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		<title>This site has moved&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://joesobieck.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/this-site-has-moved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 07, 2008
Hello, appreciated followers. We have moved to http://joesobieck.com/.
Thank you for the support!
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		<title>This does not add up?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 26, 2008
The total on the whole bailout package is up to 8 TRILLION DOLLARS. Wow! Now lets briefly go over what has caused this to happen. Here are just the few;
- Bad Mortgages 
- Bad Unsecured Debt
- Corporate Debt that can no longer be written off.
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		<title>Introduction to Balance Scorecarding&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://joesobieck.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/introduction-to-balance-scorecarding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 25th, 2008
Today I am going to Introduce Balance Scorecarding, which is one of many theories to effective strategic planning and management. 
The Balance Scorecard was introduced by Dr. Robert Kaplan and David Norton in the early 1990&#8217;s as a performance measurement framework that added strategic non-financial performance measures to traditional financial metrics to give managers and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joesobieck.wordpress.com&blog=3463349&post=132&subd=joesobieck&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Top Tips for Effective Business Planning and Strategy Management.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 23rd, 2008
 
As all of you  are aware of todays economic situation has pushed a major focus on business planning and strategic management. Below are some of my top tips for effective business planning. 
     1. Clearly define your business idea and be able to succinctly articulate it. Know your mission.
     2. Examine your motives. Make [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joesobieck.wordpress.com&blog=3463349&post=114&subd=joesobieck&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Your most valued asset for your business&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking to grow? 
Hello! 
I am Joe Sobieck, and I thank you for taking the time in looking at what I have to offer to help your business grow. This is going to be brief, informative and to the point. 
What do I offer to you? 
Execution of Business Development, Strategic Performance Management, Business to Business Sales, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joesobieck.wordpress.com&blog=3463349&post=112&subd=joesobieck&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Run Your Small Business or Does it Run You?</title>
		<link>http://joesobieck.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/do-you-run-your-small-business-or-does-it-run-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 18th, 2008
I have come across a great five question quiz to know how effectively your business is efficiently running. The link is below from Score.org. 
     It is important to understand how efficiently your business is operating. If you are feeling that your business is pulling you in every direction, then it is time [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joesobieck.wordpress.com&blog=3463349&post=107&subd=joesobieck&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Starting your Strategic Planning?</title>
		<link>http://joesobieck.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/starting-your-strategic-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 18th, 2008 
When starting to create your Business Plan or Strategy, the planning should follow your Organization&#8217;s; Mission, Value and Vision (MVV).
Your MVV is actually the ground work and first steps of any planning for your Organization. It is allows an Organization to set the tone, purpose, and core values. MVV is also integrated into [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joesobieck.wordpress.com&blog=3463349&post=105&subd=joesobieck&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pros and Cons of a Diversified Portfolio</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 17th, 2008
Having a diversified portfolio is having many stocks from different industries and creating security in your portfolio or 401k. Here are a cumulative of pros and cons I have put together to consider diversifying your portfolio.
Pros
1. One or a few poorly performing stocks do not significantly reduce the overall portfolio performance.
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		<title>Where do you find positive in this mess?</title>
		<link>http://joesobieck.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/where-do-you-find-positive-in-this-mess/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Novemeber 10th, 2008
 
I am not kidding. This is a snap shot of this mornings front page of www.cnbc.com. Where do you find positive in the headlines below?
 
 
Cnbc.com Front Page on November 10th, 2008
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		<title>Why is the economy weak when Americans are being some what responsible?</title>
		<link>http://joesobieck.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/why-is-the-economy-weak-when-americans-are-being-some-what-responsible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 6th, 2008
 
Today I am proud for the American Consumer. People are being consurvative with their spending. It may not because of personal choice. Could be factors of possibly losing their job or because debt has caught up to them. Either way, I hope this continues for the next year. In the next year, even [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joesobieck.wordpress.com&blog=3463349&post=89&subd=joesobieck&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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