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		Technology
			SOHO Recommends Websites Domain Names Top 10 Things to Look for When Hiring a Web Developer It's Time to Protect YOUR Domain! Search Engine Mania Why So Many Dotcoms Fail Building A Site That Sells Web Surfing: 404 Errors Internet Security: Backups How to Get 100,000 Visitors or More From Yahoo Web Legalities: Bandwidth Stealing Web Hosting Service Billed Consumers Thousands in Bogus Bandwidth Charges Is Online Education Off Course? New AFT Report Proposes Standards For Online Colleges Streaming Media Taking Flight On The Web Law Enforcers Target "Top 10" Online Scams Dazzle Your Visitors With A Dynamic Home Page What's Dot and What's Not: Domain Name Registration Scams New Domain Names May Cost Up to $75,000 to Maintain Internet Research Has Become An Important Step In Holiday Shopping Top 10 Tips To Make Your Web Site A Hit! Sensational Email Signatures Made Simple 10 Winning Ways To Promote Your Online Business How to Rank High in the Search Engines Study Reveals Scanner Penetration in Internet-Connected Households Today's Online Shoppers Coming To An Inbox Near You: Your eBills! Network Solutions' Dot Com Index Shows Small Businesses Dominate in Domain Name Registrations Study Shows Seven Out of 10 U.S. Small Businesses Now Have Internet Access Small Businesses Primed for New Growth Opportunities Through E-Commerce New Study Reveals Current Predictions for U.S. Online Shopping Are Overstated 'Controlled Burn' of Microsoft May Torch Silicon Valley Says TechCentralStation Columnist Panda Informs of the Emergence of I-Worm/SouthPark Search Engine Expert Exposes 'Pagejacking' Scandal Involving Barnes & Noble and eToys Consumers Wary of Personal Information Gathering on the Internet Concern Over Shipping Charges Sounds Wakeup Alarm for E-Business Merchants With Seat-Of-The-Pants Billing The Right Pricing Strategy Can Provide Online Advantage to Clicks-and-Mortar Retailers Smart Cell Phones Will Dominate the Internet Appliance Market Flu Season Coming to an End but Virus Season Just Heating Up ITAA Commends White House Cybercrime Report Methods that Boost Online Competitive Advantage Identified; Leading Websites Reap Consumer Loyalty Rewards Congress Receives Formal Internet Tax Report from ACEC Kak and Irok Worms Cause for Global Concerns Why Generic Domain Names Are The Golden Standard The Sun Could Be Setting On Tax-Free Shopping On The Net Web copyright infringements can be costly Denial of Service Survey Finds Concerns Prevalent Proceed With Caution As Small Businesses Head To The Web During Tax Season E-Mail Industry Adopts Guidelines for Responsible E-Mail Marketing By 2005, 92% of Online Consumers Will Communicate Via Personal Rich Media Online Graffiti Threatens Businesses Internet Access Technology Moving to the Masses New Accounting Rules Could Hurt Tech Start Ups And Small Companies Website Woes: Avoiding Web Service Scams Internet Leaders Unite To Define Next Wave In E-Commerce: Digital Receipts Domain Names Up To 67 Characters Now Available Dress Your E-Mail for Success Small Businesses Venture into E-Commerce Women Entrepreneurs are Winning on the Web Transferring Domain Names Can Get Tricky Survey Reveals Small Businesses Are Y2K Ready and Optimistic About the Future Free and Low Cost PC Offers Internet Is Clouding the Laws of Jurisdiction Where Are You Going To Be a Year From Now? The Internet (Part Two) The Internet (Part One) House Approves Ban on Cybersquatting Design Tips for Your Web page Is Your Computer Y2K Compliant? The Secrets of Great Voice Mail

		Marketing
