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I found an interesting blog that is run by The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council. One of their guest authors, Thomas M. Sullivan, is the Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration.Thomas is probably a pretty good resource to learn from.<\/em><\/p>\n

From the SBE<\/strong> blog, Thomas writes:<\/p>\n

"Last week, Gallup published its annual survey of public confidence in
\nU.S. institutions. Despite my reluctance to dig into polls, I am
\npleased that the results show an incredible confidence in small
\nbusiness."<\/p>\n

Is that enough for you to want to read more? You can. Here<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n

Read more about economic trends+franchising, Here<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read award winning "Top Franchise Trends For 2008." Here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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