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	<title>Being Black In Business</title>
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		<title>The Importance Of Playing The Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many times some of us are just dying for the spotlight. We want to be acknowledged, known, and loved. Working behind the camera all the time I get to pay close attention to this phenomenon.
I generally am a low key laid back type of person, so aiming for the shine is generally not my cup [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beingblackinbusiness.com/?p=191</link>
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		<title>Being Outbid By The Bigger Guys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I had the opportunity to be a witness to the ode of &#8220;what goes around comes around&#8221;. You see, being black in business I&#8217;ve had to grit my teeth plenty of times when potential patrons would use whatever reason they would for taking their business elsewhere:
&#8220;We want to expand our options.&#8221;Translation: We don&#8217;t want [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beingblackinbusiness.com/?p=184</link>
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		<title>The Joy Of Not Knowing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a really good colleague of mine that I do some video work for and we have a great business and personal relationship. We&#8217;ve worked on numerous projects and have gotten each other business several times. He happens to be white, and we&#8217;ve never had any issues with race, color, status, or creed. But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beingblackinbusiness.com/?p=182</link>
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		<title>Why Do We Accept Less?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to a good friend of mine who was on her way to the salon this morning. As she approached the salon, we ended our conversation as she clearly seen the lights in the building were on, and the &#8220;Yes, We&#8217;re Open&#8221; sign was on the door. 
When I talked to her later [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beingblackinbusiness.com/?p=174</link>
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		<title>When Bad Communication Becomes Bad Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just recently I had one of my website clients post on their Twitter page they were looking for a Wordpress Web Designer. One of my associates who follows this person referred me, and was kind of surprised because the associate knew the client was currently under my care (we were maintaining their website).
Interestingly enough the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beingblackinbusiness.com/?p=170</link>
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		<title>Can You Be Happy For Others?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before I moved my business to my new location, I used to be a part of several networking groups. And I had plenty of business relationships with other businesses that helped to keep my business growing and learning new things. I was a heavy advocate for the referral. If you did something for me, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beingblackinbusiness.com/?p=167</link>
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		<title>A Case Of Mistaken Identity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I was out with family the other night at a restaurant, and as soon as I walked in and sat down a waitress came up to me and said &#8220;Sorry to bother you, but Larry wanted me to come out and say hi to you&#8221;, and walked away.
I was like ok, and the rest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beingblackinbusiness.com/?p=163</link>
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		<title>Speaking Your Mind</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I visited a networking function a while back, and met a guy who like most of us was quick to ask what I do so he could get to talking about what he does and hand me his card. I actually thought that we may end up being good referral partners with each other since [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beingblackinbusiness.com/?p=157</link>
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		<title>The Importance Of Being Authentic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was having dinner at a conference this week and was discussing some of the things I do as a camera operator for national speakers when filming them either performing keynotes or holding a workshop, and one of my clients happened to be at the table to give some excellent feedback on how I&#8217;m able [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beingblackinbusiness.com/?p=153</link>
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		<title>The Most Important Marketing Tool You Have</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amidst my move of the business to a new location, it&#8217;s been interesting working with new marketing strategies and starting over in terms of networking, business building, and just learning my way around town (I just recently moved to Atlanta, GA from Michigan).
But one thing that has remained the same has been my ode to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beingblackinbusiness.com/?p=146</link>
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