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Sign up today to receive NFIB SmartBrief.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/nfib/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/nfib?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/xml/generic/logos/sb_logo.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/nfib?sb_code=rssen-us23 Nov 2009 12:13:04 CSThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3D9239C105-1D19-4BC7-B526-8DD81E32EB51%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824Katie Tyler, founder of Tyler 2 Construction in Charlotte, N.C., is one of many small-business owners who are using a tactic  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3D9239C105-1D19-4BC7-B526-8DD81E32EB51%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTToday's Top Storieshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DF869F868-E86E-4AE1-AB34-D56F37E2680E%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824Business owners who are trying to sell their companies tend to think that lending is the buyer's problem and have trouble und -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DF869F868-E86E-4AE1-AB34-D56F37E2680E%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTToday's Top Storieshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DE69AF181-6FC5-4DA0-B09C-571D6423F9AF%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824More details are trickling out regarding Goldman Sachs' plan to commit $500 million to helping small business.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DE69AF181-6FC5-4DA0-B09C-571D6423F9AF%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTToday's Top Storieshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DD64E03E8-D409-4379-BEC1-277C1CE940A9%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824Scott Shane, professor of entrepreneurial studies at Case Western Reserve University, says he is concerned about the growth  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DD64E03E8-D409-4379-BEC1-277C1CE940A9%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTToday's Top Storieshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DEFF5F67B-8FFB-45A9-B917-E245D819155A%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824The debate over health care reform has moved to the Senate floor where the public option, abortion and expanded government sp -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DEFF5F67B-8FFB-45A9-B917-E245D819155A%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTHealth Care Reformhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3D330CDBBC-D740-4A5B-BDC0-5A16AAA1F250%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824NFIB, which has worked for months to lobby Congress to contain rising cost of health care as reform legislation is written, h -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3D330CDBBC-D740-4A5B-BDC0-5A16AAA1F250%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTHealth Care Reformhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DA0E8E102-642C-4222-8628-B8534B615E55%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824 -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DA0E8E102-642C-4222-8628-B8534B615E55%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTHealth Care Reformhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3D21DCC094-682D-41B8-B602-37FD57E774DB%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824To sell in a way that is compatible with the methods in which customers buy, it's important to understand the four basic buyi -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3D21DCC094-682D-41B8-B602-37FD57E774DB%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTSales & Marketinghttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3D5665F5ED-8568-4296-9682-35851BBE9C7F%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824By 2013, more than half of the mobile devices used by corporate employees will have been purchased by employees, who may then -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3D5665F5ED-8568-4296-9682-35851BBE9C7F%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTTechnology for Small Bizhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DE960E462-BABF-4D80-913F-27C27DA7D5CB%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824Black Friday is a good time for small-business owners to get deals on the things they really need, writes USA TODAY "Strategi -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DE960E462-BABF-4D80-913F-27C27DA7D5CB%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTBest Practiceshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DA842F781-5078-4DBF-8F54-081EE190F6A4%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824Jennifer Walzer, founder of Backup My Info!, says the recent death of a friend and client has reminded her how important it i -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DA842F781-5078-4DBF-8F54-081EE190F6A4%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTBest Practiceshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3D41C70128-6425-4693-845B-6239126FA0F7%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824Many small-business owners are shopping for health prices, comparing prices and policies as costs keep rising.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3D41C70128-6425-4693-845B-6239126FA0F7%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTNFIB in the Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3D6B7B466E-9071-4C43-9690-4863D738E82C%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824A new anti-discrimination law, which prohibits employers from hiring, firing or basing promotions on genetic makeup of their  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3D6B7B466E-9071-4C43-9690-4863D738E82C%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTNFIB in the Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DC7BB6689-F66B-48FF-B012-FC025414EEED%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DCC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F824%26copyid%3DC7BB6689-F66B-48FF-B012-FC025414EEED%26brief%3Dnfib%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=CC23216E-BE07-4E24-8473-85561883F82423 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTSmartQuote