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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:07:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 The 4 Advisors Who Could Save You From Yourself http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/stop-making-terrible-decisions-53757?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/stop-making-terrible-decisions-53757#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:22:12 +0000 Phoebe Fung http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53757 http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/stop-making-terrible-decisions-53757/feed 0 100 Brilliant Business Ideas to Inspire the Entrepreneurial Thinker http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/technology/100-brilliant-business-ideas-to-inspire-the-entrepreneurial-thinker-53650?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/technology/100-brilliant-business-ideas-to-inspire-the-entrepreneurial-thinker-53650#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:18 +0000 Rick Spence http://www.profitguide.com/?p=53650 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Thu, 09 May 2013 14:18:40 +0000 Staff http://www.profitguide.com/?p=52014 http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/retail/3-retail-lessons-from-the-beer-stores-overhaul-52014/feed 0 How HapiFoods Got Its Cereal on the International Space Station http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/manufacturing/want-to-land-an-out-of-this-world-endorsement-51833?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/manufacturing/want-to-land-an-out-of-this-world-endorsement-51833#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 14:29:03 +0000 Corin Mullins http://www.profitguide.com/?p=51833 http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/manufacturing/want-to-land-an-out-of-this-world-endorsement-51833/feed 0 Slash Your Manufacturing Costs in One Move http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/manufacturing/the-simple-process-that-will-slash-your-manufacturing-costs-51819?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/manufacturing/the-simple-process-that-will-slash-your-manufacturing-costs-51819#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 14:18:25 +0000 Gord Hobbs http://www.profitguide.com/?p=51819 http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/manufacturing/the-simple-process-that-will-slash-your-manufacturing-costs-51819/feed 0 Strategic Laziness: 3 Steps to Success http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/technology/how-to-become-strategically-lazy-51603?rss=yes http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/technology/how-to-become-strategically-lazy-51603#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 11:56:29 +0000 Jeffery Potvin http://www.profitguide.com/?p=51603 http://www.profitguide.com/industry-focus/technology/how-to-become-strategically-lazy-51603/feed 1 What Kind of Leader Are You? 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