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		<title>Fitting In at the Local Chamber...</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  Marvin, I manage a Wireless ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  Marvin, I manage a Wireless Communications store. I attend our local chamber events and I am an ambassador as well. While I use the wireless store as an excuse the true reason is to meet influentual folks in my community. You get to know these peo]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Wow that makes a lot of sense do]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Wow that makes a lot of sense doug/everyone else. My question was actually a bit&#160; two sided. Part of my original business plan was to be a web designer as well. Which would be a service lots of businesses may need. (persumably) But lately I`ve been fo[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  I read your profile in addit]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  I read your profile in addition to reading your question.&#160; I also looked at your website.&#160; I`m puzzled about what led you to decide to join the Chamber in the first place.&#160;&#160;It doesn`t make a lot of sense.
  Yo]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Every new kid in school faces ex]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Every new kid in school faces exactly the same problem. The experience
of the CoC isn`t just about what you can get from the business
networking. Remember that most of life involves life experience and
personal lessons to help you become more of who you[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Quite honestly, if he`s selling ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Quite honestly, if he`s selling video games ... he may be better off networking through Facebook, MySpace, and the local programmers users groups.
I know, I know, keep an open mind blah blah blah. But start with a good target too.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  Hi,
  First of all you need]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  Hi,
  First of all you need to begin taking the approach that you don`t know who other people may know, and whether those people can benefit your business in some way or another.&#160; Stay open to all opportunities.
  However, bei]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Are you sure that is even the pl]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Are you sure that is even the place for you to network?]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I`ve been to a few Chicagoland C]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I`ve been to a few Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce meetings. I find it`s really cool to meet lots of like minded entreprenuers. But the impression I get is that 90 percent of them have been at it for years, whearas I`ve been trying to start up for a year n[...]]]></description>
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