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- │INFORMATION FOR SYSOPS--SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR │
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- ┌─────────┐
- ┌─────┴───┐ │ (R)
- ──│ │o │──────────────────
- │ ┌─────┴╨──┐ │ Association of
- │ │ │─┘ Shareware
- └───│ o │ Professionals
- ──────│ ║ │────────────────────
- └────╨────┘ MEMBER
-
-
- This is the shareware version 96.2 of the Small
- Business Advisor, in PKZIP format, suitable for
- downloading by users of BBS's. The program files
- are stored in a PKZIP archive files, SBA962.ZIP.
- Users who want to use the program will need PKUNZIP.EXE
- (available from PKWARE or as shareware from almost any
- shareware vendor) in order to de-archive the .ZIP files
- (which are NOT self-extracting files). This SYSOP.DOC
- file (IF UNARCHIVED) can be deleted, since it is also
- included in the large archived file.
-
- Installation of SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR simply consists
- of copying the SBA962.ZIP file into a single directory,
- (preferably named "\SBE" since that's the directory
- name in which the program will create its own configuration
- files the first time it is run) then typing "RUN" OR "SBZ"
- to start the SBZ.EXE main program file.
-
- Permission is granted to all not-for-profit user groups
- to charge users for making copies of this version of the
- program; and all BBS's are authorized to re-distribute
- this version of the program, including non-ASP members.
-
- Those vendors who are dealer members of the
- Association of Shareware Professionals are authorized
- to add the program to their catalogs, BBS or other
- shareware product listings without first obtaining
- permission of the author. However, it will be help-
- ful if you notify the publisher of the Small Business
- Advisor (RONIN SOFTWARE) that your company wishes to
- begin distribution of the program, so that we can send
- you the non-BBS version, which is self-installing with
- a simple "INSTALL" command, and which is archived in the
- form of LHA self-extracting compressed files. Also, if
- you contact us, we can place you on our mailing list to
- receive the regular (quarterly) updates of the program.
-
- All other prospective vendors of the program should see
- the VENDINFO.DIZ file for information on any restrictions
- or need to request permission to distribute Small Business
- Advisor.
-
- NOTE TO SYSOPS: In accordance with older ASP guide-
- lines, the "distribution archive" file (in .ZIP archived
- format--BBS distribution version of the program only!)
- also contains the file FILE_ID.DIZ, which is a descriptive
- ASCII file of 10 lines, maximum 45 characters each.
-
- Installation instructions for users are in the
- README.TOO file, in archive file SBA962.ZIP. Because
- of the expanded size of this edition of the program,
- the compressed .ZIP file will no longer fit on a 720K
- disk, but will fit on a single 1.2mb or larger diskette.
-
- Please send request for permission to distribute the
- self-installing (non-BBS) version of Small Business
- Advisor to:
-
- MICHAEL D. JENKINS
- RONIN SOFTWARE
- 3020 ISSAQUAH-PINE LAKE RD.
- SUITE # 36
- ISSAQUAH, WA 98029
-
-
- ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │NOTE TO VENDORS: BE SURE TO SEE HIGHLY COMPLI-│
- │MENTARY FULL-PAGE REVIEWS OF THE PROGRAM IN THE│
- │JULY/AUGUST, 1992 ISSUE OF SHAREWARE MAGAZINE, │
- │AND IN PC WORLD (9/93) AND THE PsL NEWS (1993),│
- │THE 2/94 ISSUE OF PC WORLD, AND IN THE COMPUTER│
- │SHOPPER 3/95 ISSUE. │
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- FURTHER NOTE TO ALL VENDORS (CATALOG OR BBS): IF YOU
- HAVE OBTAINED THIS PROGRAM FROM ANOTHER DISTRIBUTOR,
- RATHER THAN DIRECTLY FROM US, WE WILL HAVE NO WAY OF
- KNOWING THAT REGISTRATIONS WE RECEIVE ARE COMING FROM
- YOU, UNLESS YOU CHANGE THE VENDOR'S NAME IN THE FIRST
- LINE OF THE SMALL ASCII FILE, "VENDOR.ID" [We send
- out quarterly updates automatically to those vendors
- through whom we have received user registrations
- during the preceding 3 months.]
-
- IF YOU WISH TO INSERT YOUR COMPANY NAME, SO THAT
- COPIES YOU SELL THAT ARE REGISTERED BY USERS WILL
- SHOW YOUR COMPANY AS THE DISTRIBUTOR, EDIT THE
- VENDOR.ID FILE WITH AN ASCII TEXT EDITOR, BY TYPING
- IN THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY ON A SINGLE LINE (WITHOUT
- QUOTATION MARKS).
