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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>27 Million and Counting: Scott Spector, Spector Group</title><link>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/04/20/27-million-and-counting-scott-spector-spector-group/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/04/20/27-million-and-counting-scott-spector-spector-group/</guid><comments>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/04/20/27-million-and-counting-scott-spector-spector-group/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/27-million-and-counting/" rel="tag">27 Million and Counting</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/leadership/" rel="tag">Leadership</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/starting-a-business/" rel="tag">Starting a Business</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/business-products-and-services/" rel="tag">Business Products &amp; Services</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/construction/" rel="tag">Construction</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/engineering/" rel="tag">Engineering</a></p>Meet Scott Spector, a principal at the Spector Group, a family-run, New York-based architecture and interior design firm.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/04/20/27-million-and-counting-scott-spector-spector-group/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/forward/19899134/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/04/20/27-million-and-counting-scott-spector-spector-group/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/04/20/27-million-and-counting-scott-spector-spector-group/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>27 Million and Counting</category><category>architects</category><category>architecture firms</category><category>family business</category><category>interior design firms</category><category>Spector Group</category><category>starting a business</category><dc:creator>Rod Kurtz</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-04-20T14:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Winning Government Contracts: 5 Things You Need to Know</title><link>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/12/06/how-to-win-government-contracts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/12/06/how-to-win-government-contracts/</guid><comments>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/12/06/how-to-win-government-contracts/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/five-things-you-need-to-know/" rel="tag">5 Things You Need to Know</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/leadership/" rel="tag">Leadership</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/taxes-and-accounting/" rel="tag">Taxes &amp; Accounting</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/legal-issues/" rel="tag">Legal Issues</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/international-business/" rel="tag">International Business</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/business-products-and-services/" rel="tag">Business Products &amp; Services</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/consumer-products-and-services/" rel="tag">Consumer Products &amp; Services</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/energy/" rel="tag">Energy</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/engineering/" rel="tag">Engineering</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/environmental-services/" rel="tag">Environmental Services</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/government-services/" rel="tag">Government Services</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/logistics-and-transportation/" rel="tag">Logistics &amp; Transportation</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/manufacturing/" rel="tag">Manufacturing</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/security/" rel="tag">Security</a></p>Uncle Sam spends billions of dollars every year. How to position your company to win government contracts.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/12/06/how-to-win-government-contracts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/forward/19646331/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/12/06/how-to-win-government-contracts/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/12/06/how-to-win-government-contracts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>5 Things You Need to Know</category><category>Central Contractor Registration</category><category>Federal Business Opportunities</category><category>getting government contracts</category><category>government contracts</category><category>how to get a government contract</category><category>how to win a government contract</category><category>NAICS</category><category>subcontracting</category><category>winning government contracts</category><dc:creator>Julia L. Rogers</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-12-06T18:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title><i>Back to the Future Part II</i>: What Did Hollywood Get Right?</title><link>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/23/back-to-the-future-part-ii-what-did-hollywood-get-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/23/back-to-the-future-part-ii-what-did-hollywood-get-right/</guid><comments>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/23/back-to-the-future-part-ii-what-did-hollywood-get-right/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/trends/" rel="tag">Business Trends</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/technology/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/advertising-and-marketing/" rel="tag">Advertising &amp; Marketing</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/computer-hardware/" rel="tag">Computer Hardware</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/consumer-products-and-services/" rel="tag">Consumer Products &amp; Services</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/engineering/" rel="tag">Engineering</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/food-and-beverage/" rel="tag">Food &amp; Beverage</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/logistics-and-transportation/" rel="tag">Logistics &amp; Transportation</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/manufacturing/" rel="tag">Manufacturing</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/inventions-and-innovations/" rel="tag">Inventions &amp; Innovations</a></p>Hollywood inventions have long provided inspiration for real-life innovations. On the 25th anniversary of the <i>Back to the Future</i> trilogy, a look at how close to "2015" we've come.