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	<description>Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and Marketers Wanting The Life of Their Dreams</description>
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		<title>Secrets for Getting a Small-business Loan</title>
		<link>http://kelliedandrea.com/blog/2012/04/30/secrets-for-getting-a-small-business-loan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie D'Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small-business  owners run short of cash for many reasons. Understanding how the loan process  works is half the battle to getting money from a bank.
Bank Limitations
When applying for a business loan you must remember that banks require  assurance of repayment. Most importantly, a banker seldom possesses sole  authority to approve a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ultrabooks: The New Must-Have Business Tool?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie D'Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are laptops, and then there  are ultrabooks.
Ultrabooks are the new and smarter versions of laptops &#8211; thinner, lighter, just  as sturdy and often offering the same system performance as your  run-of-the-mill laptop.
 They&#8217;re also just slightly more expensive with an average price tag of about  $1,000.
 They&#8217;re great as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to Get Noticed? Write a Winning Press Release</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie D'Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every business wants positive public  relations, and a press release is a staple for making that happen.
The average major metro news desk receives hundreds of releases each day. So  why do we only hear about a select few stories?
 Aside from being poorly written or structured, releases fail when they&#8217;re too  self-serving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Use Online Tools to Market an Offline Business</title>
		<link>http://kelliedandrea.com/blog/2012/04/30/how-to-use-online-tools-to-market-an-offline-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie D'Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even if your business is strictly brick-and-mortar, your  customers are online. So are your competitors. And if you want to compete over  the long term, you need to find creative ways to market your business online.
This begins with a simple, clear and easy-to-navigate website that highlights  your physical presence and showcases what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Four Beliefs in Growing Your Business.</title>
		<link>http://kelliedandrea.com/blog/2011/11/25/my-four-beliefs-in-growing-your-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie D'Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping this weekend, I am getting first hand experience as a customer  and wanted to share with you my four beliefs in what it takes to grow a business.
My mission is to bring to you all the best practices, key insights and powerful strategies that have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Social Media during this Holiday Season.</title>
		<link>http://kelliedandrea.com/blog/2011/11/21/using-social-media-during-this-holiday-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie D'Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Small Business Success Index (SBSI), social media is now used by almost 31% of small business.  Now, this is an explosion over years past and even though social media has been around for years, the adoption rate for small business owners was very low.   Here are some facts:

40% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Minute Holiday Success Tips!</title>
		<link>http://kelliedandrea.com/blog/2011/11/21/last-minute-holiday-success-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie D'Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of year again…. The official holidays.    For many including retailers, it starts right around Halloween and kicks off full steam on Thanksgiving Day, followed by Black Friday.
But with Thanksgiving this week, there is no time to waste!  Your 2011 holiday planning should already be underway, however these last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Your Products And Services Remarkable?</title>
		<link>http://kelliedandrea.com/blog/2011/10/30/are-your-products-and-services-remarkable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie D'Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something remarkable is something worth talking about,  something that is noticed.  When you take a look at your products and services or take a look at your brand and customer experience, are people talking?
In Seth Godin&#8217;s  book &#8220;Purple Cow,&#8221; he uses the analogy of cows to demonstrate the point of being remarkable. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Your Why?</title>
		<link>http://kelliedandrea.com/blog/2011/10/26/what-is-your-why/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie D'Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Simon Sinek, the secret is in “The Why”.  People don&#8217;t buy what you do, they buy why you do it. 
Where most marketers fail is in the message.  They focus too much on the features and the “what” and not enough time on the benefits and the “why”.  

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		<title>Live a Life of Design, Not of Default</title>
		<link>http://kelliedandrea.com/blog/2011/10/06/live-a-life-of-design-not-of-default/</link>
		<comments>http://kelliedandrea.com/blog/2011/10/06/live-a-life-of-design-not-of-default/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kellie D'Andrea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the world mourns the death of Steve Jobs’, we start to also celebrate his life and his massive contribution to the world we currently live. His legacy will go on forever and inspire future leaders to blaze down their own trail. An impressive man filled with purpose and focus. MSN’s home page opens today [...]]]></description>
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