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		<title>Robb talks about the book!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out this great little video of Robb speaking about his book The Paleo Solution!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/08/robb-talks-about-the-book/</link>
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		<title>Employees vs. Contractors in your Microgym</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been getting this question fairly frequently of late:  Nicki, I know you recommend having employees, but isn’t it expensive?  Shouldn’t I just keep my trainers as contractors? If you have trainers that train at multiple locations (other gyms besides &#8230; <a href="http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/08/employees-vs-contractors-in-your-microgym/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/08/employees-vs-contractors-in-your-microgym/</link>
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		<title>Sales Alone Do Not a Healthy Business Make</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently did some consulting for a Southern California CrossFit affiliate with some serious financial problems.  Among other reasons the problems stemmed from a failure to look at the business’ finances in its entirety.  Sales were reasonably healthy…however the operating &#8230; <a href="http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/07/sales-alone-do-not-a-healthy-business-make/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/07/sales-alone-do-not-a-healthy-business-make/</link>
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		<title>Slated 1099 changes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago I was in a meeting where a CPA stood up to explain some new changes regarding businesses and 1099’s.  Somehow this is all a part of the health care reform bill. So here it is &#8230; <a href="http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/07/slated-1099-changes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/07/slated-1099-changes/</link>
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		<title>To Sublease or Not to Sublease</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrew posted a comment a few weeks back asking for my thoughts regarding subleasing space in his soon to open affiliate to some guys who are interested in paying a portion of the rent in exchange for using the space &#8230; <a href="http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/07/to-sublease-or-not-to-sublease/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/07/to-sublease-or-not-to-sublease/</link>
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		<title>Distinguishing between your money and your business&#8217; money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a meeting yesterday with a local business owner that I am doing some consulting work with and the topic of business checking accounts and owner compensation came up.  It is fairly common for new small businesses to have &#8230; <a href="http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/06/distinguishing-between-your-money-and-your-business-money/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/06/distinguishing-between-your-money-and-your-business-money/</link>
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		<title>Resurfacing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apologies for my almost 3 month absence of posts.  Also apologies to the folks who’ve left comments during this time…they have just now been approved.  I had no intention of leaving you hanging…I just haven’t been able to bring myself &#8230; <a href="http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/06/resurfacing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/06/resurfacing/</link>
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		<title>Work on your best idea right now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Kevin from North Scottsdale CrossFit for turning me onto this super interesting interview between Jason Calacanis and 37singnals’ David Heinemeier Hansson.  The focus is on technology start ups, but the business insights shared apply to all industries.  It’s &#8230; <a href="http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/03/work-on-your-best-idea-right-now/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/03/work-on-your-best-idea-right-now/</link>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Level 4/CrossFit Seattle!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our good friends Dave Werner and Nancy Meenen of the the FIRST EVER CrossFit affiliate are celebrating their 7th Birthday at Level 4/CrossFit Seattle!  Congrats!  Check out this great image that Nancy forwarded me from one of their newsletters!  And &#8230; <a href="http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/03/happy-birthday-level-4crossfit-seattle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/03/happy-birthday-level-4crossfit-seattle/</link>
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		<title>For the love!  Please don&#8217;t bastardize the On Ramp!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We here at NorCal Strength and Conditioning published our On Ramp curriculum and disseminated it free to the CrossFit community for one reason alone:  To help affiliates effectively introduce CrossFit to the beginning client in a way that not only &#8230; <a href="http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/03/for-the-love-please-dont-bastardize-the-on-ramp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nickivioletti.com/2010/03/for-the-love-please-dont-bastardize-the-on-ramp/</link>
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