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With more companies going global, and outsourcing to cheaper products and worker pools, once-loyal 9-to-5 employees are now planning to blaze a new trail for themselves by opening their own businesses.

The challenges ahead are many - including 18-hour days, sleepless nights, and wondering who's going to pay for all this!

That's right, it's YOU. But the rewards often outweigh the sweat equity put into owning your own business. As many current small business owners can tell you, what lies ahead is independence, a new-found pride and, hopefully, greater financial rewards as you make the dream of owning your own business a reality.

Just up ahead, learn the in's and out's of getting your business off the ground with our guide to the best resources around the Web on the topic — offering advice on new business start-ups, finding small business help, working from home, the golden rules of great customer service — along with more tips for success in related small business feature stories with 'been there done that' advice and inspiration ...

With trust in corporate America at an all-time low, the small business entrepreneur has to take up the banner of restoring trust in business relationships by remembering the old adage, "Actions speak louder than words" ....

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