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		<title>State Consignment Laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail shops are closing all over the country today. If you have any products on consignment in a retail craft shop or art gallery, you need to consider your risks for financial loss. This article offers helpful information on that topic]]></description>
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		<title>Lead Testing of Children&#8217;s Products 2-02-09</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news! The CPSC has issued a one-year stay of enforcement of the lead-testing ruling originally set to take effect February 10, 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Barb&#8217;s QuikTip #2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's what you need to know about the FTC's "Fabric Care Labeling Rule."]]></description>
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		<title>Business Bookkeeping</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not difficult to make the IRS happy if you keep the right kind of business records. Surprisingly, you may use any type of bookkeeping system you wish, so long as you avoid “comingling of funds.” ]]></description>
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		<title>Business Name Registration</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the U.S., registration of a business operated under any name other than your own is required by law because a fictitious name must be connected to the name of an individual who can be held responsible for the actions of a business.]]></description>
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		<title>Licenses and Permits</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If a home business license or permit is required and you operate without it, you run the risk of discovery, which could lead to a fine or an order to cease your business.]]></description>
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		<title>Adjusting Your Attitude</title>
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You Can&#8217;t Ignore the &#8220;Nitty-Gritty Legal Stuff&#8221;
Creative people rarely want to hear this, but a certain amount of “nitty-gritty legal stuff” goes hand in hand with even the smallest homebased business. There’s no sense in starting a business if you’re not going to pay attention to all the rules and regulations that apply to even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zoning Laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven't done it already, learn where you stand by reading a copy of your community's zoning regulations.]]></description>
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