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/23/back-to-the-future-part-ii-what-did-hollywood-get-right/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/forward/19545242/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/23/back-to-the-future-part-ii-what-did-hollywood-get-right/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/23/back-to-the-future-part-ii-what-did-hollywood-get-right/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Back to the Future</category><category>Back to the Future 2</category><category>Back to the Future HooverBoard</category><category>Back to the Future II</category><category>Back to the Future Part II</category><category>Business Trends</category><category>DeLorean</category><category>DeLorean DMC</category><category>HooverBoard</category><category>Marty McFly</category><dc:creator>Amanda Kooser</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-23T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>27 Million and Counting: Jim Conover, JBC Industries</title><link>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/14/27-million-and-counting-jim-conover-jbc-industries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/14/27-million-and-counting-jim-conover-jbc-industries/</guid><comments>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/14/27-million-and-counting-jim-conover-jbc-industries/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/27-million-and-counting/" rel="tag">27 Million and Counting</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/leadership/" rel="tag">Leadership</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/starting-a-business/" rel="tag">Starting a Business</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/engineering/" rel="tag">Engineering</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/environmental-services/" rel="tag">Environmental Services</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/manufacturing/" rel="tag">Manufacturing</a></p>Meet Jim Conover, the president of JBC Industries, a Berkeley Heights, N.J.-based manufacturer.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/14/27-million-and-counting-jim-conover-jbc-industries/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/forward/19543628/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/14/27-million-and-counting-jim-conover-jbc-industries/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/14/27-million-and-counting-jim-conover-jbc-industries/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>27 Million and Counting</category><category>JBC Industries</category><category>Jim Conover</category><category>running a business</category><category>starting a business</category><dc:creator>Small Business Staff</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-14T17:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Elon Musk Fires Back, Says He Was Never 'Broke'</title><link>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/09/elon-musk-fires-back-says-he-was-never-broke/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/09/elon-musk-fires-back-says-he-was-never-broke/</guid><comments>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/09/elon-musk-fires-back-says-he-was-never-broke/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/technology/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/money/" rel="tag">Money</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/leadership/" rel="tag">Leadership</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/legal-issues/" rel="tag">Legal Issues</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/consumer-products-and-services/" rel="tag">Consumer Products &amp; Services</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/energy/" rel="tag">Energy</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/engineering/" rel="tag">Engineering</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/logistics-and-transportation/" rel="tag">Logistics &amp; Transportation</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/inventions-and-innovations/" rel="tag">Inventions &amp; Innovations</a></p>Musk, co-founder of PayPal and Tesla Motors, spoke out about his financial situation and ongoing divorce in a recent column.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/09/elon-musk-fires-back-says-he-was-never-broke/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/forward/19547106/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/09/elon-musk-fires-back-says-he-was-never-broke/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/09/elon-musk-fires-back-says-he-was-never-broke/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Elon Musk broke</category><category>Elon Musk Tesla founders fund</category><category>initial public offering</category><category>IPO</category><category>News</category><category>PayPal</category><category>SolarCity</category><category>SpaceX</category><category>Tesla</category><category>Tesla founder</category><category>Tesla founder broke</category><category>Tesla IPO</category><category>Tesla Motors</category><dc:creator>Rachel Leven</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-09T14:30:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>On the Eve of an IPO, Tesla Founder Elon Musk Claims He's Broke</title><link>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/06/22/on-the-eve-of-an-ipo-tesla-founder-elon-musk-claims-hes-broke/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/06/22/on-the-eve-of-an-ipo-tesla-founder-elon-musk-claims-hes-broke/</guid><comments>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/06/22/on-the-eve-of-an-ipo-tesla-founder-elon-musk-claims-hes-broke/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/technology/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/money/" rel="tag">Money</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/leadership/" rel="tag">Leadership</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/taxes-and-accounting/" rel="tag">Taxes &amp; Accounting</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/legal-issues/" rel="tag">Legal Issues</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/consumer-products-and-services/" rel="tag">Consumer Products &amp; Services</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/energy/" rel="tag">Energy</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/engineering/" rel="tag">Engineering</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/logistics-and-transportation/" rel="tag">Logistics &amp; Transportation</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/inventions-and-innovations/" rel="tag">Inventions &amp; Innovations</a></p>Musk, who co-founded PayPal and cashed out for $200 million, says he invested his last $35 million in Tesla Motors -- just as the company prepares to go public.