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		<title>What if you could do your cleaning career &#8220;all over again&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/5455/blog/what-if-you-could-do-it-all-over-again</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Violand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you "fritter away days"?  Chuck Violand fights this tendency to waste time. Read here Chuck's musings on how to avoid this destructive habit and live your life to its full potential.]]></description>
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		<title>So can a carpet cleaner &#8220;cash out&#8221; at a young enough age to actually ENJOY retirement?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Toburen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the "unspoken dread" among cleaning professionals.  Sure, we make a lot of money and have all the toys.  But many carpet cleaners worry about ever achieving true financial independence while they are still young enough to enjoy it!  Steve Toburen shares how he retired from full time business at the age of 38 by giving readers two great links and one even more important date in Las Vegas next September ...]]></description>
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		<title>Should I start out hitching a ride as a sub-contractor cleaner?</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/4947/bhc/should-i-start-out-as-a-subcontractor-cleaner</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 14:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Toburen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[complacency]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[new carpet cleaning business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After an extended absence from our industry an independent cleaner is looking to get back in the game. He's looking for a shortcut to success but as usual Steve tells it like it is ...]]></description>
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		<title>A few thoughts on successfully skippering your carpet cleaning venture &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/3653/blog/a-few-thoughts-on-successfully-skippering-your-carpet-cleaning-venture</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Violand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chuck Violand sums up his recent posts comparing your carpet cleaning and/or restoration business to different types of sailing vessels with a few reminders for you, the captain of the boat.  Chuck's thoughts could mean the difference between a successful voyage or the disastrous "shipwreck" of your business ...]]></description>
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		<title>Words to live by and not just for carpet cleaners either!!!</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/3964/blog/words-to-live-by-and-not-just-for-carpet-cleaners-either</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Yeadon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you sum up life in one paragraph? Does it even remotely involve your truck mount, pre-spray, cleaning solution or other cleaning equipment?  We sure hope not! Brian Dyson of Coca Cola has done a very nice job of helping everyone (carpet cleaning and restoration professionals included) keep focused on the really important things in life ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Burdicks build for their future by looking beyond truck mounts, RX-20&#8217;s and chemicals in &#8220;Meg&#8217;s Story&#8221; (Part 5)</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/4324/blog/the-burdicks-build-their-carpet-cleaning-business-by-looking-beyond-truck-mounts-and-chemicals-megs-story-part-5</link>
		<comments>http://sfs.jondon.com/4324/blog/the-burdicks-build-their-carpet-cleaning-business-by-looking-beyond-truck-mounts-and-chemicals-megs-story-part-5#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sfs</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[carpet cleaning business growth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best industrial cleaning equipment, supplies and truck mounts are not enough. Even with the services of a local business consultant Meg and John Burdick are learning that growing a small cleaning business requires lots of hard work and planning ...]]></description>
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		<title>Even carpet cleaners have to &#8220;start with the end in mind&#8221; &#8230; Meg&#8217;s Story (Part 4)</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/3973/blog/even-carpet-cleaners-have-to-start-with-the-end-in-mind-megs-story-part-4</link>
		<comments>http://sfs.jondon.com/3973/blog/even-carpet-cleaners-have-to-start-with-the-end-in-mind-megs-story-part-4#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sfs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hopefully you still feel becoming a professional carpet cleaner was a great career decision!  Very probably you are making more money now than you ever believed possible.  Congratulations!  BUT far too many carpet cleaning entrepreneurs forget that eventually "everyone leaves".  In this installment of "Meg's Story" the Burdicks start focusing on their "exit strategy" ...]]></description>
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		<title>Why won&#8217;t my wife get on board with my new carpet cleaning venture?</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/3899/bhc/why-wont-my-wife-get-on-board-with-my-new-carpet-cleaning-venture</link>
		<comments>http://sfs.jondon.com/3899/bhc/why-wont-my-wife-get-on-board-with-my-new-carpet-cleaning-venture#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Toburen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[carpet cleaning equipment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A prospective Denver carpet cleaner has caught the "entrepreneurial cleaning bug" but his wife just isn't excited about this new development.  Steve timidly ventures into the "family counseling" field with some hard-learned wisdom from his own experience in cleaning up ... ]]></description>
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		<title>Hiring a business consultant for her carpet cleaning business Meg&#8217;s Story (Part 3)</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/4045/blog/hiring-a-business-consultant-for-her-carpet-cleaning-business-megs-story-part-3</link>
		<comments>http://sfs.jondon.com/4045/blog/hiring-a-business-consultant-for-her-carpet-cleaning-business-megs-story-part-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sfs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meg and John Burdick have already built an exceptional business.  Now they are looking to the future and recognize they need more outside help.  So they are taking a scary step of bringing in a local consultant.  Read on and ask if you too need more outside help and/or accountability in your life ...]]></description>
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		<title>Should I go with a &#8220;one stop package&#8221; carpet cleaning &#8220;business opportunity&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/3225/bhc/should-i-go-with-a-one-stop-equipment-package-supplier</link>
		<comments>http://sfs.jondon.com/3225/bhc/should-i-go-with-a-one-stop-equipment-package-supplier#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Toburen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carpet cleaning franchise opportunity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When entering a new industry it can be an oh-so-very-overwhelming journey.  So it is tempting to go the pre-packaged equipment route, especially if the company offers you a "protected territory" for your carpet cleaning business.  But Steve says to be very, very careful.  After all, you are putting one more link in the "supplier chain" ...]]></description>
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