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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10

                                 LEASE AGREEMENT

                              1010 SHOPPING CENTER

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE 1 - LEASED PREMISES..................................................2
      Section 1.1   Shopping Center..........................................2

ARTICLE 2 - LEASE TERM.......................................................2
      Section 2.1.  Initial Term.............................................2
      Section 2.2.  Option Terms.............................................2
      Section 2.3.  Lease Year...............................................3

ARTICLE 3 - RENT.............................................................3
      Section 3.1.  Fixed Annual Minimum Rent................................3
      Section 3.2.  Interest.................................................4
      Section 3.3.  Place of Payment.........................................4
      Section 3.4.  No Setoff................................................4

ARTICLE 4- INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.............................................4

ARTICLE 5 - CONSTRUCTION OF LEASED PREMISES..................................4
      Section 5.1.  Landlord's Work..........................................4
      Section 5.2.  Tenant's Work............................................4
      Section 5.3.  Title to Improvements....................................5
      Section 5.4.  Signs on Building........................................5

ARTICLE 6- UTILITY SERVICES..................................................5
      Section 6.1.  Construction and Operation...............................5
      Section 6.2.  Maintenance..............................................5
      Section 6.3.  Interruption.............................................5

ARTICLE 7 - USE   OF LEASED PREMISES.........................................6
      Section 7.1.  Use......................................................6
      Section 7.2.  Prohibited Uses..........................................6
      Section 7.3.  Restrictive Covenant.....................................6

ARTICLE 8- COMMON AREAS; PARKING.............................................7
      Section 8.1.  Common Areas.............................................7
      Section 8.2.  Nonexclusive Use.........................................7
      Section 8.3.  Management of Common Areas...............................7
      Section 8.4.  Parking..................................................7
      Section 8.5.  Driveways; Access........................................8
      Section 8.6.  Common Area Charges......................................8
      Section 8.7    Tenant's Sidewalks......................................9
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ARTICLE 9- TENANT'S PROPORTIONATE SHARE......................................9
      Section 9.1.   Tenant's Proportionate Share............................9

ARTICLE 10-TAXES.............................................................9
      Section 10.1.  Monthly Payments........................................9
      Section 10.2.  Right to Contest.......................................10
      Section 10.3.  Personal Property Taxes................................10
      Section 10.4.  Additional Taxes for Leasehold Improvements............10

ARTICLE 11 - REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, ALTERATIONS..............................10
      Section 11.1.  Repairs By Landlord....................................10
      Section 11.2.  Repairs By Tenant......................................11
      Section 11.3.  Failure to Make Repairs................................11
      Section 11.4.  Access For Repairs.....................................11
      Section 11.5.  Year 2000 Compliance...................................11
      Section 11.6.  Alterations............................................11
      Section 11.7.  Signs..................................................12

ARTICLE 12- INDEMNITY; INSURANCE; MUTUAL WAIVER OF SUBROGATION..............12
      Section 12.1.  Tenant's Indemnification...............................12
      Section 12.2.  Tenant's Insurance.....................................12
      Section 12.3.  Landlord's Insurance...................................13
      Section 12.4.  Mutual Waiver of Subrogation...........................13

ARTICLE 13- DAMAGE BY FIRE OR OTHER CASUALTY................................14
      Section 13.1.  Damage by Fire or Other Casualty.......................14

ARTICLE 14- EMINENT DOMAIN..................................................14
      Section 14.1.  Entire Taking..........................................14
      Section 14.2.  Tenant's Right to Terminate............................14
      Section 14.3.  Landlord's Right to Terminate..........................15
      Section 14.4.  Damages................................................15

ARTICLE 15 - ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING......................................15
      Section 15.1.  Consent Required.......................................15
      Section 15.2.  Landlord's Right to Terminate..........................16
      Section 15.3.  Transfer by Landlord...................................17
      Section 15.4.  Corporate or Partnership Ownership.....................17

ARTICLE 16- SUBORDINATION OF LEASE..........................................18
      Section 16.1.  Subordination..........................................18
      Section 16.2.  Nondisturbance and Attornment..........................18

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ARTICLE 17- TITLE AND QUIET POSSESSION......................................18
      Section 17.1.  Quiet Possession.......................................18

ARTICLE 18 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES...........................................18
      Section 18.1.  Hazardous Substances...................................18

ARTICLE 19- MECHANICS' LIENS................................................19
      Section 19.1.  Mechanics' Liens.......................................19
      Section 19.2.  Right to Contest.......................................19

ARTICLE 20- ADDITIONAL RENT.................................................19
      Section 20.1.  Additional Rent........................................19

ARTICLE 21 - DEFAULT BY TENANT..............................................20
      Section 21.1.  Events of Default......................................20
      Section 21.2.  Remedies...............................................20
      Section 21.3.  Landlord's Right to Cure...............................22
      Section 21.4.  Remedies Cumulative....................................22

ARTICLE 22- DEFAULT BY LANDLORD.............................................22
      Section 22.1.  Notice of Default......................................22
      Section 22.2.  Tenant's Right to Cure.................................22
      Section 22.3.  Remedies Cumulative....................................23

ARTICLE 23- GOING DARK......................................................23
      Section 23.1.  Going Dark; Notice; Termination........................23
      Section 23.2.  Continuation of Lease..................................23
      Section 23.3.  Failure to Serve Going Dark Notice.....................24

ARTICLE 24- NOTICES.........................................................24
      Section 24.1.  Form of Notice.........................................24
      Section 24.2.  Time of Delivery.......................................24

ARTICLE 25 - SURRENDER OF PREMISES..........................................24
      Section 25.1.  Surrender..............................................24

ARTICLE 26-- ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES..........................................25
      Section 26.1.  Content of Certificate.................................25
      Section 26.2.  Failure to Deliver Certificate.........................25

ARTICLE 27- ACCESS TO PREMISES..............................................25
      Section 27.1.  Access to Premises.....................................25
      Section 27.2.  Display by Landlord....................................25

ARTICLE 28- RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL..........................................25
      Section 28.1.  Tenant's Right of First Refusal........................25

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ARTICLE 29- MISCELLANEOUS...................................................26
      Section 29.1.  Waiver.................................................26
      Section 29.2.  Relationship of Landlord and Tenant....................26
      Section 29.3.  Choice of Laws.........................................26
      Section 29.4.  Invalidity; Severability...............................27
      Section 29.5.  Captions...............................................27
      Section 29.6.  Short-Form Lease.......................................27
      Section 29.7.  Complete Agreement.....................................27
      Section 29.8.  Force Majeure..........................................27
      Section 29.9.  Counterparts...........................................27
      Section 29.10. Landlord and Tenant....................................27
      Section 29.11. Successors and Assigns.................................28
      Section 29.12. Consent................................................28

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                                    EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT A........................................................ Floor Plan

EXHIBIT B........................................................ Parking Layout

EXHIBIT C........................................................ Site Plan

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                                 LEASE AGREEMENT
                                   FACT SHEET

DATE:                   August 27, 1999

LOCATION:               1010 East Kimberly Road
                        Davenport, Iowa

LANDLORD:               PARTNERSHIP 1010, LLP

TENANT:                 NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC.

INITIAL
LEASE TERM:             Five (5) years, computed as set forth in Article 2.

OPTIONS:                Two (2) Five (5) year options as set forth in Article 2.

FIXED ANNUAL
MINIMUM RENT:           Year 1                                  $ 96,876
                                                                   2.400
                                                                --------
                                                                $ 99,276

                        Years 2 & 3                             $100,913
                                                                   2.700
                                                                --------
                                                                $103,613

                        Years 4 & 5                             $104,949
                                                                   3.000
                                                                --------
                                                                $107,949
OPTION
RENT:                   First Option:                           $119,224
                        Years 6- 10

                        Second Option:                          $137,824
                        Years 11-15

RENTABLE FLOOR
AREA OF LEASED
PREMISES:               17,346 square feet.

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                                 LEASE AGREEMENT

         THIS LEASE, Made this 27th day of August, by and between PARTNERSHIP
1010, LLP, a Minnesota limited liability partnership, whose address is 2200
Pillsbury Center South, 220 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(`Landlord") and NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC.. whose address is 835 Mason, Suite 200,
Dearborn, Michigan 48124.