			SOHO Recommends Websites Grow Your Home Business With Excellent Customer Service Beat Your Competition Without Cutting Your Price Successful Selling…What Does It Really Take? Never Underestimate The Power Of Your First Impression Publicity Campaigns: How Many Hours -- How Many Months? Your Business Card Is An Effective Marketing Tool Get More Sales By Reducing Skepticism and Increasing Desire Strategic Marketing for the Small Business Owner Publicity Electricity: Can you plug your business into the media? Common Mistakes to Avoid in Marketing Your Business 10 Killer Ways To Make Your Ad Sell! Marketing Tips For The New Business Owner Essentials of Word of Mouth Marketing How To Convert More Of Your Prospects Into Customers Selling Face-To-Face and Via The Telephone…What Different Skills Are Required? I Can't Afford a Publicity/Public Relations Campaign. Can I? A Fresh Perspective on Banner Ad Marketing Top 7 (or so) Questions to Ask Yourself When Building Your Marketing Plan 5 Secrets to Marketing Magic How To Create A Captivating Headline Three Characteristics of Top Salespeople The 23 Best Lines In Marketing Three Ways To Get More Sales When You Advertise Increase Your Coverage By Increasing Your Pitches Three Buying Motivators You Can Use To Increase Your Sales Direct Mail That Gets Opened and Read How To Create Successful Advertising Copy Increase Your Profits By Coordinating Online And Traditional Offline Marketing Focus On Focus Master Keys Of Selling 10 Keys To Getting More Clients Provide Unforgettable Service 7 Questions You Must Answer Customers Are Prospects, Too Do You Have Your Customer’s Time And Attention? Increase Your Profits With Effective Follow Up Using Positioning To Attract Ideal Clients 9 Reasons Why You Should Send a Cover Letter with Your Press Release Improve Your Direct Mailing Response Ways To Market Your Business Or Professional Practice Without Advertising Product Publicity or Business Publicity? 25 Super-Practical Steps to Build Your Business! Target Marketing Strategy – Find Your Own Niche Market The 15 Page Direct Marketing Action Plan A System To find The Best Mailing List Priming Yourself For Publicity What Is The Difference Between What Customers Need And What They Really Want? Marketing With Post Cards Selling In The New Millennium: Old School vs. New School Free Catalogs Of Mailing Lists A 15-Point Checklist For Your Ad How To Buy a Great Mailing List! Trade Show Savvy=More Progress Creating Customers For Life How To Get FREE Testimonials And Use Them To Increase Your Sales The Power Of Questions To Make The Sale Are You Using All 7 of These Highly Effective Marketing Tactics? Tapping Into The Power Of Testimonials Dramatize The Emotional Reward To Increase Your Sales Building Trust With Client-Appreciation Events How To Create A Profitable Little Ad Increase Your Sales By Reversing The Risk Effective Selling and the Titan Principle™: Let It Work For You How To Use “The Big Benefit” To Increase Your Sales and Profits How To Increase The Response You Get From Your Lead Generating Ads 7 Easy Ways To Increase Sales -- Fast Who Are You and Why Should I Care? Death of a Sales Process How To Overcome The Four Reasons People Don’t Buy From You Increase Your Sales and Profits With Personalized Messages How To Get Qualified Prospects Lining Up To Await Your Call! Customer Care@E-Commerce The Most Important Selling Skill You Can Ever Master Don’t Play "Hide and Seek" With Your Prospects and Customers Magical Words Create Customer Satisfaction & Loyalty How To Increase Your Profits With an "Upselling Offer" The Five Cardinal Sins Salespeople Commit Total Client Loyalty How To Reverse a "Slump" In Business -- Fast How To Promote Your Business By Providing Specialized Information Simple, Low-Cost Marketing Methods Often Produce the Best Results Values-Based Selling How To Create a High-Impact Sales Letter How to Make Sales Calls That Get You The Business The Unexpected "Thank You" How to Listen Your Way To More Sales How Much Business Are You Getting From Your Natural Market? How To Beat Your Competition How to Keep Your Service Edge Don’t Overlook Your Most Profitable Source of Business Sell Your Product or Service to The U.S. Government Are You Building Your Business By Guessing or Testing? How To Double Your Business Income Increase Your Sales And Profits With A Powerful Offer Complaining Customers Are Good for Business How To Use Simple Postcards To Generate Low-Cost Prospect Leads Target A Niche Market To Increase Your Sales And Profits How to Differentiate Yourself From The Rest Bootstrapper’s Success Secrets 12 Do's and Don'ts for Small Business

		Finance
