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	<title>Awake at 2 o&#039;clock? &#124; John F. Dini&#039;s Weekly Column on Business Ownership</title>
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		<title>Are Mistakes Good?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John F. Dini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Experience is a dear teacher, but only a fool will learn from no other.&#8221; Benjamin Franklin Business owners learn a lot from their experiences. As a friend says, &#8220;Experience is what you get when you don&#8217;t get what you want.&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://www.awakeat2oclock.com/2012/02/are-mistakes-good.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The (pen)Ultimate Hire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John F. Dini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every sane business owner will acknowledge that there is a point at which his or her own skills are no longer sufficient to grow the business beyond its current level. The revenue point where that happens differs by industry, but it frequently begins at &#8230; <a href="http://www.awakeat2oclock.com/2012/02/the-penultimate-hire.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Build Your Business in Half the Time?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John F. Dini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an unusual coincidence happen last week. Speaking to prospective new members of The Alternative Board (TAB), I wound up with three CPAs in the same meeting. They were from three different smaller firms, and all three identified their current &#8230; <a href="http://www.awakeat2oclock.com/2012/02/can-you-build-business-half-the-time.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Deductible- So What?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John F. Dini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have done ourselves a disservice as business owners. Too often we have justified an expenditure to non-owner friends as &#8220;tax deductible&#8221; to show how clever we are. In doing so, we have confused the public. They see the Federal &#8230; <a href="http://www.awakeat2oclock.com/2012/01/tax-deductible-so-what.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Employees aren&#8217;t Partners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John F. Dini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of my clients are recovering from the recession. They are running lean, and have restored their profitability, even if at lower revenues than prior to 2008. Those that had to reduce or freeze employee compensation are seeking ways to &#8230; <a href="http://www.awakeat2oclock.com/2012/01/employees-arent-partners.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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