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- VENDINFO standard v1.04, produced by VendEdit v1.30, 15-Feb-1996
-
- ===== Product Information ==============================
- Product: SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR The Expert Legal/Tax Advisor
- Version: 96.2
- Version Date: 15-Feb-1996
- Product Type: Software
- Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
- Shareware, freely distributable by all channels
-
- Product Description: SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR v96.2 -- Expert, tax/
- legal consultant-on-a-disk. Advises small
- business on vast range of business, legal,
- tax issues. Over 600 pages up-to-date info
- (Fed & all 50 states), by a Harvard lawyer-
- CPA. Menu-driven, 5 minutes to learn. Inter-
- active consulting sessions on whether to in-
- corporate, home office, etc.; custom startup
- checklists; tax planning modules & much more.
- Nothing else like it! $29.95
- Reason for version: Updated quarterly for tax and other law
- changes
-
- Category: Business; Specific-field systems; Small
- businesses
- Keywords: SMALL BUSINESS, LEGAL, TAX PLANNING
- Required Packages: SBA962
- This Package: SBA962
- Registration Fee: 29.95-49.95 (U.S. Dollars)
-
- Required Configuration
- Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 8086/8088)
- Minimum OS: MS-DOS 3.0
- Standard RAM: 512K
- Hard Drive Space: 1700K
- Required:
- Hard drive
- Keyboard
- Won't Work With:
- Floppy only
- Plotter
- Other Require: WILL NOT WORK ON IBM PCjr.
-
- Orders:
- Address: Ronin Software
- 3020 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road
- Suite 36
- Issaquah, WA 98029
- USA
- [Toll-free line: ORDERS ONLY]
- Toll-Free Phone: 800-242-4775
- Phone: 206/391-4036
- CompuServe: 102760,1745
- Internet: 102760.1745@compuserve.com
-
- Support:
- Address: Ronin Software
- 3020 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road
- Suite 36
- Issaquah, WA 98029
- Phone: 206/391-4036
- CompuServe: 102760,1745
- Internet: 102760.1745@compuserve.com
-
-
- ===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
-
- SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR is a unique, one-of-a-kind program. It is in
- part an "expert system" designed to aid a small business business in
- coping with and understanding many of the "ground rules" that will
- apply, including taxes, business laws and regulations, financing sources,
- whether or not you should incorporate, personnel policies, office-in-
- the-home considerations, and much more. In interactive "consulting
- sessions" on a number of difficult issues, the program asks you
- questions, weighs your responses, and gives you recommendations or
- answers, based on the 20+ years experience of its creator, a Harvard
- lawyer/Big Six CPA and million-selling author of business books.
-
- You can also quickly access easy-to-read information on several hundred
- subjects of interest to small businesses, either by a key word search or
- picking from an index. Each subject file is "customized" to display
- information particular to YOUR state law and YOUR business, based on
- information the program has requested from you about your business.
-
- ADVISOR also contains built-in worksheet templates for helping you to
- create a marketing study, a business plan, or personnel policies.
-
- Finally, it contains quick-and-easy tax calculation modules for 1995 and
- 1996 individual income taxes, corporate income taxes, or federal estate
- tax "what-if" calculations.
-
- SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR is perfect for any small business, or anyone who
- is considering starting a business who wants to know the "ground rules"
- before taking the plunge. It is also ideal for business advisors, and
- is widely used by SBA offices, SCORE chapters, SBDCs, and by professional
- advisors such as attorneys, CPAs and business consultants. Such advisors
- can instantly print out a customized "memo" on any of a wide range of
- subjects on which their clients frequently seek advice, simply by
- selecting the subject area and pressing "P" to print....It's as simple
- as that.
-
- Because the critical tax/legal and other information in this program
- needs to constantly be updated, Ronin Software issues a new release
- every calendar quarter. A "Professional Version" ($49.95) of the program
- is also available, for users who want to be able to have access to
- tax/legal information for all 50 states, unlike the regular single-state
- version (shareware or $29.95 registered version).
-
- SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR is published in conjunction with Oasis Press's
- "Starting and Operating a Business in ...." series of books (approx.
- 300 pages each -- $29.95 in binder, $24.95 paperback). This is a series
- of 51 books, one for each state and D.C., entitled "Starting and
- Operating a Business in California," etc., authored my Michael D.
- Jenkins, J.D., CPA, and co-authored in most states by Ernst & Young.
- Each book in the series is updated annually. This series was chosen by
- INC. MAGAZINE in a 1994 cover article on small business books as one of
- the "Best of the Best" (1 of only 6 books so honored by INC. out of the
- hundreds they reviewed, in an article entitled "In Search of the Small
- Business Bible). Copies of the Starting & Operating books can be
- ordered directly from Oasis Press/PSI Research at 1-800-228-2275.