			SOHO Recommends Websites 10 Ways to Kick Start Your Cash Flow Small Business Audit Process Being Revamped Financing Your Home Business Three Easy Ways To Lower Your Costs! New Tax Cut Changes Withholding Rules for July-Dec 2001 Finding Financial Advisors New Estate Tax Changes Will Confuse Business Owners Controlling Energy Costs Natural Disaster Resources Available to Small Business Owners Correcting Your Credit Report My Shrinking 401k IRS Counters False Arguments for Tax Noncompliance Tax Law Changes You Should Know For Filing Season 2000 Last-Minute Tax-Filing Tips Chasing Performance Hurting Investor Returns; Study Cites Mutual Fund Investors "Bad Behavior" For Lost Performance New SBA Loan Program Changes Set Size Limit For Loans, ADD Incentives For Smaller Loans 2001 Tax Changes Recession And Stocks Obtaining A Merchant Card Account EFTPS Online Novice Tax Filers Shouldn't Overlook IRAs AMT Confusion Causes Tax Overpayments Money Earning Money Reasons To Invest In Mutual Funds Canceling Credit The Top 10 Steps To Becoming A Millionaire Debt Collection Banker's Bounce Federal Government Seeks To Increase Retirement Savings New SBA Loan Program for NAFTA-Impacted Businesses FTC Alert: Make Sure Living Trust Offers Are Trust-Worthy A Starter Savings Account Finding the Best Auto Financing Retire Early Bargaining for a New Car Fix It Myself? Savings or Debt Reduction First? Rental Cars for Less Outfits Falsely Promising Credit Cards and Loans for an Advance Fee Nothing Left for Extras Behind on Credit Card Bills Pay Yourself First? Use the 'Law' to Save Thousands Single Income Living Finding The Best Credit Card Bonus or Bait? 25 Percent of Workers Miss 401k Tax Advantages Novice Tax Filers Shouldn't Overlook IRAs; Starting Small Now Can Provide a Long-term Boost to Retirement Savings Smart Women Finish Rich! The 14 Golden Rules to Hiring a Financial Pro The 125% Mortgage Tax Time is a Great Opportunity to Invest in Retirement Retirement Planning 101 Credit Card Minimums How To Pick A Tax Preparer Who’s Right For You How to get $$$ faster from the IRS 10 Tax Tips for Small Business Owners Payback Tiered Loans and Rising Rates It's Tax Time Again...Beware the Rapid Refund IRAs Made Easy Compound Interest for Poor People Low Rate Teaser Tango 401k Loans: Borrowing Your Own Money Transfer My Credit Card Balance? Choose Bankruptcy? Health Insurance Costs Rise 401k Plans Explained New Cash-Balance Pension Plan Format Drawing Much Attention Establishing a Banking Relationship Understanding Insurance Saves You Money VISA U.S.A. To Find, Fund and Grow Three Winning Start-Up Companies With Unique Business Incubation Program SBA Sets New Records In FY 1999 For Small Business Lending Money Saving Tips Financing Your New Business How to Buy Life Insurance Obtaining a Merchant Card Account

		Start Up
			SOHO Recommends Websites Disaster Recovery Planning – Is it necessary? Look Before You Leap ... Is A Home-Based business REALLY For You? Start My Own Business? What Was I Thinking! How To Spot a Scam a Mile Off Home Based Business Opportunities Marketing Tips For The New Business Owner Coping with Child Care During Summer Break The Growth of Women-Owned Firms Triple That of All U.S. Firms Protect Yourself From Scams--Do A Little Homework Create Opportunity Business Plan Tips Elaborate Scheme Posed As Work-At-Home Opportunity Ten Ways To Keep Your Home-Based Business On Track Requirements For Your Business To Remain Profitable Stumbling Blocks That Prevent New Businesses From Growing 10 Distinctions Between Building A Business And Creating Your Own Job Review & Build Your Business Now! Could 'Biz Opp' Offers Be Out For Your Coffers? Business Opportunity Telemarketer Agrees to Pay $100,000 to Settle FTC Fraud Charges How To Find A Product To Market How to Use A “Hot Market” To Build Your Business Renew, Rekindle and Recharge Your Enthusiasm How TITANS Structure The Successful Client Interview The Freedom of Honesty, The Art of Directness Focus On Relationships Master The Warm Call The Magic of a Positive Attitude Managing Change Successfully The Devil You Know How To Defend Yourselves Against Business-To-Business Fraud How to Make Yourself Memorable Planning For A Profitable Future The Power of Pre-Call Planning Becoming Your Customer’s Business Ally Using The Titan Principle™ How To Succeed At Business The Value of a Reputation Earn More Money and Lead a Simpler Life My Stuff's Gone Say It Right and Make a Positive Impact Cut Costs To Increase Profit! 