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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>SmartBrief on Entrepreneurs</title><description>Designed specifically for leaders of new ventures, SmartBrief on Entrepreneurs is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. It delivers the latest news and information entrepreneurs need in their quest to turn good ideas into great business.&amp;nbsp;Click&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/entrepreneurs/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe.</description><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/entrepreneurs?sb_code=rss</link><image><url>http://www.smartbrief.com/images/xml/generic/logos/sb_logo.gif</url><title>SmartBrief on Entrepreneurs</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/entrepreneurs?sb_code=rss</link></image><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>20 Nov 2009 07:30:08 CST</lastBuildDate><item><title>The story of the penguin and the mouse</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D8339FDA7-0354-4C03-AB17-22B4C42A1F00%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">A Canadian startup called Club Penguin attracted 25,000 kids in its first month to a virtual world where they could "dance," &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D8339FDA7-0354-4C03-AB17-22B4C42A1F00%26brief%3DEntrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D8339FDA7-0354-4C03-AB17-22B4C42A1F00%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</guid><pubDate>20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Bold Ventures</category></item><item><title>Entrepreneur offers a helping hand</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3DEDFE20AE-C65C-4CAC-B57A-158312A1DDAC%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Inspired by the small sewing business that allowed her mother to move from Ethiopia to the U.S., Alfa Demmellash founded a no&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3DEDFE20AE-C65C-4CAC-B57A-158312A1DDAC%26brief%3DEntrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3DEDFE20AE-C65C-4CAC-B57A-158312A1DDAC%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</guid><pubDate>20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Bold Ventures</category></item><item><title>Washington strikes a listening pose</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D8203DF32-BA62-4D40-B184-18A3495C22A7%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Top Obama administration officials met with entrepreneurs and trade associations on Wednesday in an all-day effort to, as Tre&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D8203DF32-BA62-4D40-B184-18A3495C22A7%26brief%3DEntrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D8203DF32-BA62-4D40-B184-18A3495C22A7%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</guid><pubDate>20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Finance &amp; Growth</category></item><item><title>Alternative finance goes mainstream</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3DDA69AE24-6155-4553-BE2B-5550A1EBE245%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Banks will continue their conservative credit policies, predicts Jonathan Weber, so entrepreneurs should get used to seeking &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3DDA69AE24-6155-4553-BE2B-5550A1EBE245%26brief%3DEntrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3DDA69AE24-6155-4553-BE2B-5550A1EBE245%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</guid><pubDate>20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>Finance &amp; Growth</category></item><item><title>Where to link up with European entrepreneurs</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D7F0AF435-7B55-41A5-8C61-A7A839F63492%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Looking to network overseas? LinkedIn, the premier U.S. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D7F0AF435-7B55-41A5-8C61-A7A839F63492%26brief%3DEntrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D7F0AF435-7B55-41A5-8C61-A7A839F63492%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</guid><pubDate>20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>The Whole Entrepreneur</category></item><item><title>Learn to enjoy the trying times</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D31112D74-32C4-4C08-8E9B-EF5566B54EB5%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">We often fail to achieve our goals because we get bored with the repeated attempts, writes Peter Bregman. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D31112D74-32C4-4C08-8E9B-EF5566B54EB5%26brief%3DEntrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D31112D74-32C4-4C08-8E9B-EF5566B54EB5%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</guid><pubDate>20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>The Whole Entrepreneur</category></item><item><title>Lane Merrifield, co-founder of Club Penguin, as quoted by The Globe and Mail</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D6A560DE8-827D-4CF0-90F2-98C613DE1144%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">At some point, I'm going to look back and go, 'OK, what was I measured by?' &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D6A560DE8-827D-4CF0-90F2-98C613DE1144%26brief%3DEntrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C%26copyid%3D6A560DE8-827D-4CF0-90F2-98C613DE1144%26brief%3Dentrepreneurs%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&amp;i=508B559B-3826-4B12-B32D-FA2F43282A7C</guid><pubDate>20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><category>SmartQuote</category></item></channel></rss>