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		<title>Coffee, tea or martini? Can&#8217;t entrepreneurs drink what they want when they want to?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ShannonCherry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw an amusing article the other day over at MSNBC on the question of drinking at meetings when you are an entrepreneur.
After all, as a solopreneur, you call the shots, right? So if you want to have a drink in the middle of the day, who&#8217;s to stop you?
I find this quite interesting, because I see this as a cultural issue.  My husband is from Britain, and it&#8217;s very common for employees to have a pint during a business lunch.  But here, in America, it&#8217;s frowned upon. According to a University of Buffalo study, 7 percent of American workers [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://www.everyjoe.com">EveryJoe</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I saw an amusing article the other day over at <a href="http://yourbiz.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/22/588652.aspx" target="_blank">MSNBC </a>on the question of drinking at meetings when you are an entrepreneur.</p>
<p>After all, as a solopreneur, you call the shots, right? So if you want to have a drink in the middle of the day, who&#8217;s to stop you?</p>
<p><img src="http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h12/shannon3113/martini1.gif" alt="martini lunches?" align="right" height="197" width="159" />I find this quite interesting, because I see this as a cultural issue.  My husband is from Britain, and it&#8217;s very common for employees to have a pint during a business lunch.  But here, in America, it&#8217;s frowned upon. According to a University of Buffalo study, 7 percent of American workers saying they drink during the workday.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been known to have a glass of wine at lunch once in a while.  It doesn&#8217;t impede on my performance.</p>
<p>Look, we&#8217;re all adults here. You know your limits.  I say do what works for you.</p>
<p>So, have you had a drink once and a while during your &#8216;working&#8217; hours?  Do you think we should abstain? Inquiring minds want to know.</p>
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