                           ARTICLE 1 - LEASED PREMISES

         Section 1.1 Shopping Center. Landlord hereby Leases unto Tenant and
Tenant hereby Leases from Landlord, 17,346 square feet of rentable floor area
("Rentable Floor Area") constituting part of the 1010 Shopping Center in the
City of Davenport, County of Scott, State of Iowa, situated upon land legally
described as Lot 2, Block 1, Partnership 1010 Subdivision, Scott County, Iowa
(the "Land"). The term "Shopping Center", as used herein, shall mean the
above-described Land, together with all buildings or other improvements located
thereon from time to time. The adjacent free-standing parcels, Lot 1 and Lot 3,
Partnership 1010 Subdivision ("Freestanding Parcels"), are subject to this Lease
only to the extent provided in any operating and easement agreements which may
hereafter be entered into between Landlord and the owner of the Free-standing
Parcels ("Free-standing O.E.A.") and as specifically provided herein. The
premises leased to Tenant consist of the Rentable Floor Area shown outlined and
cross-hatched in blue on Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof,
which premises are hereinafter referred to as the "Leased Premises."

                             ARTICLE 2 - LEASE TERM

         Section 2.1. Initial Term. The initial term hereof ("Initial Term")
shall be five (5) years and shall commence on the date upon which the first of
the following events shall occur ("Commencement Date"):

                  (a)      Tenant opens for business in the Leased Premises; or

                  (b)      September 4, 1999.

         Within fifteen (15) days after the Commencement Date, Landlord shall
confirm the exact day of the month of commencement and the exact termination
date of the Term hereof by written notice thereof to Tenant.

         Section 2.2. Option Terms. Tenant shall have the right, by notice to
Landlord given at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of the Initial
Term, to extend the term of this Lease under the same terms and conditions as
set forth herein, except rent, for a period of five (5) years ("First Option
Term"). Tenant, may by notice given at least six (6) months prior to the
expiration of the First Option Term, extend the term of this Lease, under the
same terms and conditions,

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except rent, for one (1) additional five (5) year period ("Second Option Term");
the First and Second Option Terms are collectively called the "Option Terms").
The rent to be paid during the Option Terms is set forth in Article 3 hereof As
used herein, reference to the `Term' hereof shall be deemed to include the
Initial Term and the Option Terms. If Tenant fails to exercise its First Option
Term on or before the date specified above, Tenant's right to exercise the
Second Option Term shall cease.

         Section 2.3. Lease Year. The term "Lease Year" as used in this Lease
shall mean a period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months, the first full
Lease Year commencing on the first day of the first full calendar month after
the Commencement Date, and each portion of the Lease Term which is less than a
Lease Year as hereinbefore defined shall be deemed a "Partial Lease Year."

                                ARTICLE 3 - RENT

         Section 3.1. Fixed Annual Minimum Rent. Tenant hereby covenants and
agrees to pay to Landlord for the Leased Premises fixed annual minimum rent
("Fixed Annual Minimum Rent") in the following amounts:

                  (a) For the first Partial Lease Year and for the first Lease
         Year $99,276, being the sum of (i) an amount equal to the product
         derived by multiplying $6.00 per square foot times 16,146 square feet
         and (ii) an amount equal to the product derived by multiplying $2.00
         per square foot times 1,200 square feet, and shall be payable in equal
         monthly installments of $8,273;

                  (b) For each of the Lease Years two and three, $103,613, being
         the sum of (i) an amount equal to the product derived by multiplying
         $6.25 per square foot times 16,146 square feet and (ii) an amount equal
         to the product derived by multiplying $2.25 per square foot times 1,200
         square feet, and shall be payable in equal monthly installments of
         $8,634;

                  (c) For the fifth Lease Year, $107,949, being the sum of (i)
         an amount equal to the product derived by multiplying $6.50 per square
         foot times 16,146 square feet and (ii) an amount equal to the product
         derived by multiplying $2.50 per square foot times 1,200 square feet,
         and shall be payable in equal monthly installments of $8,996;

                  (d) During the First Option Term, for each of the 6th through
         10th Lease Years, the following amounts:

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                                               Annually                  Monthly
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                                               $119,224                  $9,935
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                  (e) During the Second Option Term, for each of the 11th
         through 15th Lease Years, the following amounts:

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                                               Annually                 Monthly
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                                               $137,824                 $11,485
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         The Fixed Annual Minimum Rent shall be payable in advance in equal
monthly installments ("Fixed Monthly Rent") on or before the first day of each
and every calendar month during the Term hereof Should the Initial Term commence
or terminate on a day other than the first day of a month, the Fixed Monthly
Rent shall be prorated accordingly. For all purposes of this Lease, the Rentable
Floor Area of the Leased Premises shall be deemed to be 17,346 square feet, and
the Leased Premises, for the purpose of determining proportionate share shall be
deemed to be 17,346 square feet.

         Section 3.2. Interest. If, after fifteen (15) days notice, any payments
required to be paid by Tenant under the provisions of this Lease shall remain
unpaid, such payments shall bear interest at the lower of (i) the highest
permitted by law or (ii) the rate of eighteen percent (18) per annum from the
due date of each such payment until the date actually paid by Tenant.

         Section 3.3. Place of Payment. Fixed Monthly Rent, Additional Rent and
other sums payable under this Lease shall be paid to Landlord do John X.
Stratton, Equity Growth Group Management, 2117 State Street, Suite 350,
Bettendorf, Iowa 52722, or such other place as may be designated by Landlord in
writing.

         Section 3.4. No Setoff Tenant waives and disclaims any present or
future right to withhold any rent payment or other payment due under this Lease,
or to setoff any obligation of Landlord against any such payment, however
incurred, and agrees that it will not claim or assert any right to so withhold
or setoff.

                        ARTICLE 4 - INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

                   ARTICLE 5 - CONSTRUCTION OF LEASED PREMISES

         Section 5.1. Landlord's Work. Landlord's only obligation under this
Section 5.1 is to deliver the Leased Premises to Tenant in a neat and clean
condition. Tenant is taking the space on an "as-is" basis; provided, however,
that Landlord shall contribute $16,146 per year towards Tenant's tenant
improvement costs, one twelfth of which amount ($1,345.50) shall be credited
against the monthly minimum rent due hereunder.

         Section 5.2. Tenant's Work. Tenant shall commence installation of its
fixtures and equipment as soon as practicable. Tenant shall promptly complete
such installation free of any liens or third-party claims as a result thereof
Tenant's work by Tenant shall conform to all applicable statutes, ordinances,
rules, regulations and codes and to the requirements of any other regulatory
authority. Tenant's work shall be done with skilled help which will cause no
interference with the remainder of the Shopping Center. Tenant shall furnish
Landlord with all certificates and approvals relating to any work or
installations done by Tenant that may be required by any governmental authority
or by the state board of fire underwriters. Tenant shall

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diligently and continually prosecute such work to completion and with all due
diligence shall open for business in the Leased Premises.

         Section 5.3. Title to Improvements. The title to all alterations and
improvements to the Leased Premises made, furnished or installed at or by the
expense of either Landlord or Tenant shall vest in Landlord upon the
installation thereof.

         Section 5.4. Signs on Building. To the extent set forth in Tenant's
working drawings and approved by Landlord, Tenant shall be permitted to install
its sign or signs at its expense on the exterior front wall of the Leased
Premises, subject to applicable local ordinances, codes, rules and regulations.

                          ARTICLE 6 - UTILITY SERVICES

         Section 6.1. Construction and Operation. Landlord agrees to cause
mains, conduits and other facilities to be provided and maintained to supply
utilities to the Leased Premises. Tenant shall pay, as they become due and
payable and before they become delinquent, the actual cost of all charges for
electricity, heat, air conditioning, water, gas, fuel, telephone, sewage usage,
garbage disposal, refuse removal, and any other utility service furnished to the
Leased Premises during the Term hereof Such utilities shall be separately
metered.

         Section 6.2. Maintenance. Landlord shall pay for the operation and
maintenance of a system designed to heat, air condition and ventilate the Leased
Premises ("HVAC" system). Landlord, if it elects to do so, shall carry a
maintenance and service contract with a reputable company for all HVAC equipment
on the Leased Premises. All costs associated with the operation and maintenance
of the HVAC system, including the cost of the maintenance and service contract
(but exclusive of the cost of replacing a unit) shall be part of the Common Area
Charges.

         Section 6.3. Interruption. Landlord shall not be liable in damages or
otherwise if the furnishing by Landlord or by any other supplier of any utility
service or other service to the Leased Premises shall be interrupted or impaired
except where caused by Landlord's gross negligence or willful misconduct. Under
no circumstances shall Landlord be liable for any consequential damages which
may occur as a result of the interruption of utility services, regardless of the
cause of such interruption.

