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The 11 Lemonade-Making Commandments

Yeah, you’ve heard the phrase: When life hands you lemons… But it’s true that all of us have to do it at one time or another: make lemonade. Whether we’re big into China business or small, lemons hit us all. They recently hit China Mobile – t... ...full story at Biz Cult

from Biz Cult on Fri, Jan 23 2009

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