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		<title>Increase Your Visibility &#8211; How to build your personal brand through networking, social media and publicity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[National &#8211; 20 October
Increasing your visibility is a key goal for many business owners. It&#8217;s been said that who knows you is more important than who you know. So, how do you increase your visibility while maintaining your credibility?
Join us on 20 October when for a new webinar where we&#8217;ll explore how to raise your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/events/increase-your-visibility-how-to-build-your-personal-brand-through-networking-social-media-and-publicity</link>
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		<title>Happy At Work &#8211; Strategies for a more engaged, productive work life.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[National &#8211; 21 September
If you ask people what they want more of in life, often the answer will somehow relate to happiness.
Happiness at work is not only an option, but a primary goal for many of us. But how do we maintain a high mood level when we&#8217;re crushed for time and managing deadlines and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/events/happy-at-work-strategies-for-a-more-engaged-productive-work-life</link>
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		<title>Business Continuity Plan for a Home-Based Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A home-based business is particularly vulnerable to catastrophic failure because it usually relies on a small number of people, a limited amount of critical technology and a small number of systems.You may have heard of business continuity experts – they are people who advise businesses on anything from disaster recovery and insurance to identifying business outputs and risks to them, and how to keep revenue flowing if there is a disaster or crisis. A business continuity plan sets out how your business could recover from a disaster or a major disruption to its operations.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/business-continuity-plan-for-a-home-based-business</link>
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		<title>Tax Concessions revealed as the main draw card for businesswomen to reduce environmental impact</title>
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More than two fifths (43 per cent) of  Australian business women reported that tax concessions are a key factor in reducing the environmental impact of their business, according to a survey released today by the Australian Businesswomen’s Network (ABN).
The survey conducted by ABN, a national community of nearly 20,000 businesswomen, is based on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abn.org.au/featured/tax-concessions-revealed-as-the-main-draw-card-for-businesswomen-to-reduce-environmental-impact</link>
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		<title>Save Time &#8211; Get Help!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kristy-Lee Johnston, Footprint Recruitment
Spending the time to recruit properly is vital to the long term success of your business. The right staff will enhance your business and the wrong staff can cause irreparable damage to your reputation and productivity.
Recruiting staff will take between 20 and 24 hours – if not longer &#8211; to do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/save-time-get-help</link>
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		<title>42 per cent of Australian Businesswomen unsure if the NBN will increase productivity</title>
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Despite the Government’s plan to invest more than $43 billion to build the National Broadband Network, more than two fifths [42 per cent] of Australian business women reported that they were not sure if the NBN would increase their productivity at work, according to a survey released today by the Australian Businesswomen’s Network [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abn.org.au/featured/42-per-cent-of-australian-businesswomen-unsure-if-the-nbn-will-increase-productivity</link>
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		<title>Bouncing Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Cat Matson, Alito
I asked a group of managers today how they would describe &#8216;resilience&#8217;. Their respose was &#8216;how you bounce back&#8217;. We then proceeded to have a conversation about maintaining one&#8217;s resilience in times of change and stress.
I know from my own experiences of the last few years, resilience can be a resource that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/lifestyle/bouncing-back</link>
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		<title>BE The Difference!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Lisa Murray, Revive Business Coaching / Bliss Tribe
Do you cringe every time you hear the words ‘What makes you different?’  Do you think ‘Oh no. I still have no idea what my niche is’?
Do the words ‘Unique Selling Proposition’ and ‘Point of Difference’ make you go weak at the knees because in your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abn.org.au/grow-your-business/be-the-difference</link>
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		<title>Social Media Drives Marketing Strategies for 75 per cent of Business Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly three quarters of Australian businesswomen are using social media as part of their marketing strategy, according to a survey released today by the Australian Businesswomen’s Network (ABN).
The survey conducted by ABN, a national community of nearly 20,000 businesswomen, is based on the responses of 395 participants and focuses on businesswomen’s views on social, environmental, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abn.org.au/advocacy/social-media-drives-marketing-strategies-for-75-per-cent-of-business-women</link>
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		<title>Women in Business – A Community of Sharing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This story about the Australian Businesswomen&#8217;s Network&#8217;s award-winning MentorNet program recently appeared in Switzer news. Mentor Leonie Jackson spoke of her experience supporting three women in growing businesses. You can read the story here. The 2011 MentorNet program starts in March.
Not sure if a mentor is the right solution for your business? Ask about our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.abn.org.au/media-2/women-in-business-%e2%80%93-a-community-of-sharing</link>
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