                       ARTICLE 7 - USE OF LEASED PREMISES

         Section 7.1. Use. The Leased Premises may be used and occupied only as
an office and telecommunications facility and computer service related
businesses, including a training and/or distribution center, and for no other
use or purpose without the written consent of Landlord, which consent may be
withheld by Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion. Tenant covenants and
agrees to comply with all statutes, ordinances, rules, orders, regulations and
requirements of federal, state, county, city and other governmental authorities
regulating the use by Tenant of the Leased Premises and all insurance company
requirements affecting the cleanliness, safety, use and occupation of the Leased
Premises.

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         Section 7.2. Prohibited Uses. The Leased Premises shall be used only
for business and commercial purposes. Tenant shall not obstruct the common areas
or use the same for business or display purposes, nor abuse the building, other
improvements, fixtures or personal property constituting the Shopping Center
(including, without limitation, walls, ceilings, partitions, floors and wood,
stone and iron work), nor use plumbing for any purpose other than that for which
constructed, nor make or permit any noise or odor objectionable to the public,
to other occupants of the building or to the Landlord to emit from the Leased
Premises (except that Tenant shall be allowed to maintain a standby generator,
which Tenant shall be allowed to test once each week and to use at all times
when electrical service to the Leased Premises is not available, regardless of
the cause); nor create, maintain or permit a nuisance thereon; nor do any act
tending to injure the reputation of the Shopping Center; nor without Landlord's
prior written consent place or permit any radio or television antenna, loud
speaker or sound amplifier, or any phonograph or other devices similar to any of
the foregoing outside of the Leased Premises or at any place where the same may
be seen or heard outside of the Leased Premises; nor, where loading and delivery
facilities are provided, to permit trucks or other delivery vehicles while being
used for any such purpose to be parked at any place within the Shopping Center
except such facilities as are specifically provided for such purpose. Tenant
shall not permit any blinking or flashing light to emit from the Leased
Premises. Tenant shall keep the Leased Premises and loading platform areas
allowed for the use of Tenant, clean and free from rubbish and dirt at all
times, and shall store all garbage within or adjacent to the Leased Premises and
will make the same available for regular pickup which Tenant will arrange at
Tenant's expense. Tenant shall not bum any trash or garbage at any time in or
about the Shopping Center.

         Section 7.3. Restrictive Covenant. Tenant agrees that during the Term
of this Lease, neither Tenant nor its subsidiaries, affiliates, partners,
successors, officers, directors or principal stockholders, any franchisees
operating the Leased Premises or their assigns or any entity in which they or
any of them now have or hereafter may have an interest, will operate or permit
the operation of a retail sporting goods store within a radius of three (3)
miles from the perimeter of the Shopping Center.

         Landlord agrees that during the term of this Lease neither Landlord nor
its affiliates, partners, successors, franchisees or assigns, or any entity in
which they or any of them now have or hereafter may have an interest, will
operate or permit the operation in the Shopping Center of a business offering
computer support services via telecommunication services.

                        ARTICLE 8 - COMMON AREAS: PARKING

         Section 8.1. Common Areas. For the purposes of this Lease, the term
"Common Areas" shall be defined as all that portion of Shopping Center
improvements and grounds, excepting that area which is presently leased to
Tenants, areas held for lease to Tenants or areas hereafter leased to Tenants.
Landlord has made no representation as to the identity, type, size or number of
other stores or tenancies in the Shopping Center, and Landlord reserves the
unrestricted right to change the building perimeters, driveways, parking areas,
store sizes and identity and type of other stores or tenancies and to add
buildings and other structures; provided only that the size of the

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Leased Premises, reasonable access to the Leased Premises, and minimum parking
facilities as hereinafter provided shall not be substantially or materially
impaired, subject to the provisions of Article 14.

         Section 8.2. Nonexclusive Use. Landlord hereby grants to Tenant, its
employees, customers and invitees, the nonexclusive right during the Term of
this Lease to use for the purposes intended, the Common Areas of the Shopping
Center from time to time constituted, such use to be in common with Landlord,
all tenants of Landlord and its and their employees, customers and invitees, and
others to whom Landlord has or may hereafter grant rights, except when the same
are being repaired. Tenant shall not at any time interfere with the rights of
Landlord and other Tenants, its and their employees, customers and invitees, and
others to whom Landlord has or may hereafter grant rights, to use any part of
the Common Areas.

         Section 8.3. Management of Common Areas. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, Landlord agrees to manage, operate and maintain during the Term
of this Lease all Common Areas and common facilities within the Shopping Center.
The manner in which such areas and facilities shall be maintained and the
expenditures therefor shall be at the sole discretion of Landlord, who shall
have the right to adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations, from
time to time, including the right to designate parking areas for the use of
employees of tenants of the Shopping Center and procedures and penalties
necessary for enforcing employee parking rules. Landlord shall have the right to
use portions of the Common Areas for the purpose of displays, promotions,
programs, games or other uses which may be of interest to all or part of the
general public, and to Lease space in the Common Areas for stands, carts and
other types of free standing structures for the conduct of business and to
retain the rents and other income therefrom, except that Landlord shall not
permit any uses to be made of the Common Areas directly in front of the Leased
Premises to be used for any purpose other than sidewalk and parking without the
consent of Tenant.

         Section 8.4. Parking. As of the Commencement Date, Landlord shall have
provided adequate sidewalks, driveways, roadways and entrances for automotive
and pedestrian ingress and egress to and from the Leased Premises and adjacent
public streets and highways. Landlord shall also have provided parking areas as
shown on Exhibit B, which parking spaces shown on Exhibit B shall be exclusively
for the parking of private vehicles of customers, licensees, subtenants,
employees and invitees of tenants of buildings in the Shopping Center and the
freestanding Parcels; provided that, Landlord may contract for mutual easement
rights of reciprocal parking and ingress and egress to the parking areas of
adjoining landowners. Landlord shall use reasonable efforts not to allow
unauthorized parking in the parking areas. Tenant will instruct its employees to
park in those areas designated by Landlord as "Employee Parking" on Exhibit B
and will use all reasonable means available to Tenant to enforce such parking
regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, at Landlord's request, after
repeated violation of the parking rules by Tenant's employees, Tenant will
undertake to cause all of its employees to affix stickers to their vehicles
identifying such vehicles as employee-operated vehicles. Employee-operated
vehicles shall not be parked in those areas of the parking lot designated as
"Retail Parking" on Exhibit B, and Landlord shall have the right, without
incurring any liability therefore, to remove all employee-operated vehicles from
the Retail Parking areas. Landlord

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shall post conspicuous signs identifying on the parking lot as "National Tech
Team Parking" those areas shown on Exhibit B as "National Tech Team Parking."
Landlord shall also use reasonable efforts to prohibit and prevent the employees
of other tenants in the Shopping Center from parking in the National Tech Team
Parking area. Except as otherwise contained in this Lease or unless required by
government authority, the parking areas shall not be altered or diminished in
any material way without Tenant's prior written consent, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

         Section 8.5. Driveways: Access. Landlord shall provide paved driveways
running from the adjoining public streets on the front and rear of the Leased
Premises in order to secure convenient ingress and egress from said public
streets to the front and rear entrances of the Leased Premises for the purpose
of receiving and delivering fixtures, merchandise and other property. Such
driveways shall be of sufficient width to permit the passage, unloading and, if
necessary the turning around of trailer trucks and other commercial vehicles.

         Section 8.6. Common Area Charges. Tenant agrees to pay as Additional
Rent over and above all other payments called for in this Lease, a sum equal to
Tenant`s Proportionate Share of the costs of operation and maintenance of all
Common Areas of the Shopping Center and the Free-standing Parcels, to the extent
set forth in any Free-standing O.E.A. ("Common Area Charges"), including
building exteriors, structures and roofs, including but not limited to the cost
of insuring, operating, lighting, cleaning, snow removal, trash removal,
security guards or patrols, traffic regulation, painting and maintenance,
paving, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas, landscaping, drainage and lighting
facilities, and including the cost of common area utilities, decorations,
maintenance and service contracts related thereto, all salaries, benefits,
payroll taxes and compensation connected with such operation and maintenance,
and an annual management fee in an amount not to exceed $16,000 per year
(adjusted annually to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index) for
managing the Shopping Center and paying all administrative costs of Landlord in
relation thereto. Tenant's Proportionate Share of the Common Area Charges shall
be paid in monthly payments with the payments of Fixed Monthly Rent. The monthly
payments shall be based on Landlord's reasonable estimate of the costs subject
hereto. If, at the end of any Lease year, the amount paid by Tenant is less than
Tenant's Proportionate share, as shown by a detailed statement of said costs to
be furnished by Landlord to Tenant, the balance as shown on said statement shall
be paid within ten (10) days. If, at the end of any such Lease year, the amount
of Common Area Charges paid by Tenant is greater than its Proportionate Share,
the excess shall, at the option of Tenant, be credited against the next payments
due hereunder, or Landlord shall promptly refund the excess to Tenant. Tenant's
obligation under this section 8.6 for any partial Lease year shall be prorated
on a per diem basis. If any tenant of the Shopping Center maintains any portion
of the Common Area in the Shopping Center in whole or in part, or any facilities
therein or furnishes any services which would otherwise be included as Common
Area Charges or pays directly for costs which would otherwise be included in
Common Area Charges, its costs thereof and the square foot area of its premises
shall be excluded in determining Tenant's obligation hereunder to the extent of
the maintenance or services furnished by or costs incurred by said tenant.

