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For many small business owners, the main focus is on survival -- not growing the business. And, with the freezing of the credit markets and the slowing economy, the sentiment is certainly warranted. Hey, even companies like Google, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) are cutting back.

So, what are some key survival skills? Let's take a look:

Get Paid: It's never fun to call customers who are behind on their invoices and ask for them to pay up. But it's a necessary skill if you want to survive the recession.

Thus, you need to be proactive (for more help on this, you can check out a recent column I've done on this topic).

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