp;I found another site that talks about how you can beat the recession with ecommerce that might be helpful also. It's a free video series going. &amp;nbsp;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://blog.worldwidebrands.com"&gt;http://blog.worldwidebrands.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>