22 Workshops Nationwide to Help Businesses Combat Fraud-Related Crimes Gain Clients’ Trust: It’s What You Do, Not What You Say High-Tech Tools For Enhancing Communication Selecting a Broker or Financial Planner Capitalize on the Entrepreneurial Spirit How Will Your Business Respond to the Challenge of Change? Net Based Business Opportunities; Are Some Flop-portunities? Confidence: The Trusted Professional’s Greatest Ally The Secrets of Business Telephone Success Self Insurance Explained Are You Displaying the ‘Right’ Business Image to Attract Customers? Nationwide Search For Most Unusual Home Office The Rainmaker Wow! What a Difference Getting in the Pool Makes TRADENET: ‘One-Stop’ Online Export Assistance Using Feng Shui in Your Home Office The Hidden World of Bartering Take a Hike! Choosing the Right Desk for You and Your Office Organize Your Business With Care VISA U.S.A. To Find, Fund and Grow Three Winning Start-Up Companies With Unique Business Incubation Program Plan for Success Choosing A Business Legal Structure How to Successfully Launch a New Business It’s Your Business 5 Rules of Starting and Staying in Business

		Legal
			SOHO Recommends Websites Analysis Confirms New Tax Cuts Help Small Businesses Governors Send Message to Congress on Internet Taxes Legalities & Tax Advantages of a Home-Based Business Social Security Reform Emerging in New Direction Alleged Scam Targets Tax Rebates Clothing Sales Tax Holidays Provide Great Business Opportunity New Tax Cut Changes Withholding Rules for July-Dec 2001 Congress Sends Tax Cut Bill to President Laws Protecting Small Businesses From Federal Over-Regulation Not Working House Approves Bill Allowing Interest on Business Checking Accounts House Votes to Repeal Estate Taxes Tax Shelters for Small Business Owners Draw IRS Audits Make the Federal Government Your Best New Customer 106th Congress Leaves Scant Record Congress Passes Budget With Small Business Provisions, Adjourns For Year DOL Ruling on Construction "Helpers" Affects Contractors' Pay Rates IRS Simplifies Tax Deposit Rules For Small Business Phony Medical Billing Telemarketers Agree to Post Performance Bonds as Part of FTC Settlement Congress Adjourns Without Agreement; Lame Duck Session Will Finish Work After Election House Approves Tax Bill Despite Veto Warning FTC Continues Crackdown On Office Supply Scams House Overwhelmingly Approves Pension Reform Retail Slotting Fees Under Investigation Clinton Vetoes Estate Tax Repeal Bill House Votes to Block "Business Ethics" Contracting Rule IRS's New Small Business Service Faces Challenges When Can You Ask About a Current Employee's Disability? President Vetoes Marriage Penalty Relief Bill Privacy Commission to Study Solutions that Protect the Public through Independent, Third-Party Verification Senate Vows To End Marriage Penalty Tax Report Criticizes ADA Enforcement by Federal Gov't IRS Suggests Ways to Simplify Tax Code President Calling For Government To "Meet Or Exceed" Five Percent Contract Goal For Women Reinventing the IRS: A New Look for Small Business Committee Discusses Online Music Americans Are Skeptical About Congressional Bankruptcy Reform Real People Deliver Real Reasons For Repealing The Death Tax OSHA Agrees to Revise Process for Guidance Letters IRS Continues To Tax Employers for Workers' Unreported Tips IRS's New Accounting Rules Don't Add Up IRS Reform at Crossroads IRS Admits Error in Rejecting Certain 1999 Small Business Tax Returns Do You Need A Will? House Votes To Allow Interest on Business Checking Accounts Dangerous Information The perils of company slicing and dicing IRS's Decline in Enforcement Activity Draws Congressional Interest Web copyright infringements can be costly House Passes Tax Cut Bill Accompanying Minimum Wage Legislation Congressional Hearing Considers Ways to Address Repeal of Installment Sales Tax Preparers' Groups Suggest Needed Changes to Tax Code 5 Common Myths about Trademarks Senate