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                      <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Energy Efficiency]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[As energy costs and environmental consciousness arise, more companies are looking for better ways to manage their energy usage. It sounds simple but there is a lot more to effective energy management then turning off the lights at night. Not surprisingly then, certification programs in energy management and energy efficiency have emerged in recent years including the ISO 50000 program. Your business might stand to gain from such certification and will certainly benefit from wiser energy management. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with David Arkell, President and CEO of 360 Energy Incorporated. Podcast 116]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.profitguide.com/podcast/72033--podcast-energy-efficiency</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Financing Your Exit]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Surveys show that two-thirds of Canadian business owners wish to exit their companies over the next 10 years. Surveys also show that as few as a quarter of business owners have begun their succession plans. Moreover, many if not most business owners expect a big payout at the end of the line, neglecting all the problematic circumstances that might surprise them in the meantime. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Larry Klar. Larry is a partner in a succession fund which helps business owners address some of these circumstances. Podcast 115]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.profitguide.com/podcast/72031--podcast-financing-your-exit</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[PROFIT: 30 years celebrating Canadian small business]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[For 30 years, PROFIT has embraced its role in Canada's Entrepreneurial Revolution. Much has been done, but so much more could be achieved.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.profitguide.com/article/77929--profit-30-years-celebrating-canadian-small-business</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:53:39 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Google for Small Business]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Within just a few years of its launch in 1998, Google Inc. became a titan of the global technology industry. Today, it’s a titan of all industry, not to mention a verb officially recognized by the Oxford English dictionary. And Google’s line of products and services has quickly expanded from a simple yet powerful search engine into a wide array of offerings that help people and businesses find information, collaborate and communicate. In recent years, Google has placed increased emphasis on serving the small business market. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Andrew Swartz from Google Canada in Toronto. Podcast 114]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.profitguide.com/podcast/72029--podcast-google-for-small-business</link>
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                      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Reza Satchu on life, entrepreneurship and how to stay motivated]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Canada needs to build its own Facebooks and Googles. Reza Satchu is trying to meet that challenge, 36 kids at a time.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.profitguide.com/article/69581--reza-satchu-on-life-entrepreneurship-and-how-to-stay-motivated</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Bar finds a winning business formula to fill customer niche]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Guilt & Co. uses innovation to give 30-somethings a sophisticated but relaxed alternative in Vancouver's entertainment market.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.profitguide.com/article/69478--bar-finds-a-winning-business-formula-to-fill-customer-niche</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Agriculture]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Most Canadians don’t think much about the domestic agriculture industry and the challenges it faces. Even though it directly employs more than 300,000 people and touches every single one of us each and every day through the food that we eat. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, which represents more than 200,000 farmers and farm families. Podcast 113]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.profitguide.com/podcast/70092--podcast-agriculture</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:46:26 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[RIM crisis highlights the entrepreneur’s greatest challenge]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[The resignation of RIM’s co-CEOs does more than end a troubled chapter in the tech giant’s story. It reminds us how easy it is to make crucial mistakes.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.profitguide.com/article/69480--rim-crisis-highlights-the-entrepreneur-s-greatest-challenge</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:01:41 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Consolidating Financial Services]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Companies conducting financial transactions at numerous institutions wastes time and resources. The simple way to avoid that situation is to consolidate all your business and personal banking with a single financial institution. Ian Portsmouth speaks with BMO's Darrel Moriama. Podcast 112]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.profitguide.com/podcast/65008--podcast-consolidating-financial-services</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:59:16 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Business opportunity news you can use]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Because we’ve been too busy coping with a “global economic crisis” for the past year, we’re giving you a PROFIT update while we have the chance]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.profitguide.com/article/61803--business-opportunity-news-you-can-use</link>
                      <category>News</category>
                      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:25:28 -0400</pubDate>
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