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From: jack@myamiga.mixcom.com (Jack Decker)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: Re: Not-for-profit
Date: 13 Apr 92 15:32:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: f8.1992Apr13.13d2ec
Organization: Northern Bytes BBS - Sault Ste. Marie, MI U.S.A.

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   From: Jim Lane
     To: Tom Fron                              05 Apr 92  23:13:00
Subject: Not-For-Profit

In article <tfron.21bz@amiganet.chi.il.us> dated 30 Mar 92 04:10:47 GMT,
tfron@amiganet.chi.il.us (Tom Fron) wrote:

TF> Can anyone tell me if there are any regulations regarding starting a TF>
not-for-profit organization?

TF> Is a license of some type required?  Anything like that?

Yep!  See you city, county and state regulations.  Usually available in City
Hall, or whoever does this stuff where you want to set the business up.

TF> Is there a difference between the terminology 'not for profit' and TF>
'non-profit'?

Technically, not really.  Although a few for-profit organizations which
bellied-up would probably call themselves non-profits. ;-}

Regards.
Jim.

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From: brbreffle@icaen.uiowa.edu (Barry Ronald Breffle)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: Starting new business
Date: 7 Apr 92 04:03:16 GMT
Organization: Iowa Computer Aided Engineering Network, University of Iowa

I'm not really sure if this is the right place to post this question, so if
it isn't, please let me know.  Here's my question:  I'm interested in starting
my own business, but am unsure of the steps I need to take to legally use
the name 'Midwest Reptiles' for my business.  I've breed my pair of Burmese
Pythons, and have lots of babies on the way, and I'd like to start this business
mainly to take advatage of the tax benefits, and not really with the intentions
of expanding and making a large profit.  What types of forms do I need to fill
out to make this trade name official?  Any replies or information would be
greatly appriciated.
Please e-mail   brbreffle@icaen.uiowa.edu

Thanks, 
Barry
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs,ucb.general,ucb.wanted,ba.general,alt.slack
From: marcush@leland.Stanford.EDU (Marcus Edward Hennecke)
Subject: Re: THINK AND GROW RICH
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: ba
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 05:24:16 GMT

In article <sfec8INNghp@agate.berkeley.edu> jbuck@forney.berkeley.edu (Joe Buck) writes:
>Someone posts about his plans to grow rich, and a couple of other people
>post making fun of him.  Then, of course, we see a posting like this:
>
>In article <1992Apr14.134147.810@linus.mitre.org>, sokay@cyclone.mitre.org
>(Stephen J. Okay) writes:
>|> "Welcome to the Politically Correct States of America. Please turn your mind
>|> in to the nearest oppressed minority pressure group. It will be returned to
>|> you once we've decided what you can think"
>
>Now Stephen, exactly who is attempting "mind control" here?  Some people
>poked fun at someone, and that's all.  I've seen a lot of people who confuse
>their right to say what they want (which they have) with a hypothetical
> ... [much deleted]

I think you are confused here. Look at the article again and you will notice
that this citation is part of the signature and has nothing to do with what
the article is about.

Marcus
marcush@leland.stanford.edu
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is my signature.
From: LJ10629@lmsc5.is.lmsc.lockheed.com
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: A.L. Williams
Date: 17 Apr 92 17:18:16 GMT


                                       PROFS Nickname: MDYE

Can anyone tell me what has happened to A.L. Williams company?
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From: ds17@gte.com (Douglas Sager)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: Re: National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses
Keywords: caution
Date: 7 Apr 92 20:04:48 GMT
Organization: GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham MA

I was reminded by the message on NACCB of my bad experience with a company (?)
called  Opportunity Expose of Lincolnville, South Carolina.

It started with the same thing in that I got a sales letter from them in the
mail.  They must have gotten my address from a company which I requested 
information - that is, that company must have made its own mailing list and
sell or rent it outside.  The letter from Opportunity Expose explained about
reporting the phony and real business opportunities as a service to new
subscribers.  And also said that their phone number could not be given
"because of threats from dishonest promoters of many phony  business
opportunities".  I hestitated because of the PO Box address.  And the
subscription fee would be $20 per year.  Thought that using a check would
be safer than cash, I went ahead and never heard from them.  So I wrote for
the second time - again, no answer.  Then I realized that I fell for the
no phone number given trick.  As I was and am still burned, I wrote to the
Lincolnville Post Office with attention to the Postal Inspector and haven't
heard anything more about it.  I plan to contact the local BBB nearest
Lincolnville (it is in Columbia, SC).  Anything else that I should do?

