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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Tue, 29 May 2012 05:12:16 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Blog Write Now!</title><link>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/</link><description>Most recent business and personal updates of Business Write Now</description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 03:33:09 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright © 2008-2009 Audrey B. Wyatt</copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Mid-Year Marketing Review</title><category>Ansoff's Product/Market Growth Matrix</category><category>Marketing</category><category>Planning</category><category>marketing plan</category><dc:creator>Audrey Wyatt, Startup Strategist</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 03:48:10 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/2012/5/9/mid-year-marketing-review.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">242432:2422783:16203398</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Can you believe it? We are almost halfway through 2012. <span>I thought it would be a good idea to do a mid-year marketing review using Ansoff's Product/Market Growth Matrix. This tool was created back in the 1960s. It is still useful today.&nbsp;</span>To use the matrix, we asked ourselves:&nbsp;</p>
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<li>How can we better penetrate our existing market? &nbsp;</li>
<li>Can we offer new products to our existing customers?&nbsp;</li>
<li>Is it time to pursue new markets with our existing products?</li>
<li>Are we ready to diversify and develop new products for new markets?</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;See how we answered these questions on The Matrix:</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16203398.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Online Training Tools Comparison</title><category>Training</category><category>anymeeting</category><category>banckle</category><category>big marker</category><category>join.me</category><category>online training</category><category>onwebinar</category><category>webinars</category><dc:creator>Audrey Wyatt, Startup Strategist</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:37:44 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/2012/3/30/online-training-tools-comparison.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">242432:2422783:15660244</guid><wfw:commentRss>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-15660244.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>You Are the Next Great Entrepreneur</title><category>Entrepreneurship</category><category>business plan</category><category>business planning</category><category>entrepreneur</category><category>social entrepreneur</category><dc:creator>Audrey Wyatt, Startup Strategist</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:49:40 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/2012/3/7/you-are-the-next-great-entrepreneur.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">242432:2422783:15343429</guid><wfw:commentRss>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-15343429.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Happy Martin Luther King Day!</title><category>Capitalism</category><category>Entrepreneurship</category><category>Helping Others</category><category>MLK Day</category><category>Martin Luther King</category><category>capitalists</category><category>conscious capitalist</category><category>social entrepreneur</category><dc:creator>Audrey Wyatt, Startup Strategist</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:30:42 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/2012/1/16/happy-martin-luther-king-day.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">242432:2422783:14605764</guid><wfw:commentRss>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-14605764.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Merry Christmas!</title><category>Christmas</category><dc:creator>Audrey Wyatt, Startup Strategist</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:16:13 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/2011/12/23/merry-christmas.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">242432:2422783:14305548</guid><wfw:commentRss>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-14305548.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Don't Hate the "B" Word!</title><category>Plan</category><category>budget</category><category>cash flow</category><category>cash flow budget</category><category>plan</category><dc:creator>Audrey Wyatt, Startup Strategist</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:20:14 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/2011/11/10/dont-hate-the-b-word.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">242432:2422783:13674299</guid><wfw:commentRss>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-13674299.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Kauffman Is Looking for the Magic Sauce</title><category>Entrepreneurship</category><category>Kauffman Foundation</category><category>entrepreneurship</category><dc:creator>Audrey Wyatt, Startup Strategist</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:46:03 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/2011/10/26/kauffman-is-looking-for-the-magic-sauce.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">242432:2422783:13477951</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>I will be following Kauffman Foundation's research on entrepreneurship even closer as they are in pursuit of the "Magic Sauce".&nbsp;Here are some of the questions they are asking:</p>
<ul>
<li>Can we democratized the process of entrepreneurship so that it would be easier for people to pursue?</li>
<li>What would it take for&nbsp;new&nbsp;firms to be more successful?</li>
<li>How do we make companies grow faster?</li>
</ul>
<p>We know the ingredients, but&nbsp;if they come up with something tasty, I will be sure to pass it along.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-13477951.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Have you met invention's mother yet?</title><category>Change</category><category>entrepreneur</category><category>entrepreneurship</category><dc:creator>Audrey Wyatt, Startup Strategist</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:22:53 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/2011/10/1/have-you-met-inventions-mother-yet.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">242432:2422783:13046757</guid><wfw:commentRss>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-13046757.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>I'm Not Talking to You! But I am Talking to YOU!!</title><category>Brand</category><category>brand</category><category>identity</category><dc:creator>Audrey Wyatt, Startup Strategist</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:54:37 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/2011/8/10/im-not-talking-to-you-but-i-am-talking-to-you.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">242432:2422783:12473349</guid><description><![CDATA[I recently read a blog post about what words you should never use in your Twitter header. One of the words was "strategist". Another one was passionate.&nbsp; Hmm.... my title is Startup Strategist. I didn't pick the word haphazardly, I did so after a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/159562015X?tag=greatlightcoa-20&amp;camp=14573&amp;creative=327641&amp;linkCode=as1&amp;creativeASIN=159562015X&amp;adid=1ETBFCGAM87158586VF7&amp;">StrengthsFinder 2.0</a> workshop and profile. One of my five top strengths is strategy. My clients will attest to that.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-12473349.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Creating Meaningful Work as an Independent Consultant</title><category>Change</category><category>Faith and Philanthropy Institute</category><category>Purpose</category><category>consultant</category><category>employee</category><category>employee</category><category>training</category><dc:creator>Audrey Wyatt, Startup Strategist</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:48:45 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/2011/7/25/creating-meaningful-work-as-an-independent-consultant.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">242432:2422783:12274002</guid><wfw:commentRss>http://www.businesswritenow.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-12274002.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>