-
- NOTE THAT WHEN YOU HAVE SUBSTITUTED YOUR COMPANY'S
- NAME BEFORE AS THE FIRST LINE OF TEXT IN VENDOR.ID,
- ONE OF THE PROGRAM'S INITIAL SIGN-ON SCREENS WILL
- THEREAFTER (FROM TIME TO TIME) DISPLAY A HIGHLIGHTED
- LINE THAT READS:
-
- "PRESENTED BY [YOUR COMPANY'S NAME]"
-
-
-
- PROGRAM INFORMATION:
- --------------------
-
- PRODUCT CATEGORIES:
-
- BUSINESS
- (OR LEGAL/TAX)
- (OR EDUCATION)
-
- POSSIBLE SUB-CATEGORIES:
-
- BUSINESS--SMALL BUSINESS STARTUPS
- BUSINESS--EXPERT SYSTEMS
- BUSINESS INFORMATION
- EXPERT PROGRAMS--BUSINESS
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- BUSINESS--LEGAL AND TAX
- LEGAL--BUSINESS TAXES AND REGULATIONS
- TAXES--TAX PLANNING, TAX INFORMATION
- EDUCATION--BUSINESS
-
- BRIEF PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
-
- "EXPERT FEDERAL TAX/LEGAL HELP FOR YOUR SMALL
- BUSINESS, INCLUDING `CONSULTING SESSIONS,'
- AND UP-TO-DATE ADVICE ON TAX AND BUSINESS
- REGULATIONS CUSTOMIZED FOR YOUR HOME STATE."
-
- LONGER PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
-
- A unique expert program that puts the tax,
- legal, and business knowledge of a Harvard
- lawyer and "Big 6" CPA at your fingertips.
- Exceptionally easy to install and use--even for
- computer novices. Gives your small business
- instant and current tax, legal and other
- business-related help on a vast range of tax,
- legal and other subjects, federal and state
- (for whichever state you select). Covers
- IRS, OSHA, ADA, ERISA, EEO, labor laws,
- workers comp, fringe benefits, environmental
- laws and hundreds of other easily accessible
- topics. Program creates multi-page checklist
- of business startup requirements in two minutes
- or less, customized for your business and
- the laws of your state. Includes built-in
- worksheets/outlines to create business plan,
- other documents; EZ-to-use income and estate
- tax calculation/planning modules; consulting
- sessions where program asks you detailed
- questions to help you make key business decis-
- ions, like whether to incorporate, choose Sub
- S status, etc.
-
- THERE'S NO OTHER SOFTWARE REMOTELY LIKE THE
- SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR -- AT ANY PRICE!
-
-
- RECENT MAGAZINE REVIEWS OF SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR:
-
- "What every home-based business needs--but few
- can afford--is a trusted business adviser,
- someone who's been there before and can show
- the uninitiated the ropes. Unfortunately,
- finding a resource like that can be impossible,
- and if you do manage to find one, you can
- expect to pay an arm and a leg for it.
-
- "As an alternative, try the Small Business
- Advisor. This SUPERB all-in-one information
- source gives you advice on everything from
- finding money for your startup to developing
- a business plan, marketing your goods and
- services, hiring personnel, franchising, and
- paying taxes, as well as EVERY CONCEIVABLE LAW
- that could apply to your business." -- COMPUTER
- SHOPPER (3/95 issue)
-
- "Need answers but don't want to start your
- attorney's clock ticking? For about the
- price you'd pay for a billable hour, this
- program answers basic questions about taxes,
- employee relations, marketing, and other
- business-related subjects." -- PC WORLD,
- "The Best of Business Shareware," Feb. 1994
-
- "The Small Business Advisor acts as an inter-
- active expert, supplying comprehensive legal,
- regulatory, and tax advice for small busi-
- nesses in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
- The first time you avoid a hefty penalty,
- you'll recoup the registration fee."
- -- PC WORLD, "Instant Payback Software,"
- September, 1993
-
- "The Small Business Advisor is an absolute
- must for small business people....[S]o easy
- to use (and the price so reasonable) that
- anyone that is contemplating a new business
- has no excuse for not seeking its help. Just
- using one of its checklists or outlines
- could save you many times the registration
- price."
- --SHAREWARE MAGAZINE review, July/Aug. 1992
- issue
-
- "This is the kind of program we bought our
- computers for." -- PRINTERS SHAREWARE NEWS
-
-
- HARDWARE, O/S REQUIREMENTS:
-
- - DOS 3.0 or higher.
-
- - 512K free RAM required. 640K recommended
- for access to all functions.
-
- - Hard disk required
-
- - No other special hardware requirements,
- except that program does not run on the
- IBM PC-jr.
-
- USER REGISTRATION:
-
- - Required after 30-day evaluation period.
-
- - Registration of $29.95 provides user 90 days
- free technical support (by mail), and a copy
- of the latest quarterly program release.
- Registered version identical to evaluation
- version, except for shareware messages.
-
- - User may also order All-state Professional
- Version of program, or related book,
- "STARTING & OPERATING A BUSINESS IN [STATE]"
- at a discount from bookstore hardcover
- prices. (See the review of this book series
- in the cover story of the 4/94 issue of
- INC. Magazine, which chose it as one of the
- six top small business books, after reviewing
- hundreds.)
-
-
- SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR IS UPDATED QUARTERLY, TO KEEP
- YOU ABREAST OF CONSTANTLY CHANGING TAX LAWS AND OTHER
- LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING YOUR BUSINESS.
-
- ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ NOTE TO VENDORS, SYSOPS -- WHERE TO DOWNLOAD │
- │ LATEST BBS VERSION OF THIS SHAREWARE PROGRAM: │
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- This BBS version 96.2 appears under the file name SBA962.ZIP.
- (The next quarterly release will be designated SBA963.ZIP, and
- so on....)
-
- ASP-HUB.DOC REV 1.0 01/14/93 (by Richard Holler)
-
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-
-
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-
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-
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-
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- The Twilight Zone The DataExchange BBS
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- 35 Robb Blvd #6
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