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		<title>Plan It, Start It, Grow It</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rberning</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve heard it before….if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Well, in no other area is that more true than in owning a business. Whether you own an existing business or thinking about launching one, it is critical to have a business plan. Now, more than ever, a solid business plan will be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metaidaho.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4865651&amp;post=45&amp;subd=metaidaho&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Workshop&#8211;Small Business Legal and Tax Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rberning</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re off to a great start in 2010 and hope you are, too!  If you own a business, are thinking of launching one, or are a banker, investment advisor, attorney, or other professional who works with small business owners&#8230;.we&#8217;ve got another great workshop you won&#8217;t want to miss. Here&#8217;s the lowdown of our next Beyond [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metaidaho.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4865651&amp;post=43&amp;subd=metaidaho&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recession drives U.S. restaurateurs, diners to trucks</title>
		<link>http://metaidaho.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/recession-drives-u-s-restaurateurs-diners-to-trucks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Every Thursday night, Lonnie Bishop and Lisa Case have a dinner date. For $5 each, the couple dines on fancy hot dogs served from a food truck parked outside their favorite wine shop in Los Angeles. The fire engine-red truck labeled &#8220;Let&#8217;s be Frank&#8221; is part of a growing fleet of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metaidaho.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4865651&amp;post=40&amp;subd=metaidaho&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tough times a boom for pawnshops</title>
		<link>http://metaidaho.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/tough-times-a-boom-for-pawnshops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tarruba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29762007 Posted in Microenterprise, Success Stories Tagged: pawn shops, small business<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metaidaho.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4865651&amp;post=37&amp;subd=metaidaho&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Workshop&#8211;Hiring Right Every Time</title>
		<link>http://metaidaho.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/upcoming-workshop-hiring-right-every-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rberning</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2009 META’s Beyond the Bottom Line business workshop Hire the Right Person Every Time: Interviewing Secrets from a Top Recruiter; 11:45am- 1:15pm, US Bank, 101 S. Capitol Blvd., Suite 200, downtown Boise. Discover the secrets of finding and interviewing the best applicants, and the seven steps to hiring from Pamela Kleibrink Thompson, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metaidaho.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4865651&amp;post=34&amp;subd=metaidaho&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Business Idea : Paintball</title>
		<link>http://metaidaho.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/business-idea-paintball/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tarruba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever participated in a paint ball war game, you know how popular and fun these events can be that place you in direct competition with family, friends, and co-workers. The business structure is quite simple. People pay you a fee for transporting them to a site, so they can form teams and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metaidaho.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4865651&amp;post=31&amp;subd=metaidaho&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Workshop&#8211;Getting Your Life in Balance</title>
		<link>http://metaidaho.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/upcoming-workshop-getting-your-life-in-balance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rberning</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009   META’s Beyond the Bottom Line business workshop Stress Busters: Tools to Get Your Life in Balance; 11:45am- 1:15pm, US Bank, 101 S. Capitol Blvd., Suite 200, downtown Boise.  Ann Smith, AMS Training, will help business and nonprofit professionals recognize stress, manage stress, and devise a plan to reduce stress.  These [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metaidaho.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4865651&amp;post=29&amp;subd=metaidaho&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi Businessman Finds Success in Idaho</title>
		<link>http://metaidaho.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/iraqi-businessman-finds-success-in-idaho/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rberning</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even as a child, Ayad Al-Mansuri knew he wanted to be a landscaper. He loved the trees in his small village in Iraq and wanted a career in which he could follow his passion and excel. As a young adult, Ayad worked as a landscaper for a few years in his native country before moving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metaidaho.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4865651&amp;post=27&amp;subd=metaidaho&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bank Partner Seminar</title>
		<link>http://metaidaho.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/bank-partner-seminar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, October 8th, META will be hosting a lunch seminar for local bank representatives. In this seminar, we will be introducing META and its mission as well as help bankers understand how to grow their business by working with disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Who: Community Development Representatives, Executives, and Commercial Business Development Officers What: META Seminar [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metaidaho.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4865651&amp;post=19&amp;subd=metaidaho&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome To The META Blog!</title>
		<link>http://metaidaho.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/welcome-to-the-meta-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bcritchfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The work we do here at META is so important, to both those we serve and to the local economy. However, we don&#8217;t often get to tell others about the successes of our clients or the wonderful people we meet. META has been in existence for 6 years now and we are coming up on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metaidaho.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4865651&amp;post=17&amp;subd=metaidaho&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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