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		<title>Partners, investors, employees...oh my!</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[Melissa, if your fine with shari]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Melissa, if your fine with sharing the profits, feel you`ll stay in business with your friend &amp; believe the two of you will be a greater success, then go for it.
But remember, not everyone can be the Sloan Brothers. And I`m sure they even wa]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank you both for the sound adv]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thank you both for the sound advice. You are right Janie, it is a difficult decision! I asked myself this question: 
Would I still want her to be a partner if she wasn`t willing/able to contribute&nbsp;funds towards this startup? Yes, I absolute]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:07:09 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[That`s a very difficult decision]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[That`s a very difficult decision when it involves a friend.&nbsp; If you need the investment she`s willing to make, maybe you should look for that elsewhere.&nbsp;&nbsp;I would suggest&nbsp;hiring her as an&nbsp;employee.&nbsp; Sure, you might be treati]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:07:09 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi Story,Just some thoughts.... ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi Story,Just some thoughts.... You said it yourself-- you trust her like a sister. Are you williing to risk your relationship with your "sister" for your business? Let me put it another way: Never go into business with relatives. You`ve he]]></description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:07:09 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ok, I`m feeling a little bit lik]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Ok, I`m feeling a little bit like Dorothy these days, forging ahead into the uknown in search of the great Oz! I`ve come so far and I&nbsp;don`t want to turn back now, but I need advice on which path to take next.
First, let me give you a little]]></description>
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