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		<title>&#8220;Independent Street&#8221; blog is now archived</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raymund Flandez]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Independent Street" blog will no longer be updated.]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Memos</title>
		<link>https://blogs.wsj.com/independentstreet/2009/06/05/friday-memos-27/?mod=_relatedInsights</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[A weekly roundup of small-business and entrepreneurship news from across the Web]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Memos</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 18:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raymund Flandez]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A weekly roundup of small-business and entrepreneurship news from across the Web]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Friday Memos</title>
		<link>https://blogs.wsj.com/independentstreet/2009/05/22/friday-memos-25/?mod=_relatedInsights</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 17:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raymund Flandez]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A weekly roundup of small-business and entrepreneurship news from across the Web]]></description>
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		<title>SBA Loan Programs Getting Back on Track, Mills Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raymund Flandez]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some 1,200 lenders are back making SBA loans; others are new to the programs.]]></description>
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		<title>Senators Propose Plan to Help Small Businesses Pay for Health Coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 12:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simona Covel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new plan offers a selection of tax credits as well as the option for small businesses to pool together across state lines. ]]></description>
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		<title>Will The Financial Crisis Change Entrepreneurs&#8217; Relationship With Banks?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 17:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly Spors]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New government stress test results won't help spur confidence in major banks]]></description>
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		<title>Texas to Lead Restaurant Sector in 2009, Survey Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 13:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raymund Flandez]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Lone Star State's House members try to help small businesses, including restaurants, with two-year exemption from the state's new business tax]]></description>
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		<title>Bank Lending to Small Business: Are They or Aren&#8217;t They?</title>
		<link>https://blogs.wsj.com/independentstreet/2009/05/05/bank-lending-to-small-business-are-they-or-arent-they/?mod=_relatedInsights</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 18:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simona Covel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest data show encouraging - but mixed - signals from banks regarding small business loans.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tired of Working For Someone Else? A Look At Carving Your Own Road</title>
		<link>https://blogs.wsj.com/independentstreet/2009/05/05/tired-of-working-for-someone-else-a-look-at-carving-your-own-road/?mod=_relatedInsights</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 13:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly Spors]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Authors of a new book shed light on the challenges and best practices of new entrepreneurs in quitting jobs to strike out on their own]]></description>
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