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		<title>5 Free Small Business Building Videos &#8211; to watch at your leisure.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click on the link below if you would like to have a look at a series of videos I recorded a little while ago. I touch on five really important Small Business topics - Video 1 &#8211; How to stay positive when times are tough in your business Video 2 &#8211; Five ways to build [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The year ahead&#8230;my three recommendations for making the most of it.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well 2012 is almost here and many Small Business owners are facing the year ahead with some trepidation. Who really knows what it will bring in terms of financial pressure, challenges and of course opportunities? One thing I do know for certain is that we all need to be going into this year with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What can a Small Business do as the European Financial Situation gets worse?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going into Christmas there is a lot of news coming from Europe about GFC 2.0 and its dire implications for the rest of the world. I thought I would just do a very short piece on my thoughts around this, just to add a bit of perspective and to give Small Business owners some direction. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smart businesses are always one step ahead of their customers&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Griffiths</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been into a business where they seem to read your mind? Just as you have a thought, there is someone ­standing beside you with the exact item that you were thinking about. Or as you stand looking at shelf upon shelf of products, a knight in shining armour comes to your rescue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t become obsessed with your competitors</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgriffithsblog.com/2068/don%e2%80%99t-become-obsessed-with-your-competitors1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Griffiths</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A few wise words]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Growing Your Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have come across many business owners whose entire life is based on what their competitors are doing. Every decision they make is the direct result of something their competition has done or is planning to do. We need to &#8220;be alert, but not alarmed&#8221; when it comes to our competitors and we certainly need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make your business work for you not the other way around&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Griffiths</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Growing Your Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Having a business & a life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Often we end up working within a schedule that suits everyone else but ourselves. It doesn’t have to be that way. Some people work better in the morning than in the afternoon, while others are the opposite. Some people like to exercise in the middle of the day and by taking a couple of hours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t be a BEIGE business&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgriffithsblog.com/2020/dont-be-a-beige-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was watching the Anthony Bourdain show “No Reservations” recently and I had to laugh when I saw small business innovation at its very best. Anthony and his team were sailing up the Hudson River on a classic old timber yacht, with the perfect mountain backdrop and a postcard moment clearly emerging from the mist, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think and Grow Rich Magazine</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgriffithsblog.com/2004/think-and-grow-rich-magazine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Griffiths</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a new magazine out that has just hit the streets &#8211; Think and Grow Rich. I am one of the contributing authors, providing tips and advice on how to grow your business and make it more profitable. There are some great contributors and the launch edition has some great advice from people like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A few tips for those people starting a new business&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgriffithsblog.com/2002/a-few-tips-for-those-people-starting-a-new-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Griffiths</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Growing Your Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For those with an entrepreneurial spirit there is nothing quite like starting your own business. But of course, there are always trials and tribulations along the way. To increase your chances of success, you need to do your homework. Get the best advice you can, talk to other successful small business owners, read good books [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A seriously creative (and creepy) advertising idea&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewgriffithsblog.com/1989/a-seriously-creative-and-creepy-advertising-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrewgriffithsblog.com/1989/a-seriously-creative-and-creepy-advertising-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Griffiths</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Growing Your Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am forever nagging my clients that we need to get much more creative to get noticed these days. This gem from Warner Bros studios is a typical example of great creative that really gets noticed. I just love it. People who looked at this item also looked at&#8230; For all the people out there [...]]]></description>
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