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		<title>Strengthening the Family Bond</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tisha Tolar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing us EMB&#8217;s know is that working for yourself takes up a lot of your time and energy. This is especially true during the first years of establishing a business of your own. Spending quality time with your spouse is difficult enough  &#8211; add kids to the mix and you are creating a recipe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invention Mama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tisha Tolar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting that even the great philosopher&#8217;s knew that it&#8217;s the moms that rock this world. Case in point, the phrase &#8220;Necessity, who is the Mother of Invention&#8221; (Plato, The Republic -Greek author &#38; philosopher in Athens 427 BC &#8211; 347 BC) . Note that Plato did not use the term &#8216;father&#8217; &#8211; and for good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MOM BIZ SPOTLIGHT: TAMMY GENTRY / PENNY STONES</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tisha Tolar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Website: 
CMD Gifts, LLC/ Penny Stones
Company Description:
CMD Gifts, LLC, makes gifts to enhance communication and strengthen relationships. CMD Gifts&#8217; premier product, Penny Stones, are elegant and fun conversation starters.  Available at gift stores nationwide, Penny Stones are manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio by people with disabilities.  Tammy Gentry, CEO of CMD Gifts and creator of Penny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahhh&#8230;Togetherness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tisha Tolar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been an interesting week in EMB world. The Empowering Mom Bloggers have come together in person (we don&#8217;t all live in the same place) to hang out for a few days with the Baby Bloggers. So far all four kids (2 are aged 3, 2 are aged 6) have gotten along fabulously and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MOM BIZ SPOTLIGHT: MELISSA SULLIVAN</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tisha Tolar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melissa&#8217;s Websites: 
Melissa Sullivan Stampin&#8217; Up! 
Melissa Sullivan Usborne Books 
Melissa Sullivan Gold Canyon Candles
Melissa Sullivan, who lives with her husband Sean and their two young children, first became an entrepreneur in August of 2004 before she even became a mom. As a life-long crafter, she was usually involved with creative projects to fulfill her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One of These Things is Not Like the Other: The Entrepreneurial Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 16:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tisha Tolar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Silicon Valley Blogger over at The Digerati Life, has posted an AMAZING post on the mind of the entrepreneur. This is one of my most favorite topics &#8211; one that endlessly fascinates me.
I have always realized I do not think like many of the people I know, even in childhood. It used to bother me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How I Plan to Work During the Summer&#8230;At Home&#8230;With the Kid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 20:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tisha Tolar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year around this time, I was very anxious about how my first summer working from home and managing a kid was going to work out. I wrote about it on our former website and you can find the post here. Funny enough, now it is such a blur, I can hardly believe it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prize Announcement for Monday, May 18, 2009 &#8211; Business Blog Package</title>
		<link>http://empoweringmomblog.com/2009/05/prize-announcement-for-monday-may-18-2009-business-blog-package.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 19:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tisha Tolar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This just in &#8211; next Monday&#8217;s prize is invaluable to those who want to take the jump into the world of entrepreneurship!! We are really excited about this one personally because it means we get to help you see your dreams take flight. Here is what next week&#8217;s winner will receive!
Business Blog Package:
Time to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And the Winners Are&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 18:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tisha Tolar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ladies and moms and everyone&#8230;. the winners are in! We extended the Mother&#8217;s Day sign up period for another few hours because registrations were still coming in. But, we&#8217;ve randomly selected the winners for both the $50 and the personalized stationary
First &#8211; for the Mother&#8217;s Day $50 winner. MELISSA S. 
Second &#8211; for the stationary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Must Be Able to Say &#8220;No&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 10:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tisha Tolar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow! The May Mom Giveaway has really been taking off! If you haven&#8217;t turned in your name yet &#8211; get to it. Of course we are all busy. Some of us more busy due to our own lack of abilities to say no. (But still &#8211; none of that is an acceptable reason to not [...]]]></description>
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