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		<title>2011: The year of Bill Gates Bashing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2011 has been the year of Bill Gates bashing – To his credit, Bill has handled it all in strideBy Oregon Small Business Association From government criticisms to former co-workers, 2011 was a year full of unusually sharp and personal criticism of Bill Gates. First of all, Governing Magazine ran a front page cover story [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Allen starts space launch venture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paul Allen embarks on space launch business – Video press conference below By Oregon Small Business Association Billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has turned his attention and money to an endeavor that has eluded corporate and government rocket scientists for decades: launching satellites into space from and ascending aircraft. Allen plans to inject $200 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trend ends for Daily Deals, Netbooks, Cheap China goods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Oregon Small Business Association As the economy continues to sputter, U.S consumers have increasingly cut spending and embraced bargain shopping as a way of life. New data, however, suggests that recent fixtures of American frugality may be on the way out. Daily Deals hitting peak Studies indicate that the once booming “daily deal” industry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shoplighting at 5-year high due to theft rings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Theft rings push shoplifting rates to 5-year high By Oregon Small Business Association Shoplifting appears to be a growing problem for America’s retailers, and thieves are growing in their sophistication. That’s according to the Retail Industry Leaders Association, a prominent industry trade group that recently released its annual report detailing the latest trends in retail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post Office tries to get people to stop using the internet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oregon Small Business Association The latest U.S. Post Office TV commercial is trying to get the public to take a great leap backwards by not engaging in online transactions. The Post Office commercial tries to strike a wedge between online and postal commerce by using the security card. Here is what the post office TV [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFIB small business summit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oregon Small Business Summit, Oct. 2-4 Entrepreneurial leaders from around state to convene in Bend By Oregon NFIB Annual Small Business Summit Oct. 2-4 Every year the NFIB/Oregon Small Business Summit gets better, and this year&#8217;s will be no exception. The 2011 gathering will be packed full of in-depth policy discussions and other important topics [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oregonsmallbusinessassociation.com/2011/09/nfib-small-business-summit/</link>
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		<title>NIKE movie-based shoes score big</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NIKE shoes score big Nike has produced 1500 pairs of replica shoes based on the pair that Michael J. Fox wore in the 1989 movie Back to the Future II. The shoes are available on Ebay until September 18. They have sold there for prices between $3,500 and $10,000. At a live auction last week, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oregonsmallbusinessassociation.com/2011/09/nike-movie-based-shoes-score-big/</link>
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		<title>A picture of the wildfires in Oregon and across America</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NBC Nightly News and the National Interagency Fire Agency Center ran this wildfire chart this week that shows a large number of active wildfires across the American West. Oregonians across the state have been seeing evidence of the wildfires with increased smoke and haze in the sky over the past few weeks.]]></description>
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		<title>Farmers Markets Growing in Number, Popularity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[USDA: Farmers Markets Growing in Number, Popularity 111 farmers markets currently operate in Oregon By Oregon Small Business Association The number of farmers markets selling fresh, locally and regionally grown produce grew significantly over the past year. According to the 2011 National Farmers Market Directory recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oregonsmallbusinessassociation.com/2011/08/farmers-markets-growing-in-number-popularity/</link>
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		<title>Losing the Columbia Gorge View Point Inn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fire and Financial Woes Close Historic View Point Inn An accidental fire at the historic View Point Inn and Restaurant overlooking the Columbia River Gorge left the Inn’s future in limbo. The fire apparently started when a spark from the chimney ignited the roof on July 10, closing the Inn indefinitely. Co-owner Geoff Thompson and [...]]]></description>
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