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		<dc:creator>Corin Mullins</dc:creator>
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		<title>Business Lessons From the Stanley Cup Playoffs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 examples of killer competitive acumen from the 2012 postseason ]]></description>
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		<title>Does &#8220;Made in Canada&#8221; Trump Your Margins?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Canada Goose still manufactures its clothing locally ]]></description>
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		<title>The REAL Reason You&#8217;re Losing Customers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 signs that you're not delivering on your brand promise, and the tools to practice what you preach]]></description>
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		<title>Spend More Money and Beat out Your Competitors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>As told to Jim McElgunn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Kicking Horse Coffee made a pricey decision to provide a product its customers hadn't even asked for]]></description>
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		<title>The Appraisal You Can&#8217;t Afford to Miss</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Zimmel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business valuations can be brutal—but they can also reignite your passion for your firm]]></description>
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		<title>A Dream With a Deadline</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>As told to Jim McElgunn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1-800-GOT-JUNK? CEO Brian Scudamore describes a key decision that set up his business for success ]]></description>
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		<title>The Turning Point</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>As told to Jim McElgunn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes a single tactic or decision makes all the difference to business success, as past and present PROFIT 500 leaders reveal here]]></description>
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		<title>SMEs Report Growth and Innovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Campeau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new survey finds most SMEs have had sales increases over the past two years and expect a continued upswing]]></description>
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		<title>Breakthrough: Dealmaker Slays His Competition With One Perfect Purchase</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanna Pachner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ How a transformative acquisition solidified the status of the world's leading independent distributor of movies and TV shows]]></description>
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		<title>The 5 Steps to Explaining What Your Business Actually Does!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randall Litchfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elevator pitches aren't just for investors (or for elevators). But how many of us can powerfully describe our company and its value proposition?]]></description>
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		<title>The Next Wave of Mobile Payment Launches in Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken MacQueen for Maclean's</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey launches Square: a small, free plastic card-swipe reader that plugs into an iPhone, iPad or Android]]></description>
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		<title>Aldo’s Sprawling, Ruthlessly Efficient Global Empire</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shoemonger Albert Bensadoun has no rivals anywhere near as big in what is a highly competitive industry]]></description>
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		<title>The Golden Goose</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Lorinc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of Canada's hottest companies has a chance to make it big&#8212;really big. Could that success be its undoing?]]></description>
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		<title>Wowing Wal-Mart (W100 profile)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor Beaton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mabel’s Labels made all the right moves to write a supplier success story]]></description>
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		<title>Virtually Perfect (W100 profile)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaenor Beaton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chandra Clarke uses rigorous processes to ensure her scattered workforce consistently delivers top quality]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleanor Beaton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kelsey Ramsden’s shift into moving earth for an all-new client base has landed her atop the W100 ranking]]></description>
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s Top Female Entrepreneurs, 2012: The Ranking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PROFIT staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The PROFIT/<em>Chatelaine</em> W100 celebrates the leaders of some of the country's most thriving businesses]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim McElgunn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leaders of the flourishing businesses honoured on the PROFIT/<em>Chatelaine</em> W100 ranking offer lessons for all entrepreneurs]]></description>
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		<title>CEO Summit: Learning With The Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim McElgunn, Ian Portsmouth, Frank Condron, Meredith Birchall-Spencer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exclusive lessons from the CEOs of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies, and industry experts, who gathered for the annual PROFIT 200 conference]]></description>
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