         Within one year after the close of a calendar year, Tenant, upon not
less than 15 day's advance notice, shall have the right, at Tenant's cost, to
audit Landlord's books and records

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relative to Common Area Charges. If such audit discloses that Tenant was
overcharged in any one year by more than 4%, Landlord, in addition to
reimbursing Tenant for the amount overcharged, shall pay for the cost of the
audit (exclusive of travel, meals and lodging expense) up to a maximum cost of
$3,000.

         Section 8.7.  Tenant's Sidewalks. Notwithstanding the above, Tenant
shall keep all walkways and sidewalks adjoining the Leased Premises free of ice
and snow, at Tenant's sole cost and expense.

                    ARTICLE 9 - TENANT'S PROPORTIONATE SHARE

         Section 9.1.  Tenant's Proportionate Share. As used herein, Tenant's
"Proportionate Share" shall be equal to a fraction, the numerator of which shall
be the Rentable Floor Area of the Leased Premises and the denominator of which
shall be the gross leasable area of the main floor of all of the buildings
comprising the Shopping Center. On the Commencement Date, Tenant's Proportionate
Share shall be 2 1.59%.

                               ARTICLE 10 - TAXES

         Section 10.1. Monthly Payments. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for all
real estate taxes and all assessments and interest payable therewith, and any
taxes in lieu thereof which may be levied upon or assessed against the Shopping
Center and which are payable during each calendar year in which this Lease is in
effect (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Taxes"). One-twelfth (1/12th) of
the annual amount due shall be payable on the first day of each month, and shall
be added to the Fixed Monthly Rent. Such amount shall be based on Landlord's
reasonable estimate until the actual amounts are available, and, when available,
an adjustment shall be made, and any difference shall be payable based on
Tenant's Proportionate Share. Tenant's Proportionate Share of the Taxes for the
first and last calendar years of the Lease Term shall be prorated based upon the
number of days of said calendar year during which the Term of this Lease is in
effect. As to any Taxes payable, at Landlord's or Tenant's option, in
installments, Landlord shall elect to pay such Taxes over the maximum term and
Tenant shall be responsible to pay only such installments, plus interest, as
become due and payable during any Lease Year in which this Lease is in effect.
Tenant shall have no obligation to pay special assessments due and payable in
any year subsequent to the Lease Year in which the Term of this Lease expires.

         Section 10.2. Right to Contest. Landlord shall have the exclusive right
to contest the amount of the Taxes or any valuation relating thereto; however,
Tenant shall have the right, at its option and at its expense, to participate in
any such contest; provided that Landlord shall have sole and exclusive decision
making authority and Tenant's participation shall be advisory only. Tenant shall
cooperate with Landlord in any such challenge. Should any challenge result in a
reduction of Taxes or a refund of Taxes, Landlord shall first be entitled to
receive its expenses incurred in such challenge, not to exceed the amount of any
Taxes reduction or refund. In the event of a refund of Taxes, Tenant shall then
be entitled to its Proportionate Share of such refund.

         Section 10.3. Personal Property Taxes. Tenant shall pay as they become
due and payable,

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and before they become delinquent, all taxes levied or assessed against its
leasehold interest in this Lease and against the fixtures, equipment,
merchandise and other personal property located in, upon, about or affixed to
the Leased Premises.

         Section 10.4. Additional Taxes for Leasehold Improvements. Any increase
in Taxes specifically attributable to alterations or additions to the Leased
Premises which are separately assessed shall be the sole responsibility of
Tenant. Similarly, any increase in Taxes specifically attributable to
alterations or additions made by other tenants in the Shopping Center which are
separately assessed shall be excluded in determining Tenant's Proportionate
Share of Taxes due for the Shopping Center.

                 ARTICLE 11 - REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, ALTERATIONS

         Section 11.1. Repairs By Landlord. Landlord, at its expense, shall keep
the foundations and structural portions of the wails (except plate glass or
glass or other breakable materials used in structural portions) of the Leased
Premises in good condition and repair and shall be responsible for replacing
(but not repairing, which shall be a Common Area Charge) the roof, exterior
walls, HVAC system and parking lot of the Leased Premises when and if required.
Except as provided in this section 11.1 and in sections 13.1 and 14.2, Landlord
shall not be obligated to make repairs, replacements or improvements of any kind
to the Leased Premises or any equipment or facilities therein contained or for
the exclusive use of Tenant.

         Section 11.2. Repairs By Tenant. Subject to section 14.2, Tenant shall
during the Term hereto repair and maintain in good order and condition the
interior of the Leased Premises, including, but not by limitation, the
storefronts, show windows, doors, windows, plate and window glass, floor
coverings, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electric and sewage systems'
facilities and appliances. The provisions hereof shall not apply to the repair
of damage caused by fire or other casualty subject to the provisions of section
13.1.

         Section 11.3. Failure to Make Repairs. If repairs are required to be
made by Tenant pursuant to the terms hereof, Landlord may demand in writing that
Tenant make the same forthwith, and if Tenant refuses or neglects to promptly
commence such repairs and complete the same with reasonable dispatch after such
written demand, Landlord may make or cause such repairs to be made, and shall
not be responsible to Tenant for any loss or damage that may accrue to its stock
of merchandise, furniture, fixtures or business by reason thereof, provided
Landlord uses reasonable care in such repairs. If Landlord makes or causes such
repairs to be made, Tenant agrees that it will forthwith, on demand, pay to
Landlord the costs thereof, including an administrative, construction management
fee to Landlord, plus interest thereon.

         If repairs are required to be made by Landlord pursuant to the terms
hereof, including, but not limited to, replacement of the roof, Tenant may
demand in writing that Landlord make the same forthwith, and if Landlord refuses
or neglects to promptly commence such repairs and complete the same with
reasonable dispatch after such demand, Tenant may make or cause such repairs to
be made, and shall not be responsible to Landlord for any loss or damage that
may accrue to its fixtures or business by reason thereof provided Tenant uses
reasonable care in such repairs. If Tenant makes or causes such repairs to be
made, Landlord agrees it will forthwith, on

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demand, pay the Tenant the cost thereof, including an administrative,
construction management fee to Tenant, plus interest thereon.

         Section 11.4. Access For Repairs. Upon reasonable notice to Tenant,
Landlord and its agents shall have access to the Leased Premises during all
reasonable hours for the purpose of examining the same to ascertain if they are
in good repair and to make reasonable repairs which Landlord may be required to
make hereunder.

         Section 11.5. Year 2000 Compliance. Landlord warrants that to its
knowledge, all systems in the Building installed and owned by Landlord will not
fail to operate because of a breakdown in applicable computer operations due to
the arrival of the year 2000. Landlord shall not be responsible for the
disruption of any utilities or other services which are sourced from off of the
Leased Premises.

         Section 11.6. Alterations. Tenant shall have the right to make any
alterations or additions to the Leased Premises with the prior written consent
of Landlord, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
provided, however, that as to any changes or alterations affecting the exterior
of the Leased Premises, Landlord shall have the right to withhold its consent in
its sole and absolute discretion. All such alterations and additions, shall be
made at Tenant's expense and shall become the property of Landlord upon
termination of this Lease without payment of any additional compensation, except
for any trade fixtures which shall remain the property of Tenant. Tenant shall
be responsible for the payment of any increase in insurance for the Shopping
Center resulting from such alterations or additions. Landlord reserves to itself
the use of the exterior walls and the roof and the right to install, maintain,
use and repair pipes, ducts, conduits, vents and wires leading in, through, over
and under the Leased Premises, it being understood that Landlord will use
reasonable efforts to avoid unreasonable interference with or disturbance of
Tenant's decorations or operations within the Leased Premises in connection with
such installation by Landlord.

