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		<title>How To Make Bamboo Charcoal Briquettes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To fully utilize the bamboo, another technology was generated that could help the standowners produce more income. Wastes from bamboo processing may be manufactured into charcoal briquettes. This could help reduce pressure on wood resource. It could also help mitigate carbon dioxide emission into the atmosphere.
The steps in making kawayan charcoal briquettes are:
1. Collecting and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Tamarind (Sampalok) Wine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spurred by the acceptability of tropical fruit wine in the local market, the Philippines is eyeing to export the product and introduce it to the world. There is a market for tropical fruit wine outside of the Philippines, and it has a better chance of gaining patronage if it is marketed as an exotic product.
Don [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Transfer Images to Mugs and Sports Bottles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because promotional items are of great help to companies whose budgets are not that big, and because they are effective at increasing brand recall, the demand for promotional items remains high. Aside from the corporate giveaway market, you can offer these as souvenirs for weddings, baptisms and other personal celebrations.
There are many new materials which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cashew Processing and Food Business Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A long time ago, people did not know the real value of the cashew tree. In fact, people called this plant &#8220;the lazy man&#8217;s tree&#8221; as the only use they could think of was using the seeds for a board game called &#8220;sunka&#8221;. Later did the people realize that the cashew plant is actually more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starting a Cashew Nut Processing Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is widely grown in the tropics because of its cashew nuts and apples. The cashew apple can be eaten raw or used in the production of jam, chutney, pickles or various beverages like juice and wine.
The primary product of cashew nut is the kernel which is used extensively in the confectionery and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guide to Starting a Handbag Business (Videos)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for ideas to start a handbag business, you can go into manufacturing, or retailing.
But before you get carried away by the excitement of the prospect of owning a business in line with fashion and designing, slow down and think like a businessman rather than an artist. Ask yourself this question: is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starting a Bead Accessories Business at Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beads and accessories making often starts as a hobby, but people with talent and a flair for salesmanship often switch from hobbyist to home-based business owner. However, because you make and sell accessories from your home, doesn’t mean that you made the crossover from hobbyist to businessperson.
Whether you&#8217;re a weekend dabbler or a full-time accessories [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Business of Making Bamboo Furnitures</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Resort owners prize bamboo furniture for giving their establishments a natural touch and pleasantly rustic look. This attribute of bamboo furniture also makes it a highly viable and sellable product in export fairs and trade fairs.
According to Elvin-Dimasu-ay, technical education specialist and in charge of the bamboo section of the Department of Trade and Industry’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starting a Pest Control Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter what industry you&#8217;re considering, starting a business is not easy for anyone. Starting a pest control business takes this statement one step further, though, because it requires a medium-level investment and a lot of thought, not just to handle the business itself, but also to purchase the equipment and create a strong marketing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guide to Starting a Cell Phone Repair Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With roughly 30 percent of the entire population living on less than $1 a day, according to a July 2007 United Nations report, most Filipinos don&#8217;t have the disposable income to buy new cell phones when they break. So just as they do with broken air conditioners or clunky cars, they fix them. There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recycle Plastic Bags Into a Rug</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plastic is one of the most widely used products in the world. We use it to package consumer products, to charge our purchases with credit cards, to carry our food and drink, to build our toys and to even make our clothing. There are over 10,000 different kinds of plastic in the world, and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Based Catering Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you like cooking? Do you like preparing food for groups? If you answered yes to these questions, catering might be the business for you. Caterers normally direct a few events per month. Catering can be a home based business. Caterers provide food for special events such as weddings, parties and corporate events. What’s more, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common Problems of Small-Scale Businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A small-scale business is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. In addition to number of employees, other methods used to classify small companies include annual sales (turnover), value of assets and net profit (balance sheet), alone or in a mixed definition.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accounting 101 for Small Business (eBook)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accounting is important to you and your business for many reasons. To begin with, when you have an accounting system, you will know how your business has performed financially during a particular period, and you can also evaluate how you had managed your cash flows and other assets. You can do this by reading the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Energy, Unlimited, Clean and Renewable</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar Panel or Photovoltaic (PV) is a technology that converts sunlight directly into electricity. It was first observed in 1839 by the French scientist Becquerel who detected that when light was directed onto one side of a simple battery cell, the current generated could be increased. In the late 1950s, the space program provided the [...]]]></description>
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