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		<title>The Silence Factory: It is a fun place.</title>
		<link>http://calabarmag.com/website/2011/08/01/the-silence-factoryit-is-a-fun-place/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Atim Annette Oton Every other day, I have the same discussion with someone: an African, a Caribbean or an African-American person. It goes like this: When will we get it together? They complain about how little progress is made and how we as black people are not ready and why? I listen, nod and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re-Invention, Mission and Risk in hard times</title>
		<link>http://calabarmag.com/website/2010/07/08/re-invention-mission-and-risk-in-hard-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Atim Annette Oton After spending four days at the International African Arts Festival in Brooklyn as the business Calabar Imports, I observed an interesting phenomena and came to the conclusion that some black retail businesses and other  businesses these days are stuck in a rot. And rot is not polite word these days. The economy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Dramas: Surviving the Depression</title>
		<link>http://calabarmag.com/website/2010/02/06/small-business-dramas-surviving-the-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Atim Annette Oton, Feb 6, 2010 Even as the media continues to proclaim that things are getting better and the statistics are showing some improvements, the truth is for small businesses in local communities, it&#8217;s not getting better. Just talk to any small business today and you will hear the &#8220;pain&#8221; as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opening up shop… the basic steps to do</title>
		<link>http://calabarmag.com/website/2010/01/09/opening-up-shop%e2%80%a6-the-basic-steps-to-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Atim Annette Oton, May 2006 For those thinking of opening a store&#8230;check out how we create our brand, Calabar-Imports-Prototype So, you finally have come up with a great idea for a business? Congratulations and welcome to the &#8220;biz mind&#8221; field called business ownership. My first step is to ask you this questionFirst, ask yourself this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections in the midst of a recession</title>
		<link>http://calabarmag.com/website/2009/12/29/reflections-in-the-midst-of-a-recession/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Atim Annette Oton, June/July 2008 After my last article on Food 4 Thought, a Brooklyn restaurant, I was thrilled to see their re-emergence in the same space with a slew of partners that included Brother Solomon, the guy who created Solomon&#8217;s Porch and the Sankofa Collective, a locally based Bed-Stuy organization. My wish for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media: The 2010 Business Rules</title>
		<link>http://calabarmag.com/website/2009/12/28/social-media-the-2010-business-rules/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An experience with Social Media - Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn]]></description>
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		<title>Growing your business in a Tough Economy</title>
		<link>http://calabarmag.com/website/2009/12/26/growing-your-business-in-a-tough-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://calabarmag.com/website/2009/12/26/growing-your-business-in-a-tough-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Atim Annette Oton With failure occurring in the foreclosure market and a suggested- maybe real &#8211; looming recession, things are rougher today than last year. Don’t panic! Take stock, and since you are serious about your business, it is time to step up your tactics to keep your customers buying and continuing to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partnerships and Collaboration</title>
		<link>http://calabarmag.com/website/2009/12/26/partnerships-and-collaboration/</link>
		<comments>http://calabarmag.com/website/2009/12/26/partnerships-and-collaboration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Atim Annette Oton I am a big believer in partnerships and collaborations. My business is a partnership and I collaborate with a select list of people to grow my business. It always allows me to utilize creative ways to expand my ideas and grow my business, and most importantly, it gives me a chance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Networking by Association and Online</title>
		<link>http://calabarmag.com/website/2009/12/26/networking-by-association-and-online/</link>
		<comments>http://calabarmag.com/website/2009/12/26/networking-by-association-and-online/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Atim Annette Oton Article was written in 2007 An intangible asset in a business plan is networking. It is one of the ways to promote and grow a business. It gives you an additional hand or what I call a &#8220;circle of influence,&#8221; thus expanding your Roledex. Joining business associations and organizations is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Neighborhood Marketing</title>
		<link>http://calabarmag.com/website/2009/12/26/local-neighborhood-marketing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Atim Annette Oton Some marketing genius once said, &#8220;All business is local.&#8221; My business, Calabar Imports, comes close to bearing out this dictum: a good 80% of our business is local. We take our local business seriously and work to grow our bottom line. Since we opened two years ago, our numbers (we do [...]]]></description>
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