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/06/22/on-the-eve-of-an-ipo-tesla-founder-elon-musk-claims-hes-broke/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/forward/19526851/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/06/22/on-the-eve-of-an-ipo-tesla-founder-elon-musk-claims-hes-broke/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/06/22/on-the-eve-of-an-ipo-tesla-founder-elon-musk-claims-hes-broke/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>elon musk bankrupt</category><category>Elon Musk broke</category><category>elon musk tesla founders fund</category><category>initial public offering</category><category>IPO</category><category>News</category><category>PayPal</category><category>SolarCity</category><category>SpaceX</category><category>Tesla</category><category>tesla founder</category><category>tesla founder broke</category><category>tesla ipo</category><category>Tesla Motors</category><dc:creator>Janean Chun</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-06-22T18:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Design Firm Sets out to Build America's Greenest Monastery</title><link>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/design-firm-sets-out-to-build-americas-greenest-monastery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/design-firm-sets-out-to-build-americas-greenest-monastery/</guid><comments>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/design-firm-sets-out-to-build-americas-greenest-monastery/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/entrepreneur-spotlight/" rel="tag">Entrepreneur Spotlight</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/money/" rel="tag">Money</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/leadership/" rel="tag">Leadership</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/construction/" rel="tag">Construction</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/engineering/" rel="tag">Engineering</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/environmental-services/" rel="tag">Environmental Services</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/inventions-and-innovations/" rel="tag">Inventions &amp; Innovations</a></p>Paul Hoffman collaborated with three nuns in Wisconsin to construct the Holy Wisdom Monastery, which will eventually become 100 percent sustainable.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/design-firm-sets-out-to-build-americas-greenest-monastery/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/forward/19478214/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/design-firm-sets-out-to-build-americas-greenest-monastery/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/design-firm-sets-out-to-build-americas-greenest-monastery/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>church</category><category>construction</category><category>energy efficiency</category><category>Entrepreneur Spotlight</category><category>going green</category><category>green building</category><category>green technology</category><category>Holy Wisdom Monastery</category><category>monastery</category><category>renewable energy</category><category>sustainability</category><category>U.S. Green Building Council</category><dc:creator>Geoff Williams</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-05-26T17:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Virgin Establishes Fund for Green Companies</title><link>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/virgins-richard-branson-establishes-fund-for-green-companies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/virgins-richard-branson-establishes-fund-for-green-companies/</guid><comments>http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/virgins-richard-branson-establishes-fund-for-green-companies/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/technology/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/money/" rel="tag">Money</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/leadership/" rel="tag">Leadership</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/international-business/" rel="tag">International Business</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/energy/" rel="tag">Energy</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/engineering/" rel="tag">Engineering</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/environmental-services/" rel="tag">Environmental Services</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/logistics-and-transportation/" rel="tag">Logistics &amp; Transportation</a>, <a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/category/inventions-and-innovations/" rel="tag">Inventions &amp; Innovations</a></p>The $220 million fund will focus on established green technology companies.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/virgins-richard-branson-establishes-fund-for-green-companies/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/forward/19471714/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/virgins-richard-branson-establishes-fund-for-green-companies/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/virgins-richard-branson-establishes-fund-for-green-companies/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>clean technology</category><category>green technology</category><category>investment</category><category>National Venture Capital Association</category><category>News</category><category>Richard Branson</category><category>venture capital</category><category>Virgin</category><category>Virgin Green Fund</category><category>Virgin Group</category><dc:creator>Geoff Williams</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-05-26T13:00:00+00:00</dc:date></item></channel></rss>