         Section 11.7. Signs. Except as provided in section 5.5 hereof and
except for the pylon sign, Tenant shall not erect or install any signs which may
be seen from outside the Leased Premises without Landlord's prior written
consent. Tenant, at its option, shall also have the right to install a panel on
each side of the pylon sign now erected near the front of the Shopping Center
along Kimberly Road, provided that the size, location, content material and
design shall be subject to Landlord's prior reasonable approval. Landlord shall
have the right, from time, to time, at its own expense, to add panels and/or
names of other tenants of the Shopping Center to such sign, provided the sign is
large enough to accommodate the same.

                             ARTICLE 12 - INDEMNITY:
                     INSURANCE: MUTUAL WAIVER OF SUBROGATION

         Section 12.1. Tenant's Indemnification. Tenant agrees to indemnify and
save Landlord harmless against any and all claims, damages and expenses,
including attorneys' fees for the defense thereof, arising from the conduct of
the business conducted in the Leased Premises or from any default on the part of
Tenant of the terms of this Lease, or from any act or negligence

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of Tenant, its agents, contractors, servants, employees, subleases,
concessionaires or licensees, or others, in or about the Leased Premises. In
case of any action or proceeding brought against Landlord by reason of any such
claim, Tenant covenants to defend such action or proceeding by counsel
satisfactory to Landlord. Landlord shall not be liable, and Tenant waives all
claims, for damage to person or property sustained by Tenant or Tenant's
employees, agents, servants, invitees and customers resulting from the building
in which the Leased Premises are located or by reason of the Leased Premises or
any equipment or appurtenances thereunto becoming out of repair, or resulting
from any accident in or about the Leased Premises, the building in which the
same are situated or resulting directly or indirectly from any act or neglect of
any other tenant in the Shopping Center or the Free-standing Parcels. All
property belonging to Tenant or to any occupant of the Leased Premises, the
Shopping Center or the Free-standing Parcels shall be there at the risk of
Tenant or such other person only, and Landlord shall not be liable for damage
thereto or theft or misappropriation thereof

         Section 12.2. Tenant's Insurance. Tenant agrees to maintain insurance
at its own cost and expense, insuring Landlord and Tenant from all claims,
demands or actions for injury or death of any one person in an amount of not
less than $2,000,000, and for injury or death of more than one person in any one
accident to the limit of $5,000,000 and for damage to property in an amount of
not less than $1,000,000, made by or on behalf of any person or persons, firm or
corporation arising from, related to or connected with the conduct and operation
of Tenant's business in the Leased Premises. Tenant shall carry like coverage
against loss or damage by boiler or internal explosion by boilers, if there is a
boiler in the Leased Premises. No insurance shall be subject to cancellation
except after at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice to Landlord, and
the policy or policies, or duly executed certificate or certificates for the
same, together with satisfactory evidence of the payment of premium thereon,
shall be deposited with the Landlord at the commencement of the terms and
renewals thereof not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the
term of such coverage. Tenant shall increase its aforementioned insurance
coverage limits from time to time in such amounts as may be carried by similar
prudent tenants in the area.

         Section 12.3. Landlord's Insurance. During the Term of this Lease,
Landlord shall procure, and Tenant shall pay its Proportionate Share of the
costs of such fire, windstorm and extended coverage insurance, sprinkler leakage
insurance, rent loss insurance, worker's compensation insurance, plate glass
insurance and other insurance (including additional premium for waiver of
subrogation) as Landlord may deem advisable or as required by Landlord's
mortgagee on the Shopping Center, at the full replacement cost thereof adjusted
annually. Landlord shall also procure, and Tenant shall pay its Proportionate
Share of general liability insurance with limits no less than those required of
Tenant pursuant to section 12.2 above. Landlord shall provide Tenant with a
certificate of such insurance, providing that such insurance shall not be
subject to cancellation except after at least thirty (30) days' prior written
notice to Tenant. Copies of such policies, or duly executed certificate or
certificates for the same, together with satisfactory evidence of the payment of
premium thereon, shall be kept on deposit with Tenant. If Landlord fails to
comply with this requirement, Tenant may obtain such insurance at Landlord's
expense. Tenant shall pay one-twelfth (1/12th) of its annual Proportionate Share
of the cost of such insurance on the first day of each month, added to the Fixed
Monthly Rent. Such amount may be based on an estimate until the actual premiums
are available, and when available,

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an adjustment shall be made and any difference shall be payable based on
Tenant's Proportionate Share.

         Section 12.4. Mutual Waiver of Subrogation. Anything in this Lease to
the contrary notwithstanding, neither Landlord nor Tenant shall be liable to the
other for any loss or damage to property or injury to or death of persons
occurring on the Leased Premises or the adjoining properties, parking areas,
sidewalks, streets, alleys or passageways, or in any manner growing out of or in
connection with Tenant's use and occupancy of the Leased Premises or the
condition thereof or of adjoining parking areas, streets, sidewalks, alleys or
passageways caused by the negligence or fault of Landlord or Tenant or of their
respective agents, employees, subtenants, licensees, assignees or invitees, to
the extent that such loss or damage to property or injury to or death of persons
is covered or indemnified or would be covered or indemnified by insurance
carried or required to be carried by the other party under the terms hereof,
regardless of whether such insurance is payable to or protects Landlord, Tenant
or both, or for which such party is otherwise reimbursed; and Landlord and
Tenant each respectively hereby waives all right of recovery against the other,
its agents, employees, subtenants, licensees, assignees or invitees for any such
loss or damage to property or injury to or death of any persons to the extent
the same is covered or indemnified, carried or required to be carried under the
terms hereof by proceeds received from any such insurance or for which
reimbursement is otherwise received. Landlord and Tenant agree to cause their
respective insurance policies to contain provisions reflecting the waivers of
subrogation described in this section 12.4 and to furnish proof of such waivers
to the other.

                  ARTICLE 13 - DAMAGE BY FIRE OR OTHER CASUALTY

         Section 13.1. Damage by Fire or Other Casualty. If the Leased Premises
shall be damaged by fire, the elements or other casualty, but are not thereby
rendered untenantable in whole or in part. Landlord shall promptly cause such
damage to be repaired at Landlord's sole cost and expense, without abatement of
rent. If the Leased Premises shall be rendered wholly or partially untenantable,
Landlord shall promptly at its expense cause the damage to be repaired. and,
effective as of the date the damage occurs, the Fixed Monthly Rent and the
Additional Rent shall be abated proportionately as to the portion of the Leased
Premises rendered untenantable. Landlord shall promptly commence and complete
such repair and shall certify to Tenant, within thirty (30) days of the date the
damage occurs, its intention to repair the Leased Premises and the estimated
date such repair will be completed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
building in which the Leased Premises are situated shall be destroyed or so
damaged as to render more than fifty percent (50%) thereof untenantable, or if
any destruction or damage is not covered by Landlord's insurance, then Landlord
may, if it so elects, by notice in writing to Tenant within ninety (90) days
after such destruction or damage, terminate this Lease.

         It is further agreed that notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Leased
Premises shall be rendered wholly untenantable during the last two years of the
Initial Term or any Option Term of this Lease, then either party may terminate
this Lease by giving written notice thereof to the other party within thirty
(30) days after the date the damage occurs.

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                           ARTICLE 14 - EMINENT DOMAIN

         Section 14.1. Entire Taking. If the whole of the Leased Premises shall
be taken by any public authority under the power of eminent domain or sold under
the threat of condemnation, then the Term of this Lease shall cease as of the
day possession shall be taken by such public authority, and the rent shall be
paid up to that date with a proportionate refund by Landlord of such rent as
shall have been paid in advance.

         Section 14.2. Tenant's Right to Terminate. If any of the floor area of
the Leased Premises or more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the parking areas
of the Shopping Center, shall be so taken, or the points of ingress or egress to
the public roadways substantially as depicted on Exhibit C shall be taken
without provision for reasonable substitute access, then Tenant shall have the
right either to terminate this Lease if in its reasonable judgment its ability
to operate at the Leased Premises is materially and adversely affected, or,
subject to Landlords right of termination as set forth below, to continue in
possession of the remainder of the Leased Premises upon notice in writing to
Landlord of Tenant's intention within fifteen (15) days after such taking of
possession or such impairment. In the event Tenant elects to remain in
possession, and Landlord does not so terminate, all of the terms herein provided
shall continue in effect except that the rent shall be proportionately and
equitably abated, and Landlord, at its sole cost and expense, shall promptly
make all necessary repairs or alterations to the basic building, storefront,
interior work originally installed at Landlord's cost, parking or points of
ingress or egress as applicable.