Approves Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999 Small Businesses Hurt By New Tax Law Provision Clinton Delivers State of the Union Address President Announces Equal Pay Initiative Most States Plan Tax Cuts in 2000 OSHA Releases, Withdraws Guidance on Telecommuting Act With Care When You Lease Equipment We're getting left out in insurance 'cold' Transferring Domain Names Can Get Tricky Changes to Federal Contracting Rules Draw Ire of Small Business Community Business Partnerships Not Lawyers' Choice Patents, Trademarks Won't Deter the States Internet Is Clouding the Laws of Jurisdiction House Passes Patients' Rights Bill The Ongoing Debate Over Wills Vs. Trusts Clinton To Send Congress Social Security Reform Legislation Free Legal Aid, Your Best Defense Tax Rules Changed for Employer-Provided Meals Choosing Your Business Structure

		Advocacy
			Legislative Links Analysis Confirms New Tax Cuts Help Small Businesses Governors Send Message to Congress on Internet Taxes Small Business Audit Process Being Revamped Social Security Reform Emerging in New Direction Congress Sends Tax Cut Bill to President Laws Protecting Small Businesses From Federal Over-Regulation Not Working House Approves Bill Allowing Interest on Business Checking Accounts House Votes to Repeal Estate Taxes 106th Congress Leaves Scant Record Congress Passes Budget With Small Business Provisions, Adjourns For Year IRS Simplifies Tax Deposit Rules For Small Business Congress Adjourns Without Agreement; Lame Duck Session Will Finish Work After Election House Approves Tax Bill Despite Veto Warning House Overwhelmingly Approves Pension Reform Clinton Vetoes Estate Tax Repeal Bill Federal Government Seeks To Increase Retirement Savings House Votes to Block "Business Ethics" Contracting Rule New SBA Loan Program for NAFTA-Impacted Businesses President Vetoes Marriage Penalty Relief Bill Senate Vows To End Marriage Penalty Tax Report Criticizes ADA Enforcement by Federal Gov't IRS Suggests Ways to Simplify Tax Code President Calling For Government To "Meet Or Exceed" Five Percent Contract Goal For Women Reinventing the IRS: A New Look for Small Business Americans Are Skeptical About Congressional Bankruptcy Reform Real People Deliver Real Reasons For Repealing The Death Tax OSHA Agrees to Revise Process for Guidance Letters IRS Continues To Tax Employers for Workers' Unreported Tips Small Business Exporting on the Rise IRS Reform at Crossroads IRS Admits Error in Rejecting Certain 1999 Small Business Tax Returns Congress Receives Formal Internet Tax Report from ACEC House Votes To Allow Interest on Business Checking Accounts House To Consider Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2000 Moves To Repeal Ban On Business Interest Checking Accounts Senate Begins Work on Marriage Penalty Relief Is EPA Really Lowering Its Paperwork Burden on Business? IRS's Decline in Enforcement Activity Draws Congressional Interest House Passes Tax Cut Bill Accompanying Minimum Wage Legislation White House Report Makes Case for Higher Minimum Wage House Subcommittee Reviews UI Reform Proposals Lawmakers May Lift Social Security Earnings Test To Encourage More Senior Workers PRESIDENT CLINTON’S NEW OPPORTUNITY AGENDA PROPOSES RECORD LEVEL OF INVESTMENT, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR AMERICA’S SMALL BUSINESSES Senate Approves Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999 Small Businesses Hurt By New Tax Law Provision Clinton Delivers State of the Union Address President Announces Equal Pay Initiative Most States Plan Tax Cuts in 2000 OSHA Releases, Withdraws Guidance on Telecommuting Panel Paints Even Gloomier Picture of Social Security's Future Small Businesses Hit By Labor Shortages Pact Will Help Disadvantaged Small Firms Gain Easier Access to Federal Contracts OSHA Ergonomics Proposal Released House Passes Patients' Rights Bill Small Business Tax Cuts House Approves Ban on Cybersquatting Clinton To Send Congress Social Security Reform Legislation Y2K LIABILITY PASSES SENATE WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER EXPANSION APPROVED CONGRESS PASSES HEALTH CARE ACCESS BILL

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