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Cool Clicks 04/03 Getting to the next level in the game of entrepreneurship; business tips from the BBB

By Amanda C. Kooser

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Peer counseling: Ever wonderwhat happened to the inventor of Kitty Litter? Edward Lowe'spassion for entrepreneurship lives on through the Edward LoweFoundation, which offers Edward Lowe PeerSpectives (www.peerspectives.org). The site's focus ishelping businesses that have made it through start-up reach thenext level. Peer networking and "next-level thinking" arecovered over a range of articles, entrepreneur profiles andresources at this well-planned site.

At the library: The BetterBusiness Bureau's Web site (www.bbb.org) features tips in its BusinessLibrary section for handling everything from telemarketing to usinga temp agency to dealing with unruly customers.

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