         Section 14.3. Landlord's Right to Terminate. In the event that more
than ten percent (10%) of the Shopping Center, including the Free-standing
Parcels, is so taken or if any of the floor area of the Leased Premises, or if
more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the parking spaces of the Shopping
Center, including the Free-standing Parcels, shall be taken, then Landlord shall
have the right to terminate this Lease at the time and with the rent adjustment
as provided above in this Article, by giving Tenant written notice of
termination within thirty (30) days after the taking of possession by such
public authority.

         Section 14.4. Damages. All damages awarded for such taking under the
power of eminent domain, whether for the whole or a part of the Leased Premises,
shall be the property of the Landlord; provided, however, that (i) Landlord
shall not be entitled to the award made to Tenant for relocation expense,
leasehold improvements installed by and at the expense of Tenant and
depreciation to and cost of removal of stock and fixtures, and (ii) Landlord
shall be entitled to any damages (excluding damages described in subsection (i)
above) awarded for such taking to the extent of the cost of any repairs or
alterations which Landlord is required to make pursuant to this Lease.

                     ARTICLE 15 - ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

         Section 15.1. Consent Required. Tenant shall not voluntarily or by
operation of law assign or encumber this Lease, in whole or in part, nor sublet
all or any part of the Leased Premises (collectively referred to as
"Assignment"), without the prior consent of Landlord in each instance. The
consent by Landlord to any Assignment shall not constitute a waiver of the

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necessity of such consent to any subsequent Assignment. Notwithstanding any
Assignment, Tenant shall remain fully liable under this Lease and shall not be
relieved from performing any of its obligations hereunder. As a condition to any
assignment of this Lease by Tenant which is permitted under this Lease, the
assignee ("Assignee") thereof shall be required to execute and deliver to
Landlord an agreement, in recordable form, whereby such Assignee assumes and
agrees with Landlord to observe, perform and discharge all obligations and
covenants of Tenant under this Lease. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Lease or any rule or principle of law or equity to the contrary, Landlord may
withhold Owner's consent to any Assignment without cause and for any reason,
whether reasonable or not, unless in Landlord's sole and absolute discretion,
all of the following conditions are satisfied:

                  (a) At the time Tenant requests such consent, Tenant shall
         deliver to Landlord such information in writing as Landlord may
         reasonably require, including, but not limited to, a copy of the
         proposed offer or agreement concerning the Assignment, the name,
         address, nature of business and financial statements and other evidence
         of the financial strength and stability of the parties, other than
         Tenant, to or under the Assignment.

                  (b) Such Assignment is not by operation of law.

                  (c) Such Assignment is not to or for the benefit of, either
         directly or indirectly, any tenant of or in the Shopping Center.

                  (d) Tenant is not in default under this Lease.

                  (e) The Assignee is reputable, responsible and able to
         demonstrate experience in its business.

                  (f) The net worth of the Assignee as shown by the financial
         statements adjusted for any materially adverse changes since the date
         thereof must be equal to at least three (3) times the total of all rent
         and other amounts due under this Lease during the entire Term thereof
         based upon Landlord's reasonable estimate of any unknown parts or
         components of said rent or other amounts due under this Lease.

                  (g) The use to be made of the Leased Premises by the Assignee
         is consistent with the use permitted under this Lease and does not
         conflict with the mix of tenants in or the merchandising concept of the
         Shopping Center and the Free-standing Parcels, and will not require
         more parking spaces than permitted hereunder.

         Tenant shall have the right to sublet not more than fifty percent (50%)
of the Leased Premises to John Deere Company (or a related entity of John Deere
Company) without the consent of Landlord, and such subletting shall not be
deemed to be an "Assignment." Tenant agrees to notify Landlord of such
subletting to John Deere Company prior to the effective date of such subletting.

         Section 15.2. Landlord's Right to Terminate. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this

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Lease to the contrary, Landlord shall have the right, exercisable within thirty
(30) days after receipt of all of the information set forth in section 15.1
above, to terminate this Lease if the Assignment relates to all of the Leased
Premises; or if the Assignment relates only to a portion of the Leased Premises,
the Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Lease with respect to such
portion and the Fixed Annual Minimum Rent payable by Tenant under this Lease
shall abate in the proportion that the area of the Leased Premises for which
this Lease is terminated bears to the Rentable Floor Area of the Leased
Premises. If Landlord exercises such right, Tenant shall surrender possession of
the Leased Premises or such portion thereof, as the case may be, not less than
sixty (60) days and not more than ninety (90) days following Landlord's notice
of exercise of its rights hereunder in accordance with all of the provisions of
this Lease relating to the surrender of the Leased Premises at the expiration of
the Lease Term and all rent and other charges shall be deemed to be adjusted
accordingly, and this Lease shall be deemed to be amended accordingly as of the
date of actual surrender. If Landlord terminates this Lease pursuant to this
Section 15.2 during the Initial Term, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the
unamortized value of Tenant's leasehold improvements. For the purpose of this
provision, Tenant's leasehold improvements shall not exceed $5.00 per square
foot and shall be amortized over a period of 60 months.

         Section 15.3. Transfer by Landlord. If Landlord conveys or transfers
its interest in the Shopping Center or in this Lease (which sale or transfer may
be effected without Tenant's consent), upon such conveyance or transfer,
Landlord (and in the case of any subsequent conveyances or transfers, the then
grantor or transferor) shall be entirely released and relieved from all
liability with respect to the performance of any covenants and obligations on
the part of Landlord to be performed under this Lease from and after the date of
such conveyance or transfer, provided that any amounts then due and payable to
Tenant by Landlord (or by the then grantor or transferor) or any other
obligation then to be performed by Landlord (or by the then grantor or
transferor) for Tenant under any provisions of this Lease, shall either be paid
or performed by Landlord (or by the then grantor or transferor) or such payment
or performance assumed by the grantee or transferee, it being intended hereby
that the covenants and obligations on the part of Landlord to be performed under
this Lease shall be binding on Landlord, its successors and assigns, only during
and in respect of their respective periods of ownership of an interest in the
Shopping Center or in this Lease.

         Section 15.4. Corporate or Partnership Ownership. If at any time during
the Term a cumulative total of more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the voting
stock or units of Tenant (if Tenant shall be a corporation or limited liability
company) or more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the general partner's interest
(if Tenant shall be a partnership) shall be transferred, directly or indirectly,
by sale, assignment, gift or in any other manner, any such transfer shall,
unless made with Landlord's prior consent, be deemed an unauthorized Assignment
of this Lease and default by Tenant under this Lease; provided, however,
Landlord hereby consents to a transfer of Tenant's voting stock to any party who
controls, is controlled by or under common control with Tenant and consents to a
transfer to any party who acquires all or substantially all of Tenant's assets.
The consent by Landlord to any such transfer shall not constitute the waiver of
the necessity of such consent of any subsequent transfer.

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                       ARTICLE 16 - SUBORDINATION OF LEASE

         Section 16.1. Subordination. Tenant agrees that Tenant's rights under
this Lease are and shall always be subordinate to the lien of any mortgage or
mortgages or trust deeds now or hereafter placed from time to time upon the
Leased Premises, including any mortgages upon the Leased Premises as of the date
of this Lease. Tenant shall, upon written notice from Landlord, execute such
other and further instruments or assurances subordinating this Lease to the lien
or liens of any mortgage or mortgages or trust deed, or should the Landlord so
request, this Lease shall be prior in right to any such lien, mortgage or deed
of trust, and Tenant shall, upon Landlord's request, execute such instruments as
may be required to establish such priority. Landlord shall comply with the terms
of any mortgage placed upon the Leased Premises.

         Section 16.2. Nondisturbance and Attornment. Landlord covenants and
agrees with Tenant, however, that the foregoing subordination shall be of no
effect, nor shall Tenant be required to execute any such instrument required to
establish such priority, unless the holder of any mortgage, mortgages or trust
deed ("Lender") agrees and enters into a nondisturbance and attornment agreement
with Tenant in a form reasonably satisfactory to Lender and Tenant, wherein
Tenant is assured that should Tenant perform each and every covenant of this
Lease, Tenant will be allowed to remain in undisturbed possession of the Leased
Premises through the Term of this Lease as provided for herein, and wherein
Tenant will attorn to and recognize the Lender as Tenant's landlord and the
Lender will accept such attornment, assume Landlord's obligations hereunder and
recognize Tenant's rights under this Lease.

                     ARTICLE 17- TITLE AND QUIET POSSESSION

         Section 17.1. Quiet Possession. Landlord covenants and warrants that it
has full right and authority to enter into this Lease for the full term hereof
and that subject to Force Majeure it will deliver the Leased Premises free and
clear of all tenancies or occupancies at the Commencement Date. Landlord further
covenants that Tenant, upon paying the Fixed Monthly Rent and Additional Rent
and upon performing the covenants and agreements hereof to be kept and performed
by Tenant, will have, hold and enjoy quiet possession of the Leased Premises and
all rights, easements, appurtenances and privileges relating thereto.

