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		<title>Unique Small Business Climate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before you start planning how you’ll build your consulting business, it’s important to understand some of the idiosyncrasies of small businesses. Unlike medium-sized and large corporations, a small business staff often takes on a variety of functions that would be the domain of multiple people or departments in larger firms even within the same industry. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming an IT Consultant? Ask Your Prospects These 4 Key Questions [New YouTube Video]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you becoming an IT consultant? Congratulations! It&#8217;s  a great business and career, with lots of fun and excitement. However a few words of advice&#8230; make sure that you pay attention to the business side of the responsibilities, and not just the technology. This new YouTube video shows you how to get more great clients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small IT Business Start-Up Game Plan for Avoiding Distractions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Own a small IT business?  Learn how to fend off freeloaders that can stunt your business growth, so you can instead focus on high-quality small business prospects.  Learn ways to get rid of those moochers for good and attract steady, high-paying clients to your small IT business.
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		<title>Computer Repair Business Forms That Every IT Business Needs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you use computer repair business forms?  You need to learn how to use forms efficiently to build relationships with your clients and run your business efficiently.  This article presents 3 computer repair business forms you need to build a stable company.]]></description>
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		<title>Computer Training Business Tips for Adding Consulting Revenue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are in the IT business, you are at least partially in the computer training business.&#160; You are training your small business clients to use their IT assets.&#160; And you are probably dealing with a lot of small business owners that don&#8217;t know the first thing about technology, so you have to be able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Services Contract Secrets for Managing Client Expectations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re just getting started with your IT services contract program, you may wonder, &#8220;How can I live up to the promises I&#8217;m offering long-term clients?&#8221; Many IT consultants feel overwhelmed in the beginning and wonder how they can keep relationships strong, and really deliver on the benefits that come along with offering sophisticated IT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computer Marketing Secrets that Attract Great Clients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Are you starting a computer-related business and you&#8217;re not sure how to build a solid computer marketing plan?&#160;When you first start out marketing your business, you need to make sure you know exactly which type of small business owners you are trying to reach and come up with a targeted marketing message. This means [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Consultants: 7 Business-Building Secrets for 2009 (and Beyond)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IT consultants that own or manage their own consulting companies often face challenges when growing their profits and client base.&#160;If you are like many IT consultants, you may have trouble with the key ingredient of successful consulting firms &#8212; being able to focus on your company&#8217;s profit and bottom line. Many in the IT services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computer Reseller Tips for Selling High-Margin Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many technology consultants decide to add being a computer reseller to their list of client solutions. This can help give consultants control over the total solution and solve very complex business problems.&#160;But if you want to be a computer reseller who is profitable and successful at catering to the needs of your small business clients, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Network Consultant Career-Building Tips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to really make a decent living as a network consultant, you need to narrow down your marketing focus and develop very keen business development intuition. In order to build a successful and viable network consultant business you also have to get really good at spotting the best small business accounts.&#160;But how do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Start a Computer Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to learn how to start a computer business?&#160; If you are like many others trying to get into computer consulting, you might be wondering, &#8220;Can I cut it?&#8221; The truth is, if you have a basic understanding of computers, great problem-solving skills and a true desire to help others, you already have the ingredients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Sales Secrets to Set Yourself apart from the Competition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Would you like to close more IT sales? One of the best ways for selling IT is to differentiate yourself from others in your local marketplace.&#160;An important method for closing more IT sales is to focus on your unique expertise and communicate it with your marketing materials. Because your clients are buying you and not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does it Mean to Become a Laptop Reseller?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While the most profitable way to be a small business IT professional does not typically happen when you want to become a laptop reseller, there are ways you can add reselling to your business.&#160; However, the most successful IT professionals working with small businesses find that the money is in building relationships with steady, high-paying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Management:  What Are Your Responsibilities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IT management involves a lot of responsibilities.&#160; Which should you make part of your comprehensive services? 1.&#160;&#160; &#160;Coordinating Telecommunications Solutions.&#160; When you&#8217;re dealing with small business clients and providing a comprehensive IT management plan, you will probably have to coordinate your own services with local telephone companies, ISPs and other providers.&#160; You will also probably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Systems Integrators:  3 Things You Should Know</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many different types of computer consultants that perform a variety of functions for small businesses, and some of them are systems integrators.&#160; If you are just starting out in the IT consulting world, you might be wondering which area of computer consulting is right for you and which type of computer consultant you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Your Computer Consulting Services with 3 Key Questions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to provide the best computer small business consulting services possible for your clients, there are three key questions you can ask that will help you grow your business and keep those steady, high-paying clients.&#160; These questions are best asked as part of regular surveys (sent with invoices, support contract renewal reminders, etc.) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is an IT Franchise a Good Idea?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you are deciding how to set up your IT consulting business, one of your options is to build an IT franchise.&#160; Many consultants wonder, &#8220;Is an IT franchise a good idea?&#8221;The Benefits of an IT Franchise 1.&#160;&#160; &#160;You get the perks of being part of a larger company; 2.&#160;&#160; &#160;You get a built-in organizational [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips to Help You Build Your IT Business with Micro Small Clients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While the sweet spot of computer consulting is best for most that want to run a profitable small business IT business, many consultants have to start small and build.&#160; Micro small businesses can often be a jumping off point for those with an IT business. Tip 1:&#160; Know What &#34;Micro Small Businesses&#34; Are Micro small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming an IT Consultant:  Skills You Need</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re thinking about becoming an IT consultant, remember &#8211; it really doesn&#8217;t matter if you lack advanced technical computer skills.&#160; This can be remedied through self study &#8230; and many business and social skills are going to be a lot more important to building the relationships you need to sustain your business anyway! To [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computer Repair Forms:  Three Steps to Using Templates Can Save Your Business Time and Money!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you own your own computer repair business, you know that your time is money, and a lot of your time can be spent on unbillable hours filling out computer repair forms, networking to drum up new business and countless other administrative activities that suck up time you could be spending working in the field. [...]]]></description>
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