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	<title>Small Business Posts &#187; Corporate Social Responsiblity</title>
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		<title>The Network of Business Enterprises</title>
		<link>http://www.smallbusinessposts.com/2010/06/08/the-network-of-business-enterprises/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>leni</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Social Responsiblity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Enterprises]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Network of business investors eager is a network to spend in early stage investors that obtain potential to make uneven value. The members of small business funding this Network might be the leaders in the Entrepreneurial Eco-System as they might obtain strong operational experience as CEOs or a background of creating new and also [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.smallbusinessposts.com/2010/06/08/the-network-of-business-enterprises/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px"></iframe><p>A Network of business investors eager is a network to spend in early stage investors that obtain potential to make uneven value. The members of small business funding this Network might be the leaders in the Entrepreneurial Eco-System as they might obtain strong operational experience as CEOs or a background of creating new and also successful ventures. They share a passion to make value and scale for establish ventures.</p>
<p>This Network knows that early stage investors want more than money to succeed. They want close mentoring and inputs on policy and implementation. The Network at enhancing the success rate of primary stage investors importantly by high quality huge networks, mentoring and inputs on &#8216;strategy and execution.</p>
<p>The Network of business investors let the members to come together and make use of their experience and outstanding set skill to, are better able to charge the identified and possible danger at an early stage. A Network of business investors has some key USPs.</p>
<p>The Network Members contain number of investment avenues and also entrepreneurial investment propositions. Therefore, the value proposal of the investment and the venture chance want to be compelling. Therefore, business investors must look &amp; understands all these things and must to look carefully at the recommended funding application before investing the money and time.</p>
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		<title>Search For Small Business Grants</title>
		<link>http://www.smallbusinessposts.com/2010/05/06/search-for-small-business-grants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 07:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>leni</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[small business grants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Poor financing is the number two reason small businesses not succeed, falling right behind poor management. Adequate funding is dominant to the success of small businesses, and small business grants might be the answer to the problem. If business owners have the essential knowledge about how to search and correctly request grants, they obtain a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.smallbusinessposts.com/2010/05/06/search-for-small-business-grants/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px"></iframe><p>Poor financing is the number two reason small businesses not succeed, falling right behind poor management. Adequate funding is dominant to the success of small businesses, and small business grants might be the answer to the problem. If business owners have the essential knowledge about how to search and correctly request grants, they obtain a better shot at making a successful business that will be open longer and flourish.</p>
<p>There are a lot of helpful websites that send small businesses government grant packages for free, exclusive of the cost of shipping. These packages contain information on how to find grants, how to prepare a grant request, and how to apply for grants pertaining to a specific business. Some of the providers are Government Funding Solutions, Grant Master, and Grant Wizard. It is significant to be familiar with the Small Business Administration&#8217;s rules for acquiring grants before beginning the process of getting one. Even though the SBA does not offers grants to small businesses, they do give helpful suggestions and resources on how to find grants.</p>
<p>In order to qualify for a small business grant, persons must first become familiar with the 13 CFR 143 documents that list all of the necessities to be qualified for a grant. This document contains information on the pre-award and post-award periods and defines all features of applying for a grant and states who is qualified. The CFR is the primary source of rules and regulations for small business grants and should be read before beginning the grant writing process.</p>
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		<title>Small Business Lists</title>
		<link>http://www.smallbusinessposts.com/2010/05/04/small-business-lists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 06:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>leni</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Social Responsiblity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business list]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses are more often than not sole proprietorships, partnerships or privately owned corporations. They make use of a small number of employees and frequently do not have financial turnovers as huge as those of huge multinational companies. Small businesses are present in every industry. Varying from interior designing to jewelry sales and even pet [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.smallbusinessposts.com/2010/05/04/small-business-lists/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px"></iframe><p>Small businesses are more often than not sole proprietorships, partnerships or privately owned corporations. They make use of a small number of employees and frequently do not have financial turnovers as huge as those of huge multinational companies. Small businesses are present in every industry. Varying from interior designing to jewelry sales and even pet services, it is hard to prevent any of these businesses in our everyday lives.</p>
<p>On the other hand, with so many small businesses selling products and services in society, we frequently forget that they can potentially be an extremely lucrative pool of customers as well. Any company that offers products or services to small businesses can profit very much from obtaining a small business list.</p>
<p>Luckily, the development of technology has allowed almost anybody to obtain access to a small business list with ease. There are online portals accessible for organizations and individuals to speak with these small businesses, permitting them to get up-to-date information regarding company details and any other updates. One can also do a rapid search online to look for such publicly available small company details. On the other hand, this is a potentially long and dreary process.<br />
The features of having access to a small business list are worth its weight in gold. However must one collect the list themselves, or rent one instead? If one wishes to physically collect the small business list himself, he will have to guarantee that they are continually being kept up-to-date. This is because companies frequently make alterations in their organization, causing contact persons to change, or even an alteration in company address. The time and monetary costs needed to uphold an accurate list of small business contact information is not small.</p>
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		<title>Developing Your Small Business</title>
