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      <description><![CDATA[Smaller markets have huge potential for growing BNI. James Cooper explains why small markets need BNI to turn relationships into referrals.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Groups of business people working together achieve far greater results than they would achieve by working separately.]]></description>
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