                        ARTICLE 18 - HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

         Section 18.1. Hazardous Substances. Landlord represents and warrants
that to its knowledge, the Leased Premises and the Land underlying the Shopping
Center are in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations pertaining to health, safety and environmental protection. Landlord,
at its expense, shall cause such soil borings and other environmental tests to
be conducted on the land underlying the Shopping Center as are, in Landlord's
reasonable opinion, sufficient to establish the accuracy of the foregoing
representation. Any test results shall be certified to Landlord and Landlord
shall deliver a copy of such results to Tenant. Except for the migration of
petroleum products under the access from Kimberly Road due to an off site
discharge, as of the date of this Lease, Landlord has not caused or permitted to
be caused, and during the Term of this Lease, neither Tenant nor Landlord shall
cause, or permit to be caused the disposal, discharge, deposit, storage,
injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any petroleum products or
any hazardous or toxic substances,

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pollutants, contaminants or other substances, the use, storage or disposal of
which is regulated by any state or federal statute or regulation (collectively
"Hazardous Substances"), on the Land underlying the Shopping Center. All costs,
charges, fines, penalties and other expenses of whatever kind or nature,
contingent or otherwise, associated with the presence or removal of any
Hazardous Substances not caused by the Tenant shall be the responsibility of
Landlord and shall not be included in Common Area Charges. Each party agrees to
indemnify and hold the other harmless from, any and all claims, obligations and
liabilities, costs, expenses and attorneys' fees (including attorneys' fees for
enforcement of this indemnity) suffered or imposed as a result of such party's
actions and the enforcement of any federal, state or local law or regulation or
common law pertaining to health, safety or environmental protection. Neither
party shall indemnify the other from any claims, costs and expenses arising from
the existence of Hazardous Substances caused by the indemnitee or its employees.
This indemnity shall survive the expiration or termination of this Lease.

                          ARTICLE 19 - MECHANICS' LIENS

         Section 19.1. Mechanics' Liens. Tenant agrees to pay when due all sums
of money that may become due for any labor, services, materials, supplies or
equipment furnished to or for Tenant in, upon or about the Leased Premises and
which may be secured by any mechanic's, materialman's or other lien against the
Leased Premises, and will cause each such lien to be fully discharged and
released at the time the performance of any obligation secured by any such lien
matures and/or becomes due. Landlord shall have the right to post and maintain
on the Leased Premises notices of nonresponsibility under the laws of the State
of Iowa.

         Section 19.2. Right to Contest. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein, Tenant shall have the right, in good faith, to contest any amounts
claimed to be due for labor, services, materials, supplies or equipment alleged
to have been furnished or to be furnished to or for Tenant, provided, however,
that Tenant advises Landlord of such contest and, upon Landlord's request, posts
reasonable security to secure Landlord's interest against any such lien.

                          ARTICLE 20 - ADDITIONAL RENT

         Section 20.1. Additional Rent. In addition to Fixed Monthly Rent, all
other payments required to be paid by Tenant under the provisions of this Lease
shall be treated as additional rent ("Additional Rent"), whether or not the same
be designated as such. All payments required to be paid by Tenant under the
provisions of this Lease shall bear interest, commencing fifteen (15) days after
the due date of each payment (or from the date of advancement of funds by
Landlord if the funds are payable on demand) and continuing until the date
actually paid by Tenant, at the lower of (a) 18% per annum, or (b) the highest
rate of interest permitted under the laws of the State of Iowa to be charged to
Tenant upon such delinquent payment.

                          ARTICLE 21- DEFAULT BY TENANT

         Section 21.1. Events of Default. The occurrences of any one or more of
the following events shall constitute a default by Tenant in the terms and
covenants of this Lease:

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                  (a) Tenant fails, neglects or refuses to pay Fixed Monthly
         Rent or Additional Rent under this Lease at the time and in the amounts
         as herein provided, and such default is not cured within ten (10) days
         after notice thereof in writing given to Tenant by Landlord;

                  (b) Any voluntary or involuntary petition or similar pleading
         under any section or sections of any bankruptcy act is filed by or
         against Tenant, or any voluntary or involuntary proceeding in any court
         or tribunal is instituted to declare Tenant insolvent or unable to pay
         its debts, and the same is not dismissed or discharged within sixty
         (60) days after such action is commenced;

                  (c) The making of any assignment of Tenant's property for the
         benefit of creditors, or the Leased Premises are taken under a levy of
         execution or attachment in an action against Tenant, and in the case of
         any assignment, such assignment is not dismissed and discharged within
         sixty (60) days after such assignment; or

                  (d) Tenant fails, neglects or refuses to keep and perform any
         of the other terms, covenants, conditions, stipulations or agreements
         herein contained and covenanted and agreed to be kept and performed by
         it, and such default is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice
         thereof in writing given to Tenant by Landlord; provided, however, that
         if the cause for giving such notice involves the making of repairs or
         other matters reasonably requiring a longer period of time than the
         period of such notice, Tenant shall be deemed to have complied with
         such notice so long as it has commenced to comply with said notice
         within the period set forth in the notice and is diligently proceeding
         in compliance with said notice, or has taken proper steps or
         proceedings, under the circumstances, to prevent the seizure,
         destruction, alteration or other interference with the Leased Premises
         by reason of noncompliance with the requirements of any law or
         ordinance or with the rules, regulations or directions of any
         governmental authority.

         Section 21.2. Remedies. In the event of any uncured default by Tenant
hereunder, Tenant hereby authorizes and empowers Landlord to:

                  (a) Cancel and terminate this Lease and immediately reenter
         and take possession of the Leased Premises without the requirement of
         any previous notice of intention to reenter, and to remove all persons
         and their property therefrom using such force and assistance in
         effecting and perfecting such removal as Landlord may deem reasonably
         necessary to recover full and exclusive possession of the Leased
         Premises. No such reentry or taking possession of said premises by
         Landlord shall be construed as an election on its part to terminate
         this Lease unless a written notice of such intention be given to Tenant
         or unless the termination thereof is decreed by a court of competent
         jurisdiction; or

                  (b) Reenter and take possession of the Leased Premises in the
         manner provided in subparagraph (a) hereof without such reentry
         constituting a cancellation or termination of this Lease or a
         forfeiture of the Fixed Monthly Rent or Additional Rent

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         payable hereunder or of the covenants, agreements and conditions to be
         kept and performed by Tenant for and during the remainder of the Term
         hereof

         In the event Landlord reenters and takes possession of the Leased
Premises as set forth in this section 2 1.2(b):

                           (i)   Landlord shall have the right but not the
                  obligation to divide or subdivide the Leased Premises in any
                  manner it may reasonably determine and to Lease or let the
                  same or portions thereof for such periods of time, at such
                  rentals, for such use and upon such terms, covenants and
                  conditions as it may reasonably elect, applying the net
                  rentals from such letting first to the payment of its expenses
                  incurred in dispossessing Tenant and to the payment of any
                  brokerage commissions or other necessary expenses incurred in
                  connection with such dispossession and reletting including
                  Landlord's reasonable attorneys fees. The balance, if any,
                  shall be applied by Landlord, from time to time, but in any
                  event no less than once each month, on account of the payments
                  due or payable by Tenant hereunder.

                           (ii)  Landlord, may, from time to time, bring such
                  actions or proceedings for the recovery of any deficits
                  remaining unpaid or to enforce any other covenant or condition
                  herein contained as it may deem advisable without being
                  obligated to wait until the end of the Term hereof for a final
                  determination of Tenant's account, and the commencement or
                  maintenance of one or more actions shall not bar Landlord from
                  bringing other or subsequent actions for further accruals or
                  defaults under and pursuant to the provisions hereof In
                  addition to any other remedies it may have, Landlord may
                  recover from Tenant all damages it may incur by reason of
                  Tenant's default, including the cost of recovering the Leased
                  Premises, reasonable attorneys' fees, including the excess, if
                  any, of the amount of rent and other charges reserved in this
                  Lease for the remainder of the stated Term over the then
                  actual rental value of the Leased Premises for the remainder
                  of the stated Term, all of which amounts shall be immediately
                  due and payable from Tenant to Landlord. In determining the
                  amount of rent which would be payable by Tenant hereunder, the
                  annual rent for each year of the unexpired Term hereof shall
                  be equal to the actual Fixed Monthly Rent due under this Lease
                  for the remainder of its Term.