In comparing with the NACCP offer,  it gives a phone number as well as
a building address instead of a postal box address.  One can always call
the number to test the sincerity of the offer, but that should not be
taken for granted.  Another test would be to visit the actual address to
see if it is real (again not a valid test).  A reliable test would be to
ask for references with their actual addresses before taking the offer.
If that request is refused, forgot it.  I did that one time with one
firm in California - I felt unsure of it, but liked the opportunity.  So
I asked for references and was given a newspaper with stories from the
people who took the offer.  Then I forgot all about it.
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
From: jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth)
Subject: Re: venture capital
Organization: The World
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 14:47:14 GMT

In article <1992Apr15.f9c3e@f8.n154.z1.fidonet.org> jack@myamiga.mixcom.com (Jack Decker) writes:


      From: Daniel Corbier
	To: Bnarayan                              11 Apr 92  22:34:14
   Subject: venture capital

   In article <81686@rphroy.ph.gmr.com> dated 3 Apr 92 18:48:12 GMT,
   BNARAYAN@cmsa.gmr.com wrote:

    B>       Could anyone help me provide a list of venture capital companies ?
    B> Thx,
    B>       Bala.


   I'm not an expert on the subject, but it's my guess that good venture capital
   sources would rather not let themselves be known too widely as not to attract
   any one wants money (which is everyone).  However, the library is a good place


Right. I don't know if it's a good idea to take a shotgun approach and
send out a zillion copies of your business plan to some mailing list.

On the other hand, there's this book that I've heard recommended, and it
has a venture capital "directory", so take your chances : 

"The Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Venture Capital", Greenberg Consulting
and Craig T Norback., Liberty Hall Press, "an imprint of McGraw Hill".
McG is at 1-800-2-MCGRAW

/ Jon Sreekanth

Assabet Valley Microsystems, Inc.           |  Fax and PC products
5 Walden St #3, Cambridge, MA 02140         |  (617) 876-8019
jon_sree@world.std.com                      |
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
From: jon_sree@world.std.com (Jon Sreekanth)
Subject: Re: setting up as a consultant.
Organization: The World
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 14:14:10 GMT


In article <1992Apr13.122422.39304@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> kumagic@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Stephen R. Figgins) writes:
   even.  Before I just claimed it as unreported income and left it at
   that, but it looks like it will be my main source of income now.  

If this becomes a significant part of your income, you could get in
trouble with esimated income tax payment (both Fed and State if your
State has tax). Simply explained, if you contract with someone to 
perform a job, and they pay you, they don't deduct (withhold) tax at 
source. As an employee with a paycheck, your employer would have 
deducted an estimated amount of tax before paying you. IRS and your
state not only want you to pay tax, but also to pay it on time. For
most cases, this is quarterly. If you don't make estimated tax payments 
this year, what's going to happen on 4/15/93, is you'll, as usual, 
be completely honest, and report all your income (right ?), and end up
owing Fed Income Tax, FICA (self employment taxes), and state taxes. 
Not only will you have to pay a rather large sum of money for tax all 
of a sudden, but you'll almost certainly have to pay a penalty for 
not having paid anything during the course of the year. 

Short of hiring a CPA, you could pick up one of these tax help books. 
Most bookstores have the big 3 : JK Lassers, Consumers Reports and 
HR Block. I picked Lasser's, arbitrarily. I found I had to read it 
cover to cover, since the info is all there, but scattered. Since tax
season is over, you might be able to borrow a copy from a friend. 

Also, I second the recommendation for the series of "Starting and 
Operating a Business in --state-- "., Oasis Press, 503-479-9464.

/ Jon Sreekanth

Assabet Valley Microsystems, Inc.           |  Fax and PC products
5 Walden St #3, Cambridge, MA 02140         |  (617) 876-8019
jon_sree@world.std.com                      |
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
From: met@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu
Subject: Mutual Fund Data
Reply-To: met@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu
Organization: Computer Center, CUNY Graduate School, New York NY 10036
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 22:14:51 GMT

Hi! I'm looking for data about the performances of mutual funds over
time. Does anyone know any publication (journals, tapes, mainframe
data sets, etc.) which contains info about mutual funds?...
Thanks very much!
From: lsmith@unssun.nevada.edu (Larry Smith)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: Re: pennies
Date: 9 Apr 92 04:35:02 GMT
Reply-To: lsmith@unssun.UUCP (Larry Smith)
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Nevada-Reno


o
 	For all you people wondering what to do with pennies, I have
a solution. My daughter's school is having a penny drive to buy new
library books. Their goal is one million pennies. The student who
collects the most pennies will be taken out for ice cream by the
principal. If you would like to help, please send your pennies
(NOTE: pennies only please, nothing larger) to my daughter. Her 
address is:

	Keeley Smith
        bx 20278
        Reno, Nv. 89515

Thank you on behalf of my daughter and Jerry Whitehead Elememtary.

.

