Exhibit 10.1

  EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT


                  AGREEMENT  made  this  __  day  of  October,   1999,   between
TopListing.com  Corporation  (a Colorado  Corporation)  and it's parent,  Banyan
Corporation and it's  subsidiary,  DoubleCase  Corporation,  located in Colorado
Springs, Colorado,  (hereinafter referred to as "EMPLOYER"),  and Alan Hillsberg
(hereinafter referred to as "EMPLOYEE").

                  WHEREAS,  Employer is a  corporation  developing  products and
                  services for manufacture,  sale and e-commerce,  and; WHEREAS,
                  Employee and Employer  desire an Employment  Contract  between
                  Employee and Employer.

                  IT IS MUTUALLY covenanted and agreed as follows:

1.   EMPLOYMENT:  The Employer  employees the Employee and the Employee  accepts
     employment upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

2.   TERM:  The Term shall begin November 1, 1999, and continue for two years or
     terminate as provided for below.

3.   DUTIES: The Employee shall:

     A.   Perform to the best of his ability all duties  reasonably  assigned to
          him by the  Employer,  and  carry  out  all  Employer's  policies  and
          directives;

     B.   Devote his full time and attention to the  performance of such duties,
          to the exclusion of any other activities;

     C.   Not become  involved in any personal  investment  or business  matters
          which adversely affect the Employer.

4.   EXTENT OF SERVICES: The Employee shall devote his entire time and attention
     to the Employer's  business as the Employer may define.  During the term of
     this  Agreement,  the  Employee  shall not  engage  in any  other  business
     activity, unless approved by Employer,  regardless of whether it is pursued
     for gain or profit. The Employee,  however,  may invest his assets in other
     companies  so long as they do not  require the  Employee's  services in the
     operation of their affairs.


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5.   DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION;  The employee  acknowledges  that as a result of
     the employment,  he will have access to certain information of the Employer
     and of DoubleCase  Corporation  (hereafter  "DC") that is confidential  and
     constitutes valuable,  special, and unique property of the Employer and DC.
     That property includes,  but is not limited to confidential business plans,
     pricing policies,  marketing  strategies,  records,  technology,  propriety
     information,  customer lists, product design, the use of or disclose all of
     which matter or thing might  reasonably  be construed to be contrary to the
     best interest of Employer and DC. The Employee shall not,  during and after
     the term of his  employment,  for a period of three years,  disclose all or
     any  part  of the  above  information  to any  person,  firm,  corporation,
     association, or other entity for any reason or purpose. In the event of the
     Employee's  breach or  threatened  breach of this  paragraph,  the Employer
     shall be  entitled to a  preliminary  restraining  order and an  injunction
     restraining  and enjoining the Employee from  disclosing all or any part of
     the Employer's customer list and from rendering any services to any person,
     firm, corporation,  association, or other entity to whom all or any part of
     such list has been, or is threatened to be, disclosed. In addition to or in
     lieu of the above, the Employer may pursue all other remedies  available to
     the Employer for such breach of threatened breach, including the recover of
     damages from the employee.

6.   COMPENSATION  AND BENEFITS:  Employee shall receive  compensation  from the
     Employer for his services as follows:

     A.   Employee shall be paid an annual salary of $116,000.00  which shall be
          paid in twenty-four  (24) equal  installments  of $4,833.33 each, with
          Employer to withhold the appropriate state, federal and local taxes.

     B.   a)   Employee shall be paid 10% of the Company's net pre-tax profit as
               computed under GAAP. Such payment shall be made 45 days after the
               close of each calendar quarter for the term of this Agreement.

          b)   Employee shall be paid 20% of DC's net pre-tax profit as computed
               under GAAP. Such payment shall be made 45 days after the close of
               each calendar quarter for the term of this Agreement.

               Employee's  annual  salary shall be  proportionately  distributed
               between  Employer  and DC based  upon the time  spent  with  each
               company.  Such  distribution  is to  fairly  impact  the true net
               pre-tax profit of the Company and DC.

     C.   Employee shall be granted Options to purchase 235,000 shares of common
          stock of Banyan Corporation  (Employer parent  corporation) at $0.1187
          per share (95% of market value October 26,  1999).  Said Options shall
          vest as follows:

          a)   135,000 share Options vest November 1, 2000 - expires three years
               after  vesting.

          b)   100,000 share Options vest November 1, 2001 - expires three years
               after vesting.

