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	<title>The Ausmerican &#187; Ideas</title>
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	<description>- Issues facing; Expat professionals, Trailing Spouses, Portable Businesses, Near Retirement Professionals .... and other stuff of professional and personal interest.</description>
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		<title>Microtrends</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Porter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the 80&#8242;s John Naisbitt introduced us to Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives, he pointed out that we were all part of a global economy and as such, massive global changes were underway that would shape a an information age. Further, he theorized that the bigger the world is, the more powerful its smallest player – and hence the rise in power of small businesses, the blogging phenomena and other empowerment&#8217;s of individuals. Now, the Microtrends. Mark J. Penn, the guy that identified &#8220;Soccer Mums&#8221; as a crucial constituency in President Clinton&#8217;s 1996 reelection campaign, recognizes that trends in society that reach a critical 1% mark have the potential to significantly influence the world around us. These sometimes counterintuitive, and somewhat invisible actions by small groups are shaping the world around us. Now I&#8217;m not a numbers guy, and I&#8217;m certainly not a trend watcher, but I am fascinated by factors that affect business or stimulate new ideas. This is what lead me to read John Naisbitt back in the 80&#8242;s and 90&#8242;s and when I glanced at Microtrends in the airport bookstore I had to have a read. I can rarely sleep during the 20+ hours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Porter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many trailing spouses recognize the benefits of establishing a portable business, but aren&#8217;t sure what line of business to go into. Where do you get ideas for businesses or find others that are going through the same struggle? Business-Ideas.com is worth a look but like most sites of this nature, be prepared to spend a lot of time filtering results and doing your research &#8230;and please do your research before you act on any business opportunity! Business-Idea.com is a web site and community that brings together entrepreneurs of all sorts from around the world to share ideas on starting a busines. My first impression of this site in early 2006 was it was just a bunch of get rich quick and internet opportunists trying to trawl in their next victim. I&#8217;m sure the site has its share of these but if you are careful, there are at least some good ideas on the site and no doubt some reputable participants. The site has various sections to allow users to browse or search opportunities without registering, so you can at least take a look around and see if this is for you before you provide any details. I&#8217;ve registered for their [...]]]></description>
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