 Just the facts ma'm.....
                         LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday
 Facts? I don't need no stinkin' facts!
                                     Rush Limbaugh
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: Re: pennies(why we will be stuck with)
From: oberland@vax.sonoma.edu
Date: 7 Apr 92 21:27:56 -0800
Organization: Sonoma State University

Well, yes, I thought of the fact that it SHOULD be done after the fact,
but:
1:When was the last time they lowered taxes?
2:It still doesn't work too well, since many taxes are also targeted at the
people who make the products. eg:wine

I would love to get rid of them, and round it up/down after tax has been
computed, but I seriously doubt if the Governmental money-grubbing crud will
go for it.
			Joe
From: Brennan.J.Murphy.53@nd.edu
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: College Student seeks merger with entrepreneurs
Date: 15 Apr 92 19:07:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.1992Apr15.190712.5866
Organization: University of Notre Dame

Is there a place of reference where a college student could be introduced
to entrepreneurs in need of help with their project.  It is my theory that 
most new ideas look to an expanding future.  In this, it would seem that 
investing time and money into a student would support the propagation of the 
new idea.  For instance, say I come up with a project that entails an elaborate
development.  Wouldn't I want a person who I could tell what skills to develpo
and perfect so as to customize this person's talents to the project?  Is 
anyone interested in this idea?  Should I go jump in a lake?  Thanks for
your consideration of this post.
Brennan
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
From: burgoyne@highlite.uucp (J. Robert Burgoyne)
Subject: Re: Trademark / Company Name
Keywords: trademark name database
Organization: Gotham Communications Research, Laurel, MD
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 19:33:03 GMT

In article <1992Apr8.152422.2523@anasaz> billy@anasaz (Bill Moore) writes:
>Does anyone know of a database or service where I can run a quick check to
>see if a potential trademark name is in use? I'm not talking about a 
>comprehensive legal search - just a quick and dirty.

Compu$erve works well for this purpose. But if you don't know what you're 
doing you'll waste money and not necessarily find what you need to.

Robert
From: jack@myamiga.mixcom.com (Jack Decker)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: Re: venture capital
Date: 15 Apr 92 18:07:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: f8.1992Apr15.f9c3e
Organization: Northern Bytes BBS - Sault Ste. Marie, MI U.S.A.

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   From: Daniel Corbier
     To: Bnarayan                              11 Apr 92  22:34:14
Subject: venture capital

In article <81686@rphroy.ph.gmr.com> dated 3 Apr 92 18:48:12 GMT,
BNARAYAN@cmsa.gmr.com wrote:

 B>       Could anyone help me provide a list of venture capital companies ?
 B> Thx,
 B>       Bala.


I'm not an expert on the subject, but it's my guess that good venture capital
sources would rather not let themselves be known too widely as not to attract
any one wants money (which is everyone).  However, the library is a good place
to find much info on how to get venture capital.

--- Maximus 2.00
 * Origin: Telcom Central (1:135/23)

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From: dlhpfm!dlh@NCoast.org (daniel lance herrick)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: Re: Mutual Fund Data
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 92 06:13:05 EDT
Organization: dlh Performance Marketing

met@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu writes:

> Hi! I'm looking for data about the performances of mutual funds over
> time. Does anyone know any publication (journals, tapes, mainframe
> data sets, etc.) which contains info about mutual funds?...

Try Barron's.

dan  of dlh Performance Marketing  POBox 1419  Mentor Ohio 44061
       NCoast.org!dlhpfm!dlh or ab.com!dlhpfm.uucp!dlh   (216)974-9637
From: dlhpfm!dlh@NCoast.org (daniel lance herrick)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: Re: National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses
Keywords: caution
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 92 22:36:46 EDT
Organization: dlh Performance Marketing

ds17@gte.com (Douglas Sager) writes:

> no phone number given trick.  As I was and am still burned, I wrote to the
> Lincolnville Post Office with attention to the Postal Inspector and haven't
> heard anything more about it.  I plan to contact the local BBB nearest
> Lincolnville (it is in Columbia, SC).  Anything else that I should do?

Take all the paper records you have of these events (including the
canceled check) and walk in to your own Post Office.  They will talk to
you and there will be followup, whether you ever hear any more about
it.

dan  of dlh Performance Marketing  POBox 1419  Mentor Ohio 44061
       NCoast.org!dlhpfm!dlh or ab.com!dlhpfm.uucp!dlh   (216)974-9637
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
From: c162-av@danube.Berkeley.EDU (Neeraj Chaudhary)
Subject: TAGR
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 07:41:32 GMT





Scott :  Thanks, I enjoy a good laugh!
Joe   :  If you have read TAGR, you know that some of Mr. Hill's biggest
	 principles are rooted in truth, a keen sense of justice, fairness,
	 and he says that in whatever pursuit you undertake, make sure that
	 that pursuit benefits all concerned, and that an empire built on
	 deceit, breaking of the law, or usurping of others' rights cannot
	 and will not endure.  I chose the Bill.BoysClub for their ambition
	 *NOT* their lack of character.  I am ignorant of another group
	 so well known as to evoke an immediate image of pure ambition. 
	 But once again, let me make it clear that I would *NEVER* favor
	 their methods.  This post is *NOT* meant as a flame, only as a 
	 clarification.  I am sincere in my efforts and have received many
	 favorable replies.







-Neeraj Roy Chaudhary



**Perot-Rudman '92
**I'm really a libertarian from Berkeley!
**"Oh, Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood..."-(a song from the 60s,
						       alas artist and title
						       slip my mind at the
						       moment).
**"[paraphrased]..."I don't know if it was voodoo economics or what, but we're
   in deep voodoo.."- H. Ross Perot (aren't you surprised!)

**"Oh,
From: schin@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (neil schier)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: Photo finishing equipment
Date: 14 Apr 92 01:44:41 GMT
Reply-To: schin@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (neil schier)
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Originator: schin@dopey.cc.utexas.edu
From: deej@gorilla.nbn.com (Donna Corner Holmes)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: Re: How do you network?
Keywords: network
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 07:47:00 PDT
Organization: Summary Insight

mcculley@racy.zko.dec.com (Bruce McCulley) writes:

> In article <6224@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com>,
>  proto@sparc61.hri.com (Rich Proto) writes:
>  
> |> I am doing some research on the topic of networking and the role of
> |> networking in starting/growing/running a new business. I'm interested 
> |> in hearing about how you, as an entrepreneur, use or have used networking 
> |> in your own business ventures and how it helped you get from point A to 
> |> point B. Any information is greatly appreciated.
> 
> Ok, off the top of my head, a couple of examples.

			[examples deleted]

Networking for me is about making friends with as many people in and around
my field as possible.  What I do is a highly specialized thing within the
legal field, but I have made very close friends with court reporters, 
investigators, someone in the classified section of the local legal news-
paper in which I advertise, etc.  It's all about relationships, and the 
more people like you, the more they want to help you.  My investigator 
friend and I take each other in to meet each other's contacts. We do almost
all our marketing together now. My court reporter friend markets my services
to his clients, and I am getting all kinds of favors from the guy in the
legal newspaper classified.  I've even made friends with a couple of my
competitors, in the hopes that we might be able to send each other some
overflow work occasionally, instead of taking the attitude that we have to
win out over the other guy just because we're in the same business.


***********************************************************************
Donna Corner Holmes (deej@gorilla.nbn.com)
Summary Insight (Deposition Summaries) - San Rafael, CA  (415) 488-1659
***********************************************************************
From: kevind@graphics.rent.com (Kevin Dougherty)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs
Subject: 900 Numbers
Date: 16 Apr 92 05:30:39 GMT
Organization: The Graphics BBS (2D,3D,GIF,Animation) +1 908/469-0049

In reference to the plea for info about 900 numbers here is what I know
so far.
The carrier (in this case MCI) pockets a minimum of $.28 a minute
in addition there is a 10% billing charge and a charge for what's
called the "preamble" where you may have to put a disclaimer
stating full price disclosure etc. You pay this charge in 6 second
installments and the caller has the option to hang up in a predetermined
amount of time without charge.

To start and maintain the line there is a $500.00-$1000.00 monthly
charge. I believe it depends on your location relative to their
trunk line (If someone has any more info on this please explain)

Finally you need a computer or audio response unit (ARU) to handle
and answer the calls. If you have any computer savvy you should
try and build up your own system. Look in Computer Shopper they
have a lot of different PC add ons that you might be able to hook
up on your own. I spoke with a couple companies that set up systems
for this sort of thing and their price quotes were astronomical
for modified PC's.
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From: sfd@bezier.berkeley.edu (Scott Drellishak)
Newsgroups: misc.entrepreneurs,ucb.general,ucb.wanted,ba.general,alt.slack
Subject: Re: THINK AND GROW RICH
Date: 14 Apr 92 02:56:56 GMT
	<SFD.92Apr13184339@bezier.bezier.berkeley.edu>
	<sdj18INNa7s@agate.berkeley.edu>
Distribution: usa
Organization: First Church of "Bob", Proctologist
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In-reply-to: alanc@ocf.berkeley.edu's message of 14 Apr 1992 03:20:08 GMT

In article <sdj18INNa7s@agate.berkeley.edu> alanc@ocf.berkeley.edu (Alan Coopersmith) writes:
   In article <SFD.92Apr13184339@bezier.bezier.berkeley.edu> sfd@bezier.berkeley.edu (Scott Drellishak) writes:
   )
   )For your information, my qualifications are:
   )
   )	1. Degree in computer science at UC Berkeley.
   )	2. I had a date in December, 1992.
			      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
		   And he's a master of time travel as well...

I am skillful in the art of Time Control, yes.  What of it?

Scott
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