| These days, when it comes to seeking out
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| | imperative to the success of your
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| information, most people turn to their
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| | business. According to Steve Strauss,
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| computers to do the work for them.
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| | Business Expert for Microsoft Small
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| "Surfing the Net" has become a routine
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| | Business Center, "if you want to succeed
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| way of gathering necessary data, facts,
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| | in business, doing your homework is
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| and other such knowledge. Need
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| | critical. Knowing what the competition
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| directions to your Aunt Susie's friend's
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| | does right (and wrong), what they charge
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| garage sale? Head to and you're likely
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| | for their products or services, and where
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| to find a customized map, tailored to
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| | they seem to be headed can give your
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| your specifications. Can't remember what
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| | business a significant boost."
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| macerate means? will remind you. In
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| | Dawn Rosenberg McKay, writer for Career
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| fact, these days, people use the Internet
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| | Planning at about.com, agrees: "It's
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| to search for answers to nearly any and
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| | important to keep up with business news
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| every imaginable query, including
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| | about the industry in which you're
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| information on business competition.
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| | working or are considering working. It's
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| But how sure are you that the information
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| | good business practice to be well
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| you are obtaining via the World Wide Web
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| | informed about your clients' industries
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| is as accurate as it could be? What
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| | as well. It will help you stay ahead of
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| exactly do you sacrifice in the name of
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| | the competition."
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| convenience? I, for example, have been
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| | The accuracy and depth of this
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| steered astray on more than one occasion
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| | information is often the key to a
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| by the almighty Map Quest. And, although
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| | successful business. Being aware of your
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| is helpful, it certainly isn't able to
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| | competitor's strengths and weaknesses is
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| replace the vast resources available at
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| | an invaluable learning tool. In the
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| your local library. Speaking of local
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| | opinion of Warren Struhl, writer for
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| libraries, even they have taken content
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| | Inc.com, "the more information you have,
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| online. AccessMyLibrary ( is a site from
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| | the better position you will be in to
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| Thomson Gale featuring free access to
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| | propel your business forward. So don't
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| over 15 million articles from leading as
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| | become the entrepreneur that says, 'If I
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| well as trade/interest specific
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| | only knew that before I started.' Stay
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| publications and journals.
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| | informed and you'll be building a
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| Powerful and accurate online resources do
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| | platform for success."
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| exist, though they are often buried
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| | Essentially, using the Internet to gain
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| beneath a virtual layer of illegitimate
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| | pertinent information can be an effective
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| websites and flashing advertisements
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| | process, but it can just as easily yield
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| informing you that you are, in fact, the
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| | inaccurate and out-of-date information.
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| winner of a new pink Motorola RAZR phone.
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| | Valuable corporate information is out
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| Lucky you.
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| | there and ripe for the picking. You just
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| However, if you are searching for
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| | have to know where to look.
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| information on your company's
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| | Sources:
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| competitors, chances are you'd like that
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| | Rosenberg McKay, Dawn. Keeping up with
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| information to be as accurate and as easy
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| | Business News is Good for Your Career.
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| to obtain as possible, a feat that is
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| | 29 August 2006. From:
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| likely far more difficult than it should
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| | careerplanning.about.com/od
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| be. However, sites like ECNext's Goliath
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| | companyresearch/a/business_news.htm
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| ( simplify this task by providing you
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| | Strauss, Steve. Ask the Expert. 29
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| with clear, accurate company profiles,
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| | August 2006. From: microsoft.com
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| industry information and market reports
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| | smallbusiness/resources/expert
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| as well as business news, resources,
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| | strauss120105.mspx
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| leads and more. Essentially, the site
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| | Struhl, Warren. Doing Your Homework. 30
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| does your homework for you.
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| | August 2006. From: inc.com/resources
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| I probably don't need to remind you that
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| | startup/articles/20050701/homework.
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| this sort of information can be
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