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	<title>Comments on: Why Did You Start a Small Business?</title>
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	<description>Thoughts and ideas from our own experiences running small businesses</description>
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		<title>By: Stuart</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stuart</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Mike 

We did it for similar reasons - we just knew we could do a better job that what we saw others doing. 

And I think we were right but getting back to that point where we are running the business and not having the business run us is the challenge for us. We exchanged reasonable pay, holidays, sick leave and 8 hours a day for ... not where we're currently at now :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Mike </p>
<p>We did it for similar reasons - we just knew we could do a better job that what we saw others doing. </p>
<p>And I think we were right but getting back to that point where we are running the business and not having the business run us is the challenge for us. We exchanged reasonable pay, holidays, sick leave and 8 hours a day for &#8230; not where we&#8217;re currently at now <img src='http://www.home-office-guide.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Mike Sansone</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike Sansone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The reason I went into business was because I found that I kept hitting my head on a creative ceiling when working "for" someone else. So far, so good.

Thanks for being authentic and transparent. I'm re-reading the books you've suggested (though Dave's book is getting dog-ears).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The reason I went into business was because I found that I kept hitting my head on a creative ceiling when working &#8220;for&#8221; someone else. So far, so good.</p>
<p>Thanks for being authentic and transparent. I&#8217;m re-reading the books you&#8217;ve suggested (though Dave&#8217;s book is getting dog-ears).</p>
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