               In the  event  this  Agreement  is  terminated  anytime  prior to
               November 1, 2000,  the Employee  shall be entitled to the 135,000
               Options vested November 1, 2000, and 50% of the Options vested of
               November 1, 2001.  Additionally,  in the event this  Agreement is
               terminated  anytime after to November 1, 2000, the Employee shall
               be  entitled  to the  100,000  Options  vested  November 1, 2001.
               Vested  share  Options  must  bed  exercised  within  one year of
               termination or expire.  Said Options and  underlying  shares will
               not be registered and will be issued under Rule 144.  Banyan will
               agree to  including  said  shares  in the  event  Banyan  files a
               registration statement.

     D)   Employer shall provide medical insurance for Employee and his family.

     E)   At such time  Employer  creates a pension  plan,  Employee's  years of
          service prior to the creation of the pension plan shall be credited to
          Employee for vesting purposes.


7.   FUTURE SALARY INCREASES:

     A.   A salary increase may be determined by the Board of Directors based on
          performance of the company at any time.

     B.   An annual bonus may be determined by the Board of Directors.

     C.   In lieu of,  or in  addition  to, a salary  increase  and bonus as set
          forth in  subparagraphs  A and B above,  the Employer and Employee may
          substitute,  or add, a stock option plan or such other  benefit as may
          be mutually agreeable.

8.   VACATIONS: The Employee shall be entitled to a vacation; Year 1, of two (2)
     weeks; Year 2, of three (3) weeks, during which time the compensation shall
     be paid in full.  The date for the vacation  shall be set with  approval of
     the Employer.

9.   DISABILITY:  If the Employee is unable to perform his services by reason of
     illness  or  injury  for a period of more  than 90 days,  the  compensation
     thereafter  payable to him during the  continued  period of such illness or
     incapacity shall be reduced by 50%. The Employee's full compensation  shall
     be reinstated  upon his return to full employment and discharge of his full
     duties.   Notwithstanding  anything  to  the  contrary,  the  Employer  may
     terminate  this Agreement at any time after the Employee is absent from his
     employment,  for what ever cause,  for a continuous  period of more than 16
     weeks, and all obligations of the Employer shall thereupon terminate.

10.  TERMINATION:  If the Employee's  employment hereunder is terminated without
     good  cause  the  Employer  shall be  immediately  required  to buy out the
     Employee's  rights  hereunder  for an  amount  equal to the  amount of base
     salary that the Employee  would have earned from the time of termination to
     the expiration of the term of this Agreement. Good cause shall exist if the
     Employee  is engaged  in fraud,  misappropriation,  embezzlement,  repeated
     substance abuse, or other material  criminal conduct involving the Company.
     In the event of termination for good cause, no further  consideration,  buy
     out or severance shall be paid.

11.  NON-COMPETE:  In the event this  Agreement is terminated  prior to its term
     for any  reason,  Employee  will not  participate  in any  manner  with the
     production,  marketing,  design or  consulting  in the business of carrying
     cases and other computer  accessories  for a period of three years from the
     date  of  termination.   Additionally,  in  the  event  this  Agreement  is
     terminated prior to its term for any reason,  Employee will not participate
     in any manner with the  optimization  or design of internet web  pages/site
     for a period of three years from the date of termination

12.  CONSTRUCTION:  Nothing contained herein shall obligate the Employer to make
     any  payment  for any period  after the death of the  Employee or after the
     termination of his employment except as set out herein.

13.  MODIFICATION: This Agreement may be modified by the parties only by written
     supplemental agreement.

14.  BINDING  EFFECT:  This Agreement  shall be binding upon the parties,  their
     heirs,   assigns,   receivers,   trustees  in  bankruptcy,   or  any  other
     representative authorized by this Contract to be a party to this Agreement.

15.  APPLICABLE LAW: This Employment Agreement shall be construed under the laws
     of the State of Colorado.

16.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT:  This Agreement supersedes all agreements previously made
     between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. There
     are no other understandings or agreements, either oral or written.

17.  NON WAIVER: Not delay or failure by any party in exercising any right under
     this  Agreement,  no  partial  or  simple  exercise  of  such  right  shall
     constitute a waiver of any other right.

18.  HEADINGS: Headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not
     be used to interpret or construe its provisions.

18.  ASSIGNMENT: This Agreement may not be assigned by either party, except that
     should  Employer  merge  or  be  purchased,  the  Employment  Agreement  is
     assignable to the newly created company.

19.  TIME: Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.


                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have executed this Agreement
the day and year first above written.


"EMPLOYER"                                           "EMPLOYEE"
TopListing.com Corporation                             ALAN HILLSBERG



By:  /s/ Cameron B. Yost                                By: /s/Alan Hillsberg
      Cameron B. Yost                                      Alan Hillsberg
      Director & Secretary