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	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Hole-y Camaro]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/March-2010/Hole-y-Camaro/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-03-01:7524</id><published>2010-03-01T09:17:15-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T09:17:09-06:00</updated><author><name>Elyse Lucas</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Illinois shop owner brings a ‘67 Camaro back from the dead.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Kim White]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/March-2010/Kim-White/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-03-01:7523</id><published>2010-03-01T09:16:01-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T09:15:53-06:00</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Kim White, chairwoman of the Women’s Industry Network, talks networking, female customers, and why men in collision repair should care about attracting more women to the industry. ]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Winning Women]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/March-2010/Winning-Women/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-03-01:7522</id><published>2010-03-01T09:11:50-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T09:11:43-06:00</updated><author><name>Elyse Lucas</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[WIN’s mentoring program helps prepare the next generation of young women for careers in collision repair—and prompts mentors to stay innovative and on top of the latest changes in the industry.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Legal Check-Up]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/March-2010/Legal-Check-Up/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-03-01:7521</id><published>2010-03-01T09:08:39-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T09:08:34-06:00</updated><author><name>Elyse Lucas</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Protecting yourself from sexual harassment claims and employee theft isn’t difficult—if you take some proactive steps. Here we outline simple things you can do to stop these problems before they start.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Money to Grow]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/March-2010/Money-to-Grow/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-03-01:7520</id><published>2010-03-01T09:06:47-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T09:06:37-06:00</updated><author><name>Elyse Lucas</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Need a loan but running into dead ends with traditional funding sources? The SBA, which got two shots in the arm last year thanks to stimulus funding, might be your saving grace. ]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Walk A Mile in Her Shoes]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/March-2010/Walk-A-Mile-in-Her-Shoes/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-03-01:7518</id><published>2010-03-01T09:03:00-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T09:49:03-06:00</updated><author><name>Holly Dolezalek</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Beth Meckel has grown her body shop from a $1 million to a $5 million operation during her tenure. No wonder she’s one of AkzoNobel’s Most Influential Women in Collision Repair.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[40 Down, 40 To Go ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/March-2010/40-Down-40-To-Go/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-03-01:7517</id><published>2010-03-01T09:02:00-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T09:49:23-06:00</updated><author><name>Erika Rasmusson Janes</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Campbell Collision’s new ad campaign helped it grow its revenue 7 percent in 2009, making it clear on its 40th birthday that it plans to be around for 40 more years. 
]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[The X (Chromosome) Factor]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/March-2010/The-X-Chromosome-Factor/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-03-01:7519</id><published>2010-03-01T09:01:00-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T09:49:39-06:00</updated><author><name> Jennifer Niemela</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[How do female employees boost your bottom line? They help attract women customers, and they create a more family-friendly culture, which is good for everyone’s productivity. ]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Connecting to Power]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/March-2010/Connecting-to-Power/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-03-01:7516</id><published>2010-03-01T08:56:46-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T08:56:41-06:00</updated><author><name>Tom Franklin</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Using your network wisely is key to thriving during a downturn.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Repairers Pushing Back Over Aftermarket Parts ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/March-2010/Repairers-Pushing-Back-Over-Aftermarket-Parts/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-03-01:7513</id><published>2010-03-01T08:55:36-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T08:52:09-06:00</updated><author><name>Ray Fisher</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Finally, repairers are pushing back over some of these aftermarket parts. Now if we could just increase labor revenues, we might see sustainable profits, don’t you think?]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Lean]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/March-2010/Lean/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-03-01:7515</id><published>2010-03-01T08:55:00-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-03T12:28:40-06:00</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[A conversation with
Amjad Farah on implementing lean.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Brother, Can You Spare A Customer?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/March-2010/Brother-Can-You-Spare-A-Customer/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-03-01:7512</id><published>2010-03-01T08:51:23-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T08:51:02-06:00</updated><author><name>Jennifer Niemela</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Shops get smart about how high unemployment affects them.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Eyes on the Ride]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/September-2009/Eyes-on-the-Ride/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-02-16:7487</id><published>2010-02-16T10:14:00-06:00</published><updated>2010-02-24T04:56:34-06:00</updated><author><name>Elyse Lucas</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA['56 Chevy convertible gleams after three-year restoration.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Shop Tune-Up for Tough Times]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/February-2010/Shop-Tune-Up-for-Tough-Times/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-02-01:7425</id><published>2010-02-01T09:13:41-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-29T10:34:44-06:00</updated><author><name>Jennifer Niemela</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[16 things you can do right now to energize your employees, wow your customers and get your business back on track, even in a tight credit market where big investments are impossible for most.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[A Thief in the Shop]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/February-2010/A-Thief-in-the-Shop/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-02-01:7424</id><published>2010-02-01T09:13:40-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-28T06:07:34-06:00</updated><author><name>Tom Franklin</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[ Protecting yourself from employee theft.
]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Accounts Receivable]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/February-2010/Accounts-Receivable/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-02-01:7423</id><published>2010-02-01T09:13:39-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-28T05:50:02-06:00</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[A conversation with Steve Villanueva on accounts receivable.