-
-
-
-
-
- ===== Packing List =====================================
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- As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the
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-
-
- ===== Installation =====================================
-
- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR:
-
- 1. For the .ZIP file version (this version), simply copy the
- compressed file SBA*.ZIP into a directory on your hard
- disk (preferably with the directory name \SBE) and use
- PKUNZIP 2.04 or higher to "unzip" the files. Once they
- have been unzipped, simply type "RUN" or "SBZ" to start
- the program. It will create its own configuration files
- the first time you run it.
-
- 2. For shareware distributors who wish to obtain a self-extracting
- version of the program with automated INSTALL.EXE program,
- for diskette distributrion of Small Business Advisor, contact
- Ronin Software to request a copy of the (LHA-compressed) self-
- extracting version and our INSTALL.EXE and READ.ME files for
- users.
-
-
-
- ----- PRODUCT REVIEWS OF SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR ------------------
-
- SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR has received uniformly excellent reviews from
- the press. Here's what some leading computer publications have had to
- say about this unique "expert system" software program for small
- businesses:
-
- THE COMPUTER SHOPPER (3/95 Issue):
-
- "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 pesonnel, franchising,
- and paying taxes, as well as every conceivable law that could
- apply to your business.... Best of all, the program goes beyond
- simply giving advice to provide reference material such as sources
- for funding. It includes addresses and phone numbers of other
- places to go for data, such as the Small Business Administration,
- and also provides fill-in-the-blank worksheets to help you get
- off on the right foot in tasks such as creating a business plan...."
-
-
- PC WORLD (2/94 Issue; Cover article on "The Best of Business Shareware"):
-
- "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. The Small Business Advisor is
- conversant with many federal regulations, and is updated quarterly
- to include topical information...."
-
-
- PC WORLD (9/93 Issue; Cover article on "Instant Payback Software"):
-
- "If you own a small business, you need to comply with zillions of
- state and federal regulations to avoid paying tax penalties. The
- Small Business Advisor acts as an interactive expert, supplying
- comprehensive legal, regulatory, and tax advice for small businesses
- in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The first time you avoid a
- hefty penalty, you'll recoup the registration fee. It offers ad-
- vice on a variety of issues, including home office deductions,
- incorporation, OSHA regulations, the Americans With Disabilities
- Act, environmental laws, and others...."
-
- SHAREWARE MAGAZINE (8/92 Issue):
-
- "The Small Business Advisor is an absolute must for small business
- people.... The program is so easy to use (and the price so reas-
- onable) 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...."
-
- PRINTERS SHAREWARE NEWS (1992):
-
- "THIS is the kind of program we bought our computers for...."
-
-
-
-
- ===== Warranty =========================================
-
- SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR (tm) LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY:
-
- Ronin Software specifically disclaims all warranties, express or
- implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of
- merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to
- the programs and data files that make up the Small Business Advisor
- software product. Ronin Software shall have no liability with respect
- to any loss or damage directly or indirectly arising out of the use of
- the program or any portion thereof. Without limiting the foregoing,
- Ronin Software shall not be liable for any loss of profit, interruption
- of business, damage to equipment or data, interruption of operations or
- any other commercial damage, including but not limited to direct,
- indirect, special, incidental, consequential or other damages.
-
-
-
- ===== License for Use and Distribution =================
-
- LICENSE FOR USE (END USER): Small Business Advisor is a copyrighted
- software program. This shareware version may be used by an end user on
- a single computer system for 30 days. Any continued use after 30 days
- without registering the program is a violation of this limited license
- and constitutes an infringement of the publisher's copyright under the
- Federal copyright laws.
-
- DISTRIBUTION LICENSE (DISTRIBUTORS): Ronin Software wishes to grant
- distributors of the shareware version of Small Business Advisor
- considerable flexibility in distributing this software program.
-
- The attached VENDINFO data record is hereby incorporated by reference.
- Any distribution satisfying all the distribution requirements expressed
- in that data record is hereby authorized.
-
- Copyright (C) 1996 Ronin Software and Michael D. Jenkins,
- All Rights Reserved
-
-
-
- ===== About VENDINFO Files =============================
-
- Each VENDINFO.DIZ file contains extensive information about a product.
- This "human-readable" section is followed by a compressed data record
- useable by automated tools. The data record allows BBSes and other
- distributors to automate package handling, and provides users with a
- wealth of product information. VENDINFO tools (free viewer for users,
- free or inexpensive processors for distributors, editors for authors)
- are available from many sources, including the originators of VENDINFO:
- Rams' Island Software Voice: 303-841-2848 CompuServe: 76244,324
- 7644 E. Lakecliff Way BBS: 303-841-6269 FidoNet: 1:104/333
- Parker, CO 80134-5904 USA FAX: 303-841-6269 RIME: 1235
-
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