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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m pleased to announce that long time ViRTUS Exchange Member Stacey Cerniuk has been featured in a new book on Canadian entrepreneurs entitled, &#8220;Dynamic Entrepreneurs of the 21st Century.&#8221; Stacey owns Annex Consulting, a local IT outsourcing and technology recruitment &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2010/04/09/new-book-on-canadian-entrepreneurial-success-stories/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikedesjardins.com&#038;blog=4482048&#038;post=933&#038;subd=mikedesjardins&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Total read time: 4 mins] There is no “right” strategic planning methodology that works for every company or organization. In fact, using a blended approach to create a customized methodology will likely yield the best planning framework for you and &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2009/11/05/biv-boardroom-strategy-a-selection-of-the-best-books-on-strategic-planning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikedesjardins.com&#038;blog=4482048&#038;post=799&#038;subd=mikedesjardins&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Link to the recorded presentation: http://tinyurl.com/mjdrn2 Books I mentioned: Good to Great by Jim Collins Eighth Habit by Stephen Covey Winning by Jack &#38; Suzie Welch Link to our website: http://www.virtusinc.com<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikedesjardins.com&#038;blog=4482048&#038;post=554&#038;subd=mikedesjardins&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurial Strategic Planning Framework</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most effective framework for strategic planning for a small to medium sized entrepreneurial company that I&#8217;ve come across is laid out in the book, The Rockefeller Habits, by Verne Harnish. If you&#8217;ve been looking to find a straightforward way &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2009/02/27/entrepreneurial-strategic-planning-framework/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikedesjardins.com&#038;blog=4482048&#038;post=398&#038;subd=mikedesjardins&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CEO&#8217;s and Entrepreneurs who are interested in delegating decisions to their team need to setup a framework for that empowerment so that they feel comfortable with the way decisions are made. Here are the six questions that CEOs and Entrepreneurs &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2009/02/20/empowerment-framework-for-ceos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikedesjardins.com&#038;blog=4482048&#038;post=395&#038;subd=mikedesjardins&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I asked one my customers, Lonnie Tkach, to write me a letter describing his journey from a bricks and mortar business (the IRL in the title of this post means In Real Life) to an online business in the same &#8230; <a href="http://mikedesjardins.com/2009/01/26/one-entrepreneurs-journey-from-irl-to-online/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikedesjardins.com&#038;blog=4482048&#038;post=316&#038;subd=mikedesjardins&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Desjardins</dc:creator>
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