- ''I’m There for You Baby,'' Radio Show Presents October Line-up – Entrepreneurship Alive By :
“I’m There for You Baby, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to the Galaxy,” a new radio show about entrepreneurship and taking control of your life, announces its program line-ups for October, which will focus on entrepreneurs in non-profit, real estate and Internet industries. - 'America's Best Franchises' Launches Franchise Web Portal By :
YFC Enterprises, LLC today announced the launch of AmericasBestFranchises.com, a new Internet-based franchise portal which offers a unique venue to prospective entrepreneurs interested in securing a franchise opportunity. The site is designed to help potential franchisees evaluate and select the business venture that best suits their requirements. - 'Get Rich Idea' by Listening: Business Strategy for Success By :
Right from the morning until going to bed in the night, we are hearing variety of sounds, noises and voices.Selective hearing is listening. Out of so many sounds in our audible range, we segregate the required sounds and concentrate to hear them with exclusive attention. Listening perceives something out of hearing. Hence, we should practice to listen what is required for our domestic and business life.We teach you an exercise for selective hearing in this article. - 10 Mindsets Web Entrepreneurs Must Have To Succeed By :
Entrepreneurship is a dynamic process of creating incremental wealth. Entrepreneurs willingly take part in the process of creating something new that has value by devoting time and effort and assuming the financial, psychic, and social risks. Luckily, we, as entrepreneurs, also receive the resulting rewards of independence, monetary profits from our endeavors, and the personal satisfaction of creating something viable. My journey helped me discover 10 mindsets I believe every entrepreneur must have to be successful. To adapt these mindsets you must put them into practice. It isn't enough to want to believe something--you have to act on it and practice it before it becomes a habit. - 10 Steps to Online Marketing Success By :
10 ideas to give you a kick start with your new business or to point you in the right direction to finding the perfect business match for you. - 10 Tips for a Successful Entrepreneurial Pitch By :
One of the hardest presentations to make is the entrepreneurial pitch. You have a great idea for a business and you want someone to give you money to make it happen. The problem is that venture capitalists, angel investors, and even rich uncles are heavily predisposed against you. Why? Because 99% of the pitches they hear sound like sure-fire prescriptions to lose money! - 10 Totally Dumb Business Ideas That Made Someone Rich By :
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1000000 pixels, charge a dollar per pixel – that’s perhaps the dumbest idea for online business anyone could have possible come up with. Still, Alex Tew, a 21-year-old who came up with the idea, is now a millionaire. - 10 Ways To Bring Out The Entrepreneur In Your Child By :
Here is some useful advice for parents to help encourage their children to become entrepreneurs. - 12 Things Nursing Taught Me About Owning a Business By :
Have you ever wondered whether you're cut out to be an entrepreneur? - 14 Reasons Why 80 Percent Of New Business Partnerships Would Fail Within Their First 5 Years Of Exis By :
Here are 14 reasons why 80 percent of new business partnerships would fail within their first 5 years of existence. Many are pretty obvious but important to know. Should be pretty informative to those who plan to form business partnerships. - 17.5 Questions To Ask Before Getting Started In A Homebased Business By :
Find out how to make sense of the many work from home opportunities you have to consider. - 2 Niche Website Ideas By :
2 adsense/niche website ideas to launch a content website empire. - 2006 FSA Suppliers Expo Taiwan & Semiconductor Leaders Forum Focuses on Synergy within the Supply By :
FSA, the voice of the global fabless business model, held its third annual FSA Suppliers Expo TAIWAN & Semiconductor Leaders Forum at the Taipei International Convention Center on November 8. The event was co-organized by DigiTimes. - 2007 Case Study; From Academia Thesis to Business Plan; Can You Cut the Mustard? By :
Many folks in modern liberal academia enjoy the sport of dumping on capitalism and condemning the business world. Perhaps they forget that it took a contractor, businessman to build the University in the first place. What is most interesting is that many in the "publish or perish" world of academia truly aspire to be business people. - 2007 New Concept; Finite Capacity Scheduling for Service Businesses By :
Efficiency in business is paramount to turning a profit and it therefore makes sense to study efficiencies in all types of businesses and apply those principles and theories to your business where possible. For those of us in the service business with service vehicles; we know that the costs to deliver those services have gone up considerably in the last decade; fuel, insurance and labor for instance. Things such as over regulation, lawsuits, traffic and customer demands have also increased to record highs. Shortages of labor and trained employees are also crucial, as quality labor supply dries up. - 2007 Thoughts And Entrepreneurial Insights For The Over Achiever By :
Do you have what it takes to win in business? Are you a hard charger, kick butt type person and an over achiever? Well here is some good news; in no other human endeavor does the over achiever have more of an advantage than in entrepreneurial pursuits. The over achiever who is willing to press on and remain committed and dedicated to persevere in their mission will indeed excel past their peers and fly over the nay sayer who proclaimed their mission impossible. - 2007 Thoughts on Starting Your Own Auto Detail Shop By :
Starting your own Auto Detailing Shop can be an exciting entrepreneurial endeavor and an awesome small business adventure, which can become part of your American dream. Of course before you start you will wish to learn the basics and want to get experienced detailing cars. This book is not concentrated on the fundamentals of auto detailing procedures or; How to Detail Cars, rather it is focused on the marketing, strategic planning and developing of business plans to succeed in the marketing place. - 3 "Strategies" That Are Guaranteed to Sabotage Your Bottom Line By :
What if you knew that the very strategies you think are helping you build your business are actually sabotaging your success?Think about this: everything you say yes to means you have to say no to something else. What are you saying yes to? Is it what you most want? If not, make a commitment to stop the sabotaging yourself and start using proven success techniques. - 3 Keys to Safeguard Your Energy By :
As a solo-entrepreneur I stand by the quote, “how you spend your energy is how you measure your success.” However, this was true even when I worked as a high-school teacher. No matter our profession, if we’re wasting energy, we’re limiting our productivity and potential. - 3 Low Cost Way To Grow Your Business? By :
Growing your business can be easy and low cost. You don't necessary need huge sum of money to grow you business. There are ways to do it with little or no money. - 3 Reasons Why Internet Millionaires Make Money By :
Have you ever wondered “What would I do if I had a million dollars”? Would you be interested in learning from successful millionaires rather than taking your chances by buying a lottery ticket? - 3 Simple Steps of Business Success for Top Entrepreneurs By :
Simplify and focus on these three areas. They are the real power driving business growth. - 3 Simple Steps To Turn Your Business Hours Into Gold By :
How much is your time worth? Do you find yourself spinning your wheels and wasting time instead of steering you business to greater heights? Finally, you can discover the simple plan for maximizing your "hour value" and watch your profit meter rock! - 3 Ways In Which You Can Prepare To Start Your Own Business By :
The 3 steps you can take to work at home and earn extra income. Logical steps that will help anybody start on the right path to succes when planning on starting their own business. - 39 Regional Entrepreneurs Present at the Midwest Venture Summit: Series A+, Seed/Angel and Business By :
Midwest Venture Summit 2006, the only conference led by 22 venture capital firms, will showcase 39 of the most promising Midwest companies looking for Seed/Angel, Series A or later capital. - 4 Rules For New Entrepreneurs - Practical Tips For Starting Right By :
It’s a great time to be an entrepreneur—in the last decade, technology has leveled the playing field and propelled an entrepreneurial revolution. As an entrepreneur, you now have more access to information that enables you to make more intelligent choices more quickly. You have an advantage over big businesses in that you’re lighter, more flexible, and faster on your feet. You can target new markets more quickly, and you can turn on a dime. - 5 Lessons I Have Learned From John Chow By :
Who is John Chow? Well, as far I know he's a pretty successful entrepreneur and dot com mogul from Vancouver, Canada. While reading John's blog for a couple of months I've learned a thing or two. Here are five of those lessons. Some are new, some are good reminders. Most are principles that apply not just to blogging but to many areas of life. - 5 Principles of Attraction for the Entrepreneur By :
In starting, or maintaining, a business the 28 Principles of Attraction can be used to demand a fantastic future. Here, you will find five to begin setting the foundation for a happier and more successful journey into entrepreneurialism. Read on to take command of your personal and professional lifestyle! - 5 Steps to Ideal Client Relationships By :
I am fortunate to have truly terrific clients They are great to work with -- I honestly couldn’t ask for better. However, it wasn’t always like this. When I started my Virtual Assistant business, I had clients who gave me an upset stomach, didn’t pay me, and gave me emergency projects on MY time. I found myself feeling ‘beaten-up’, frustrated, and resentful much of the time -- wishing I had followed that ‘gut feeling’ I had when I took these difficult clients in the first place. - 5 Steps To Wealth And Prosperity By :
- 5 Sure-Fire Ways to Make Money Online By :
Thinking of starting an online business? Here are five sure-fire ways to make money online. - 5 Tips On How To Start A Solid Business By :
Jonathan Budd lays the basic guidelines entrepreneurs should understand when looking for tips on how to start their own business. This framework will give you immediate reference points to compare any business start up to ensure the best results of your future business. - 5 Tips to Release Energy Drains So You Can Get Back on The Fast-Track By :
Energy drains. An energy drain is something that happens to you when you compromise your standards, have weak boundaries or allow people to dictate their needs and priorities onto you. Often times the energy leaks out of our life just like a leaky hose. Or worse, like a sieve. - 5 Ways To Automate Your Business Immediately By :
This article shows small business owners quick ways to automate their businesses. Automating a business will create systems, save time and allow businesses to become organized. - 5 Ways To Delegate Without A Payroll By :
This article explains how a small business owner can delegate on a limited budget. Resources available to provide delegation without a payroll. - 5 Winning Attitudes You Need to Earn Money Right Now By :
You have the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed and yet, you're still earning a pittance. If this sounds sadly familiar, what you need is a definite change in attitude to have a brighter future. - 6 Simple Rules For Staying Out Of Trouble On The Cash Flow Front By :
Don't spend money you don't have. Till a deal closes and the cheque clears in the bank - it is not money in the bank. So keep an eye out on that number and limit your spending urges to what you have.... - 7 Characteristics To Foster Your Entrepreneurial Spirit By :
Entrepreneurial spirit, the most exciting of the spirits an individual can experience, is not something that can be explained comprehensively without being long-winded. You can think of it as a combination of an irrepressible ambition to grow rich or to create something by a relentless dedication to succeed. The spirit often negates risks such as health warnings and loss of money; all due to one inherent nature - refusal to accept failure. - 7 Tips for the Overworked Business Owner By :
You can do anything you want, just not everything. Owning a business requires focus. Brent Dees presents seven tips on how to gain focus and clarity at work so you can actually have a life, too. - 7 Tips on Firing Your Client By :
We all like getting paid. Some of us don't even mind working to get paid. So why on earth would you walk from a situation in which you were getting paid great money, to do in your opinion, some great work. The answer is when you have a bad client. - 8 Personal Qualities of a Entrepreneur - from a South African Perspective By :
Anyone, regardless of age, sex, colour, or any other characteristic can become an entrepreneur. There are no limitations on this form of economic expression. Entrepreneurship is not a generic trait; it is a skill that must be learned. - 8 Steps to Achieve Business Success in 2007 By :
Accomplishing your goals provides the building blocks for continued success in your business which leads to a great sense of fulfillment, pride, and confidence. - 9 Reasons Why Businesses Fail By :
Starting a business from scratch is not easy. In fact, over 50% of small businesses fail in the first year and 95% fail within the first five years. Why? What goes wrong? Below are the common pitfalls to be aware of and plan to avoid. - A Crucial Element to Success By :
Obviously, any given entrepreneur is going to retain a different variety of traits, skills, resources, etc. I'm not going to go through the whole list right now as we all know that it could go on forever. - A Dirty Little Secret That's Costing You Your Profit - And Your Sanity By :
It can cost a lot of money to launch a product (and run a business!)The truth is you have to spend money to make money. But at some point, you really must identify how much you are willing and able to spend. If you are struggling with these issues, let me give you a few pointers. - A Great One-Liner Opens the Door For More Ideal Customers To Walk Through By :
Getting more clients starts with getting your foot in the door. Before anyone is going to do business with you, they must first understand why you are in business in the first place. While this may seem obvious to you, each new person you meet needs to hear your story in a way that will make them want to be a part of it. A great one-liner makes you stand out from the crowd and can turn casual conversations into the beginnings of great business deals. - A Guide to LLCs By :
A limited liability company or LLC provides the owners with limited liability. This implies that if the business owes money or faces a court case for some cause, only the assets of the business are at risk and not the personal possessions of the owners. - A Measuring Stick for New Projects By :
One of the reason we are entrepreneurs is because we have tons and tons of ideas. And fortunately or unfortunately, we are enthusiastic about every one of them. - A Peculiar Money Magic Secret By :
Interestingly, money magic happens when we focus on creating value for others. We make more money with greater ease when we put love into what we do, when we solve problems for people and when we pay attention to what we are doing in the here and now. - A Personal Professional Creed By :
A common topic of discussion these days is health. Natural foods, organic gardens, aerobic exercise, weight training, balanced diet, healthy this, healthy that, healthy, healthy, healthy. - A Simple Business Plan By :
A one to three page simple business plan. To define your business idea and answer the questions you need to ask before starting your business. - A Solo-Entrepreneur Syndrome - Do You Stop and Don't Know it? By :
Are you stopping ... and don't know it? Are you stopping ... and don't show it? If you're stopping ... you won't grow it? So STOP it! - A Sure Fire Method to Avoid Getting Counterfeit Check Scams By :
The Fake money order scams are a variation on the old Bank Auditor Con seen in some of those all time movies. The scam has now gone high tech using the internet and the global economy. It takes on many variations but you can protect yourself if you know what to watch for. - A Truly Great Pioneer WIlliam E. Moore Founder of Kelly-Moore Paint By :
In 1946 a man by the name of William E. Moore opened up a paint store. That paint store was called Kelly-Moore paint and it became one of the nation's largest independent paint companies.
William E. Moore was a man that built that paint company by hiring good employees, treating them fairly and expecting an honest day's work. What really drove William E. Moore? - A Very Simple Prosperity Technique - Try It and Let Me Know By :
How many of you take a few minutes every day to be grateful and thankful for all the good things you have in your life right now? I would bet most of you are too busy focusing on what is wrong in your lives and bitterly complaining about it. Most of you do not even begin to understand that, by NOT being grateful and thankful, you are becoming repellents to money, wealth and riches. - Add Value to your Business with Computer Courseware By :
Here are some powerful ways you can add value to your business with computer courseware. - Adding Business Value: How do you Add Value in your Business? By :
When owners of small businesses want me to coach them to grow and expand their business, I often find that they are have reached a ceiling in selling their goods (products and services) and have run out of ideas for moving forward. - Advance Millionaire Strategy #1 - The Power of Leverage By :
Advance Millionaire Strategy #1 - The Power of Leverage. - Affiliate Is Not A Dirty Word By :
When I first started out on my journey to become a successful Internet marketer I used to wonder about all the advertisements I came across that begged me to join an affiliate program. They made huge claims about how much money I would earn if I joined them so I just ignored them. That is until I started to understand more about affiliates and affiliate programs. - Affiliate Marketing for Profit - Part 1 By :
This article describes the basic concepts of affiliate marketing, one of the easiest home-based businesses to begin. - Affiliate Program Basics By :
The most common use of the web for commercial means is in the promotion of either products or services. It is certainly no secret that most successful businesses include a website in their marketing campaigns. Many of them offer an affiliate program - African American Invention: Dismissed, Unrecognized And Sometimes Forgotten By :
Some of America's greatest inventions came from African American invention - but you may not know that. - African American Inventors By :
He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world- This epitaph on the grave of George Washington Carver.... - African American Inventors Revisited By :
Two more African American gentlemen and one woman that have contributed to the growth of American society - yet their accomplishments have been lost to succeeding generations. - AGLOCO - Pyramid Scheme By :
AGLOCO has launched, find out what the critics are saying. - Alpacas - An Industry That Changes Your Lifestyle By :
We have heard it said over and over again that ever since September 11th people are looking into different ways of living their lives. Many of us have re-evaluated our lifestyles and realize that what is most important to us, family, has taken a back seat to our stressful, time consuming careers. - Alpacas - What are They Good for? By :
Alpacas. By now most people have heard of this exotic livestock, but why would anyone want to own them? Here are four answers to "What are they good for?". - America-Our Entrepreneural Spirit By :
As a lad of five years, the first life-changing event I faced was December 7, 1941 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced to the Nation on radio (no TV then) that the Japanese Empire had staged an unprovoked air attack on our naval base Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands. Many American military lives were lost and our entry into WWII was declared. Growing up in wartime, I learned very early in life what the “American Spirit” was all about. - An Introduction To Inventors By :
Ever since human civilization came into existence, there have been innumerable inventions. The wheel is one of the most important inventions that changed the fate of human civilization. Ironically, we still do not know the name of the person or group of persons who invented it. - Angel Investors – How to Interest Them in Your Business By :
Angel Investors are considered by many to be the best type of investor in your business. Angels are usually successful business owners and ... - Another Salesman Send Him Away By :
Too often I hear from sales people that they "don't know why the prospect won't listen to them talk about the features of their products and/or services or, they are always too busy to listen to me talk about my company and our products". - Apple Computer - Steve Jobs' Success Story By :
"We started out to get a computer in the hands of everyday people, and we succeeded beyond our wildest dreams."- Steve Jobs, Co-Founder of Apple Computer Inc., 1976. - AppSecInc Selected by AlwaysOn as AO100 Private Company Award Winner By :
AppSecInc, the world leader in database security, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn - for the third consecutive year - as one of the Top 100 Private Company award winners. - AppSecInc Selected by AlwaysOn as AO100 Private Company Award Winner By :
AppSecInc, the world leader in database security, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn - for the third consecutive year - as one of the Top 100 Private Company award winners - Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made? By :
Firstly, let us establish exactly what an entrepreneur is. The online encyclopedia Wikipedia defines it as “someone who establishes a new entity, to offer a new or existing product or service into a new or existing market. Entrepreneurs often have strong beliefs about a market opportunity and are willing to accept a high level of personal, professional or financial risk to pursue that opportunity”. - Are Entrepreneurs Who Achieve Success Luckier Than Those Who Don’t ? By :
Those who take action to relentlessly pursue their heart’s desire, often end up achieving that which they seek. Time and time again we have seen this happen.
Entrepreneurs who achieve significant business successes are often those who persisted in the face of daunting challenges and setbacks, till they achieved their objective. - Are These The 6 Rules for Business Success? By :
Success in Your Business - are these the rules for success?
The highly successful Pineapple Dance Studios in London has been transformed from a privately owned dance studio to a Publicly Owned Corporation quoted on the London Stock Exchange. - Are You a Bobblehead? By :
I owned one in the form of a great dane. People mounted theirs on car dashboards or rear speaker panels. And when there was motion, the head would bobble while the body remained still.
They were cute, drew attention, and posed little threat. Nobody had anything bad to say about them. And left alone, these ornaments would survive many years. - Are You A Natural Entrepreneur? By :
We are in the midst of an entrepreneurial revolution. There are more people starting businesses than ever before and it's re-shaping society and our culture. We've also heard again and again; "That woman is a natural entrepreneur," or "That man is a natural entrepreneur." But what does that mean? - Are You an Entrepreneur or a Intrapreneur - from a South African Perspective By :
A number of people have realised the dream of owning and operating an independent business. These people continue to embark on one of the most exhilarating and one of the most frightening adventures ever known: launching a business. It is never easy, but it can be incrdibly rewarding, both financially and emotionally. - Are You Going To Be A Successful Entrepreneur? By :
How do you know whether you can be a successful entrepreneur, or if you are better off as a salaried employee? Everyone has bad days at work, when they start to fantasize about how great it would be to be their own boss. But before you make any drastic moves, it is wise to do a bit of self reflection to determine if this is really something you’ll be naturally suited for. - Are You In Or Are You Out? By :
One of the most important points I learned, when building my first business as a Health and Energy Coach, was I needed to make myself stand out and FAST. - Are You Making Your Own DECISIONS? By :
Did you know that the lack of decision is one of the major causes of failure in any part of a person's life? - Are You One of The 96%? By :
WARNING - Read This or Risk Going Broke Like 96% of the population!
This may shock you but the Bureau of Statistics shows that 96% of the population at age 65 end up dead or dead broke on a pension. Only 3% become financially independent, and only 1% at age 65 will become rich and there is a similar pattern in most western countries including Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, Canada, Japan and Europe. - Are you Ready for start-up financing The Business plan - from a South African Perspective By :
After seeing how many views i got for my artilce "Are you Ready for start-uo financing" i thought i would begin with the first of a series for that article. The business plan is an essential part of starting a business, so will start with Elements of the business plan. - Are you Ready for Start-up Financing The Marketing Plan - from a South African Perspective By :
This is called the marketing mix. It consists of everything you can do to influence the demand for your products or service. Every entrepreneur must develop his own marketing strategy on the basis of these four elements. - Are You Ready for Start-up? Financing: 8 Cons & 5 Pros - From a South African Perspective By :
Almost every entrepreneur has a start-up financing horror story, how the banker giggled while reviewing the business plan. Because of experiences like these, entrepreneurs often assume that lenders and investors lack either money or good business sense to know a good deal when they see one. - Are You Ready For Success By :
How Prepared Are You When Your Dream Comes To Pass? Success can be overwhelming when we're not ready to receive a windfall of activity. - Are You Ready To Kick Self-Employment To The Curb Today? By :
Weigh the differences. Did you really go into business to be self-employed? If you're reading this, I doubt it. But that's exactly where you might be. - Are You Ready to Move Up Market? By :
Are you working with the same level of client you were a year ago? How about the same type of client as two years ago? If the answer is "yes" then it's time to look at moving "up-market." - Are You Ready To Run Your Own Business? By :
Running your own business isn't easy. It's a life-changing commitment that requires a great deal of your time. But the possible rewards can often vastly out-weigh the trials, trouble and tribulations you'll encounter along the way.Before embarking on this perilous and exciting journey, you must first perform a very honest appraisal of yourself by asking some serious questions - Are You Ready To Start Your Own Business? By :
It seems that most people are starting or at least thinking about starting their own business. While the history of entrepreneurship is as old as humanity..... - Are You Running Your Business Like Eeyore? Or Like Tigger? By :
One of the most crucial parts of building a successful business is easy to improve even though it is also easy to overlook. Find out what it is and how to put it to work for you. - Are You Winning in the Game of Life? Be an Entrepreneur By :
This shift is guiding more people into lives of purpose, fulfillment, and empowerment than ever before in history. Entrepreneurship, then, is not a goal but rather the means to a goal. And that goal is the concept of purposeful living. - Are Your Financial Decisions Becoming Stale? Here are 3 Fresh Tools to Help! By :
Profitable financial decisions are the very life-blood of vibrant businesses. These decisions can cover asset replacement-repair options, investment choices, advertising options, business directions, new product development and introduction and innovative work practices. These decisions all have a positive or negative impact on the viability and health of the business. Would your business be more successful if your decisions were freshened up? - Attracting Prosperity: What Do You Have to Believe to Prosper as an Entrepreneur? By :
What do you have to believe in order to show up, serve, and prosper as an entrepreneur?Your beliefs, assumptions, and opinions give shape to the world, ordering the vast quantities of information and overwhelming amount of stimulation you receive every moment. - Audiobooks: How Busy Entrepreneurs Save Time By :
The key to success as a leader these days is staying on top of the latest trends. That's why so many busy entrepreneurs are turning to audiobooks. - August 23 and 24: Canada Pavilion at BioWest 2006 to Showcase State-of-the-Art Research By :
To learn more about cost-competitive options for conducting clinical trials... about a football field-sized light source that's millions of times brighter than the sun... or about leading research and development for vaccines and immunotherapeutic technologies... visit the Canada Pavilion during next week's annual BioWest conference. - Aurora Biofuels Team Wins Intel, Berkeley Tech Challenge By :
Aurora Biofuels, a Berkeley-based team whose technology promises to make bio-diesel a mainstream energy source, won the second global Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge on Thursday, October 26 at the UC Berkeley campus. - Aware Entrepreneurs - Three Practices to Blend Spirituality with Meaningful Work By :
There are a few good questions that business owners, teachers and leaders ask when they are planning for growth in their classroom, their company or their life. Who are my students or clients or friends – really? What makes them tick? And what is unique about the people I serve and regularly connect with?
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