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		<title>Sell Local?   Buy Local</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Building a strong local economy is a real passion of mine.  Time and time again I see evidence that if you want to sell your product in a local market, you have to shop there first.
This was the theme of my presentation at Rainmakers last month.  ( I just got the video links) .   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lorraineball.com/2009/11/25/sell-local-buy-local/</link>
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		<title>Business Map Seminar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is Planning Season! - As the year winds down, it is a good time to think about business planning, so I will be offering two sessions of my popular BusinessMap workshop on:
 December 17, 2009 and January 21, 2010. 
Each program will run from 8 am to 11 am.
Thanks to  Spin Web for graciously [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lorraineball.com/2009/11/18/business-map-seminar-2/</link>
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		<title>Business Map Seminar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Title: Business Map SeminarLocation: Fishers Office SuiteLink out: Click hereDescription: Basic Overview of How to Write a Business PlanStart Time: 12:30Date: 2009-01-25End Time: 14:00
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		<link>http://lorraineball.com/2009/01/25/business-map-seminar/</link>
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		<title>Business Plan Beginners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have spent the last few hours reading some amazing business plans.  The would-be entrepreneurs who submitted the plans are not currently looking for investors or loans.  These are student plans, written by High School students ( juniors and seniors) as part of the Hamilton County Business Alliance Entrepreneurship Education Program.
This is the 3rd year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lorraineball.com/2009/01/14/business-plan-beginners/</link>
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		<title>Rainmakers are Everywhere</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then I run into an example, video, blog post, or article of someone sharing an idea or creating a living example as proof, that they are a Rainmaker. As president of Rainmaker, maybe I look for these examples a little harder then most.  But always enjoy when I find a good one.
Today, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lorraineball.com/2008/11/27/rainmakers-are-everywhere/</link>
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		<title>My Top 50 Blogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This was originally posted on roundpeg.
Kyle Lacy, were chatting recently about our favorite blogs.  Ok, so we were texting, but that is almost the same thing, isn&#8217;t it?  Anyway, he suggested we each create a list of our top 50 blogs.
At first I was a bit intimidated &#8211; 50 blogs did I really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lorraineball.com/2008/11/24/my-top-50-blogs/</link>
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		<title>Lorraine Ball Named to List of Most Influential Women in Indianapolis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lorraine Ball, president of Roundpeg, Indy&#8217;s leading small business marketing firm, has been named one of IBJ&#8217;s Most Influential Women of the Year.
Each year Indianapolis Business Journal recognizes local women who have demonstrated professional excellence and leadership in their careers and community service. IBJ first published a list of influential women in 1996. They included [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lorraineball.com/2008/11/15/lorraine-ball-named-to-list-of-most-influential-women-in-indianapolis/</link>
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		<title>Help Me Write a Book &#8211; Part 2 &#8211; Defining Your Target</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I introduced this challenge to my readers, to help me write the second addition of my book, :The Entrepreneur&#8217;s Notebook.
Over the next few weeks I am going to post sections of the original text and ask for additions, corrections and other ideas.  Anyone who submits ideas will be included in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lorraineball.com/2008/11/14/help-me-write-a-book-part-2-defining-your-target/</link>
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		<title>Technology is Cool When it Serves a Purpose</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am not a techie. I say that on a regular basis &#8211; I&#8217;m too old, I&#8217;m a girl, and I don&#8217;t have a technical background.  But somewhere along the way, with the help of some very good teachers ( thanks Dave Anderson, Doug Karr, Jim Brown and Kyle Lacy) I have become very comfortable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lorraineball.com/2008/11/13/technology-is-cool-when-it-serves-a-purpose/</link>
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		<title>Help Me Write a Book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2003 I wrote the Entrepreneur&#8217;s Notebook.   I had no illusions of winning a Pulitzer prize.   I simply wanted to create a workbook I could use with my clients, and perhaps sell a few more along the way.
A few days ago, I opened the last box of 50 from the first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lorraineball.com/2008/11/12/help-me-write-a-book/</link>
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