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		<title>This Christmas, EDIF is taking a chance on YOU!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Christmas, EDIF is taking a chance on YOU! Check out our Special Offer!]]></description>
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		<title>“It Takes Money to Make Money”. Intreview with Brian Caswell by the Business Owners Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Owners Show w/ Brian Caswell from Andrew Grzybowski on Vimeo.]]></description>
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		<title>Startup Businesses Key to Job Growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tax Credits and Deductions Available when Filing your 2011 Returns</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 22:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Krapcheva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For National Small Business Week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) shared the tax benefits and resources available to small businesses this year. The IRS urged small businesses to take advantage of the tax-saving opportunities available when they file their 2011 returns. Two key provisions that business owners should consider are the small business health care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Raise Revenues, Cut Expenses and Negotiate a Constitutional Bounced Budget’</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 22:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Krapcheva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Solution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EDIF; Economic Development Investment Fund; Non Profit Organization; Sarasota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarasota Town Hall Meeting; Congressman Vern Buchanan; EDIF; Economic Development Investment Fund; Non Profit Organization; Sarasota]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend Congressman Vern Buchanan held a Town Hall meeting in Bradenton, Florida to discuss access to capital, creating jobs and controlling the spending in Washington. The biggest issues highlighted as priority: getting people back to work and reducing our deficit. The United States projects to collect about 2 trillion dollars in taxes from taxpayers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Venture Partners vs Borrowing Capital?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Krapcheva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Downturn]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EDIF; Economic Development Investment Fund; Non Profit Organization; Sarasota]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your business is looking for venture capital money, you might have a hard time raising capital in today’s environment. It has become more and more difficult to convince venture investors to put money to work. There are not a lot of investors out there willing to commit; and those who have the means to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Much Guarantee Does the SBA Really Provides?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Krapcheva</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[EDIF; Economic Development Investment Fund; Non Profit Organization; Sarasota]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[US’ SBA (Small Business Administration) does not lend capital directly to small business owners, but provides a guarantee for loans made by banks. If you are SBA approved, the SBA guarantees that a certain percentage (%) of your loan will be repaid, thus eliminating risk for the lender. However, despite applying for government secured loans, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Jobs: a Buzz Word in Florida</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Krapcheva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sarasota Town Hall Meeting; Congressman Vern Buchanan; EDIF; Economic Development Investment Fund; Non Profit Organization; Sarasota]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congressman Vern Buchanan held a meeting at the Sarasota high school auditorium this Saturday, February 12th, to hear from small business owners on current issues facing our area and the country. The Congressman stated that the biggest thrusts in our economy can be resumed in 2 main points: jobs and small business development. 14 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Sarasota’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Needs Braveheart?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Krapcheva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TWIS Weekly Breakdown; EDIF; Economic Development Investment Fund; Non Profit Organization; Sarasota; TWISler; Braveheart;]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Response to TWIS Weekly Breakdown ‘We Need a Braveheart’ (Wednesday, the 19th of January 2011): Once upon a time in a far Faraway Land called Sarasota County, small business owners were raising their voices against ‘selfish politics and bureaucratic roadblocks’ standing in the way of economic stimulus. The five-year economic development plan of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed’s 2011 Program Encourages Small Business Lending</title>
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		<comments>http://edif.us/fed%e2%80%99s-2011-program-encourages-small-business-lending/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elena Krapcheva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The affiliation between lending institutions and small firms is very important to US economic recovery. Small businesses account for about half of the private-sector economy. Access to credit enables US entrepreneurs to bring dynamic ideas, innovative services and new products to the market. Over the past year, the Federal Reserve has been urging financial institutions [...]]]></description>
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