		<link>http://www.smallbusinessposts.com/2010/01/23/developing-your-small-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>leni</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Social Responsiblity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re small business has a task force of telecommuters hard at work, it&#8217;s significant to review a little special guidelines for managing the team effectively. Offsite workers can be a precious addition to many industries, especially in places where resources may be incomplete or you are trying to cut down on overhead costs. Off [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.smallbusinessposts.com/2010/01/23/developing-your-small-business/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px"></iframe><p>If you’re small business has a task force of telecommuters hard at work, it&#8217;s significant to review a little special guidelines for managing the team effectively. Offsite workers can be a precious addition to many industries, especially in places where resources may be incomplete or you are trying to cut down on overhead costs.</p>
<p>Off site employees are frequently hired as independent contractors, even though many small businesses may decide to hire full-time employees and grant them the skill to telecommute. In either condition, communication and consistency become incredibly important; since you won&#8217;t have the possibility to review and discuss face-to-face, you&#8217;ll require setting up a expedient and efficient system to keep operations running smoothly. For managing offsite workers that are a part of your small business.</p>
<p>Telecommuting provides a lot of freedom for your tech-savvy employees, however also needs the team to take on a big amount of self-direction and responsibility. Managing your team of offsite workers may need onsite training to make sure they understand the goals and standards of your company. On the other hand, developing your team in this way may help develop productivity and lead to your ongoing success!</p>
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		<title>Ideas for Legitimate Money Making</title>
		<link>http://www.smallbusinessposts.com/2009/12/25/ideas-for-legitimate-money-making/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>leni</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Social Responsiblity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money making]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You are most probably looking for Money Making Ideas if you have landed on this site. You like to Make Money Online. Most of you have most likely been scammed before and are becoming upset. You know that money can be made online, however you don&#8217;t know the secret, if there is such a thing. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.smallbusinessposts.com/2009/12/25/ideas-for-legitimate-money-making/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px"></iframe><p>You are most probably looking for Money Making Ideas if you have landed on this site. You like to <strong>Make Money Online</strong>. Most of you have most likely been scammed before and are becoming upset. You know that money can be made online, however you don&#8217;t know the secret, if there is such a thing. There isn&#8217;t really a secret to Make Money Online; you merely need to be able to prepare out the good information from the crap. Sadly, this is easier said than done. I honestly searched the internet for years trying to search legitimate information about how to create Money Online. It took me about 10 years to look for the correct information. I guess I was just unlucky. Or perhaps I was searching for the wrong way to Make Money Online.</p>
<p>If you have landed on this page you are fortunate. You will be presented with correct Money Making Ideas. I am not telling you will create money however I am going to point you in a sincere direction. If you have by now clicked another ad or left this page too bad for you. For those of you who are serious about learning to Create Money Online you need to appreciate this first. Acquiring rich quick doesn&#8217;t live as far as I know. Not if you are doing something honest, and legal. There really aren&#8217;t any ways to create fast money that I know of, and I know some successful people. It takes hard work. If you have a ton of money to invest perhaps you could make money sooner however I am going to presume that is not your present situation.</p>
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		<title>Can Finance Managers Count CSR?</title>
		<link>http://www.smallbusinessposts.com/2009/11/20/can-finance-managers-count-csr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Social Responsiblity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Corporate Social Responsibility has become a major practice in the many businesses around the world. However, in terms of its approach to finance, it is a truly sad story that most finance managers have a perception CSR as simply a cost center. Meaning, the calculator of its CSR program rather than also become a contributor. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.smallbusinessposts.com/2009/11/20/can-finance-managers-count-csr/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px"></iframe><p>Corporate Social Responsibility has become a major practice in the many businesses around the world. However, in terms of its approach to finance, it is a truly sad story that most finance managers have a perception CSR as simply a cost center. Meaning, the calculator of its CSR program rather than also become a contributor.</p>
<p>Most CFO’s don’t have a CSR mindset. So what is exactly the deal in embedding CSR to a company’s financial division. So let us share to you a story:</p>
<p>There once was an executive attending a leadership training seminar for his company. In the training program, there was an exercise on how to reduce cost. So the finance guy created in his report avoiding the 60 redundancies the company made. Thus, 60 people will become unemployed to solve their company’s cost problem. At times, when you are left alone on the working table, 60 people losing their jobs would make you feel uncomfortable.</p>
<p>Why? Because finance managers are also employees. They share responsibility to be a driving factor of the corporate CSR approach. Employees create their share of direct impact through their resources, travel as well as other expenditures incurred. Moreover, the finance manager or CFO’s are the first to understand the financial implications of the company, so by not just being a calculator, the finance has a huge role in a company’s CSR program.</p>
<p>Accordingly, in one of the research performed by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Institute of Business Ethics. They issued on 2008 emphasizing the role that ethics will increasingly play of finance manager’s job. In the report, it shows several ways on how they can contribute to the company’s CSR. Here are those:</p>
<ul>
<li>It is the finance’s division role on how accounting and finance functions improve CSR Strategy. They can constantly check for carbon trading, ethical checks and balances and expectations of ethical investors.</li>
<li>It is also the role of finance division to measure non-financial information as this will be integral in business decision making. Say for instance quantifying expectations from consumers as well as working hand in hand with the human resources to quantify the expectations of employees; and</li>
<li>By making sure every accounting and finance system is working. Say for instance, paying dues on-time is a CSR strategy that would help put up a good reputation in the industry and among marketers of the business.</li>
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<p>Whether you like it or not finance managers need to embrace CSR as a reality in business. He needs to be make it a habit so later on, it will become a company culture.</p>
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