]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Aftermarket parts frustrations]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/February-2010/Aftermarket-parts-frustrations/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-02-01:7422</id><published>2010-02-01T09:13:39-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-28T05:36:42-06:00</updated><author><name>Ray Fisher</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Aftermarket parts frustrations abound in the industry. We recently had to go through the NESHAP deadlines, so I get it. Does anyone in Washington care how this affects us?]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[The Price is Right]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/February-2010/The-Price-is-Right/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-02-01:7421</id><published>2010-02-01T09:13:38-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-28T05:25:59-06:00</updated><author><name> Jennifer Niemela</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Are you charging enough?]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Got Likability?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/February-2010/Got-Likability/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-02-01:7413</id><published>2010-02-01T09:13:33-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-28T03:19:11-06:00</updated><author><name>Elyse Lucas</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[When closing an estimate, it’s not what you say but how you say it. Here’s how one shop got its story straight and improved its closing rate, with the help of ContactPoint Solutions. ]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[The Benefits of Good Benefits]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/February-2010/The-Benefits-of-Good-Benefits/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-02-01:7412</id><published>2010-02-01T09:13:32-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-28T02:27:22-06:00</updated><author><name>Elyse Lucas</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Providing great benefits for your employees can help you grow your business. Here’s how one shop owner created loyalty—and productivity—through a fabulous employee health insurance package.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Kelley Lowery]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/February-2010/Kelley-Lowery/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-02-01:7418</id><published>2010-02-01T09:13:00-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-02T02:29:42-06:00</updated><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Kelley Lowery, Education Manager, Collision Repair and Refinish Technology at Universal Technical Institute, Houston, talks technology, lean principles, and why you should hire his students. ]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Social Media Sells Your Shop For Less ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/February-2010/Social-Media-Sells-Your-Shop-For-Less/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-02-01:7414</id><published>2010-02-01T09:13:00-06:00</published><updated>2010-02-03T08:09:18-06:00</updated><author><name>Elyse Lucas</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Your customers know how to use Twitter, shouldn’t you? Here we talk to shop owners who have committed to a Twitter presence—and are profiting to the tune 
of thousands. ]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[A Gray Beauty]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/February-2010/A-Gray-Beauty/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-02-01:7419</id><published>2010-02-01T09:13:00-06:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T12:39:41-06:00</updated><author><name>Elyse Lucas</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Mississippi shop owner re-creates a 1970 Chevelle SS 454]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Go Your Own Way]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/February-2010/Go-Your-Own-Way/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-02-01:7426</id><published>2010-02-01T09:13:00-06:00</published><updated>2010-02-18T02:07:36-06:00</updated><author><name>Nichol Nelson</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[After four years as partners and a tough-but-amicable split, dealer shop Mercedes Collision Center and indy repairer Valley Paint & Body are taking steps to grow their businesses on their own terms. Lessons learned: Identity is key, employee commitment priceless, and mistakes are part of the game.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Money Well Lent]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/August-2009/Money-Well-Lent/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2010-01-18:7381</id><published>2010-01-18T03:16:00-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-25T10:43:59-06:00</updated><author><name>Holly Dolezalek</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The owners of Greenfield Collision made national news and mugged with VP Joe Biden when they received the first SBA loan awarded as part of an expanded stimulus package. The really good news? There could be money waiting for you, too.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Good Works, Good Business]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/January-2010/Good-Works-Good-Business/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2009-12-28:7331</id><published>2009-12-28T03:38:21-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-28T03:20:09-06:00</updated><author><name>Elyse Lucas</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Donating to a worthwhile cause may make your shop worthwhile in the eyes of potential customers.
]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[A Fresh Start]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/January-2010/A-Fresh-Start/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2009-12-28:7337</id><published>2009-12-28T03:38:18-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-28T03:36:15-06:00</updated><author><name>Jennifer Niemela</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[14 Ways to Make the New Year Bright.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[At Long Last]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/January-2010/At-Long-Last/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2009-12-28:7335</id><published>2009-12-28T03:38:15-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-28T03:25:50-06:00</updated><author><name>Elyse Lucas</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[After 23 years, shop owner restores 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 dream car.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Unwelcome Surprises]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/January-2010/Unwelcome-Surprises/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2009-12-28:7334</id><published>2009-12-28T03:38:14-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-28T03:24:47-06:00</updated><author><name>Tom Franklin</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Eliminate them with testing, testing, 1-2-3.]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
	<entry><title type="html"><![CDATA[Winning Over the Ladies]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.fenderbender.com/FenderBender/January-2010/Winning-Over-the-Ladies/"/><id>tag:www.fenderbender.com,2009-12-28:7330</id><published>2009-12-28T03:38:13-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-28T03:24:04-06:00</updated><author><name>Elyse Lucas</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[It’ll take more than flattery from your best bodyman to make women feel welcome. A female-friendly certification and smart communication make the difference. 
]]></summary><category term="Automotive" /></entry>
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