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		<title>The secret to business success?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Kersey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The secret is quite simple really.  Be nice.  Be nice to your customers, be nice to your vendors and most of all, be nice to your staff.  This epiphany came to me while waiting in a clients lobby to take them to lunch.
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		<title>A software developer needs resolve</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Kersey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many, many traits needed to be a good (or great) software developer.  You see them mentioned everywhere:  math skills, deductive reasoning, curiousity, craftmanship, etc..  I also think they need resolve.
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		<title>Open innovation for small business = networking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Kersey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I was reading this great article on BusinessWeek about innovation, I was struck by how much the findings resemble what happens at the networking meetings I attend.  Each of us, as small business owners, have problems we have to solve every day.  One of those is &#8220;how do I get more clients?&#8221;.  The answer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.kerseyscott.com&blog=1926778&post=286&subd=kerseyscott&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trimming an IT budget at mid-size company</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Kersey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great article on a mid-size company transitioning from one generation of hardware and software to another.  Great, simple read!
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		<title>The power of the network is strong in everyone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Kersey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I have been so impressed in the power of my network.  Not that it&#8217;s extensive or anything special but it is there for me.  Every time I network with someone I&#8217;ve met years ago or last week, I receive information and advice that I could not normally achieve by myself.
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		<title>Which open source wiki is right for you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Kersey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given my complete disdain for creating help files (see HTMLHelp, MAML, RoboHelp) and Microsoft&#8217;s own wavering over CHM files and MAML, I needed to make the conversion to a wiki based solution for my projects.  Wow, where does one start?  With the last wiki tool I used and hated or the one before that I despised. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.kerseyscott.com&blog=1926778&post=228&subd=kerseyscott&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Competition will fix the recession</title>
		<link>http://blog.kerseyscott.com/2009/01/23/competition-will-fix-the-recession/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Kersey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suspect that some people wonder how we will get out of this recession.  Will banks lead the way?  Will Obama lead the way?  Will business lead the way?  Will consumers lead the way?  I put my money, at least what&#8217;s left, on business.  Nothing will get consumers into the marketplace like competition.  Look at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.kerseyscott.com&blog=1926778&post=225&subd=kerseyscott&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why bother, if you are not the best?</title>
		<link>http://blog.kerseyscott.com/2009/01/16/why-bother-if-you-are-not-the-best/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Kersey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attend a number of networking events each month to build relationships with other professionals and entrepreneurs.  I NEVER have a hard time explaining why I am good at what I do.  It&#8217;s simple.  No one in the room will meet someone as dedicated as I am to learning everything I can about software development [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.kerseyscott.com&blog=1926778&post=217&subd=kerseyscott&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s an original idea; a meeting with yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Kersey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve read nearly every book, blog post and magazine article on productivity, small business and time management (or at least, it feels like it) but this article has a new one for even me.  Schedule a meeting with yourself.  Better yet, do it once a week.  Not once a year, once a week!  Truly innovative.
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		<title>Microsoft BizSpark, right time, right market</title>
		<link>http://blog.kerseyscott.com/2008/11/06/microsoft-bizspark-right-time-right-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Kersey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I must admit I am terribly impressed by Microsoft opening the BizSpark program to startups.  Especially right now, with the economy in the dumps.  Yes, I develop Microsoft solutions, almost exclusively, but this is more about enabling and nurturing small business and microbusiness.  Every software developer harbors the dream to build a killer application.  Now, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.kerseyscott.com&blog=1926778&post=176&subd=kerseyscott&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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