                           (iii) Any balance remaining, however, after full
                  payment and liquidation of Landlord's account as aforesaid
                  shall be paid to Tenant at the end of the Term hereof, with
                  the right reserved to Landlord at any time to give notice in
                  writing to Tenant of its election to cancel and terminate this
                  Lease and all of Tenant's rights and obligations hereunder,
                  and, upon the giving of such notice and the simultaneous
                  payment by Landlord to Tenant of any credit balances in
                  Tenant's favor that may at the time be owing to it shall
                  constitute a final and effective cancellation and termination
                  hereof and the obligations hereunder on the part of either
                  party to the other.

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         Section 21.3. Landlord's Right to Cure. In the event that Tenant shall
fail to cure any default noticed hereunder, Landlord may, at its option, take
such reasonable steps as shall be required to cure the default of Tenant, and in
such event such amount as shall be reasonably expended by Landlord, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, shall become due and payable to Landlord by Tenant.
All payments required to be paid by Tenant under this Article shall bear
interest as provided in Article 20 hereof

         Section 21.4. Remedies Cumulative. No remedy or election hereunder by
Landlord shall be deemed exclusive, but shall, wherever possible, be cumulative
with other remedies at law or in equity.

                        ARTICLE 22 - DEFAULT BY LANDLORD

         Section 22.1. Notice of Default. Landlord shall be charged with default
in the event Landlord falls to keep or perform any of its covenants or
obligations hereunder and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after
notice thereof in writing by Tenant to Landlord; provided, however, that if the
cause for giving such notice involves the making of repairs or other matters
reasonably requiring a longer period of time than the period of such notice,
Landlord shall be deemed to have complied with such notice so long as it has
commenced to comply with said notice within the period set forth in the notice
and is diligently proceeding in compliance with said notice, or has taken proper
steps or proceedings, under the circumstances, to prevent the seizure,
destruction, alteration or other interference with the Leased Premises by reason
of noncompliance with the requirements of any law or ordinance or with the
rules, regulations or directions of any governmental authority.

         Section 22.2. Tenant's Right to Cure. In the event that Landlord shall
fall to cure any default noticed hereunder, Tenant may, at its option, but
without any obligation to do so, take such reasonable steps as shall be required
to cure the default of Landlord, and in such event, the amount reasonably
expended by Tenant, including reasonable attorneys' fees, shall become due and
payable to Tenant by Landlord. All payments required to be paid by Landlord
under this Article shall bear interest at the lower of (a) eighteen percent
(18%)  per annum or (b) the highest rate of interest permitted under the laws of
the State of Iowa from the date expended by Tenant until the date actually paid
by Landlord.

         Section 22.3. Remedies Cumulative. No remedy or election hereunder by
Tenant shall be deemed exclusive but shall, wherever possible, be cumulative
with all other remedies at law or in equity.

                             ARTICLE 23 - GOING DARK

         Section 23.1. Going Dark: Notice: Termination. Nothing in this Lease
shall be construed to require Tenant to continuously operate its business in the
Leased Premises; however, if Tenant intends to discontinue operation in the
Leased Premises, Tenant shall give Landlord notice of such intention not later
than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date of such discontinuance
("Going Dark Notice"). Landlord shall thereafter have the right and option to
cancel the remaining Term of this Lease by giving Tenant notice of Landlord's
exercise of such

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option to cancel ("Notice of Cancellation"). If Landlord exercises its option to
cancel and serves the Notice of Cancellation, Tenant shall vacate the Leased
Premises on the date specified in the Going Dark Notice. The Term of this Lease
shall in such event be automatically terminated as of the date on which Tenant
vacates the Leased Premises or as of the date specified in Landlord's Notice of
Cancellation, whichever is later. Upon such termination Landlord and Tenant
shall be released from all liabilities thereafter accruing under this Lease.

         In the event Tenant ceases to operate its business without giving the
Going Dark Notice as provided above, Tenant shall be deemed to have "gone dark"
if for a consecutive thirty-day (30) period Tenant has not conducted business to
the public, excluding for purposes of such determination any periods during
which Tenant is not conducting business due to repair, remodeling or Force
Majeure. At any time after the expiration of the 30-day going dark period
described in this section 23.1, Landlord shall have the right to cancel this
Lease by serving Tenant with a written Notice of Cancellation, which
cancellation shall be effective on the date specified therein, which date shall
be not earlier than thirty (30) days after Tenant's receipt thereof Upon such
termination Landlord and Tenant shall be released from all liabilities
thereafter accruing under this Lease.

         Section 23.2. Continuation of Lease. If Tenant serves the Going Dark
Notice and thereafter ceases its operation in the Leased Premises, and Landlord
fails to cancel the remaining Term of this Lease, then and in such event
Tenant's right to extend the Term of this Lease as set forth in section 2.2
hereof shall become null and void and unexercisable to the extent not previously
exercised prior to the discontinuance of Tenant's business in the Leased
Premises.

         Landlord's right to terminate this Lease shall continue for so long as
the Leased Premises remain "dark." If Tenant or any Assignee or subtenant shall
reopen the Leased Premises for business or shall sublet or assign the Leased
Premises, but Tenant or such Assignee or subtenant shall later go dark, Landlord
shall again have all of the rights and remedies provided in this Article 23.

         Section 23.3. Failure to Serve Going Dark Notice. If Tenant fails to
give the Landlord Tenant's Going Dark Notice, Landlord shall have all the rights
and remedies set forth in sections 23.1 and 23.2 hereof

                              ARTICLE 24 - NOTICES

         Section 24.1. Form of Notice. All notices, demands, requests,
approvals, consents or other communications which are required or permitted to
be given by either party to the other shall be in writing and shall be delivered
to the respective party in person, by registered or certified mail, by overnight
courier or by facsimile communication, at the following address, or to such
other place as may be designated by the parties in writing:

         Landlord:         Partnership 1010, LLP
                           Attention:  G. Larry Griffith
                           2200 Pillsbury Center South
                           220 South Sixth Street
                           Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
                           Facsimile No. 612-340-2644
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         Tenant:           National TechTeam, Inc.
                           27345 West Eleven Mile Road
                           Southfield, Michigan 48034
                           Attention:  Michael Sosin
                           Facsimile No. 248-357-2570

         Section 24.2. Time of Delivery. Personal service shall be deemed given
at the time that it is delivered to such party; mailed notice shall be deemed
given when deposited in the United States mail, properly addressed to the
respective party; and couriered service and facsimile service shall be deemed
given when the notice is received.

                       ARTICLE 25 - SURRENDER OF PREMISES

         Section 25.1. Surrender. Tenant shall, upon termination of this Lease,
whether by lapse of time or otherwise, surrender to Landlord the Leased
Premises, together with all improvements, replacements and alterations thereto
(except for Tenant's trade fixtures), broom clean and in such order, condition
and repair as the Leased Premises were in on the date the Initial Term
commenced, except for ordinary wear and tear and loss by casualty.

         Section 26.1. Content of Certificate. At any time, and from time to
time, each party shall, within fifteen (15) days after written request therefor
from the other party, deliver to such party a statement in writing certifying
that this Lease is in full force and effect, setting forth all modifications or
amendments which exist with respect thereto, the dates to which Fixed Monthly
Rent has been paid, the balance of any security deposit held by the other party
and all known breaches by the other party of the terms, covenants and conditions
hereof

         Section 26.2. Failure to Deliver Certificate. The failure of either
party to furnish the statement required hereby within the said fifteen (15) day
period shall be deemed to be an acknowledgment by the party requested to give
such statement that this Lease is in full force and effect, without modification
or amendment, that the Fixed Monthly Rent has been paid in full to and including
the respective due dates therefor immediately preceding the date of such
request, that no rent has been paid in advance of the due date therefor as set
forth herein, that no security deposit is held by the party requesting such
statement and that the party requesting such statement has performed all of the
terms, covenants and agreements required of it hereunder.

                         ARTICLE 27 - ACCESS TO PREMISES

         Section 27.1. Access to Premises. Landlord shall have the right to
enter upon the Leased Premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of
inspecting the same or of making repairs, additions or alterations thereto or to
the building in which the same are located or any other portion of the Shopping
Center, so long as Landlord's activities do not unreasonably interfere with the
conduct of Tenant's business.
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         Section 27.2. Display by Landlord. Landlord or its agents shall have
the right during all business hours to exhibit the Leased Premises to
prospective purchasers and lenders, and during the last six (6) months of the
Term of this Lease, to place and maintain on the Leased Premises reasonable
signs advertising the availability of the Leased Premises for rent, and to
exhibit the Leased Premises to prospective tenants during normal business hours.
The rights reserved to Landlord or its agents pursuant to this paragraph shall
not be exercised in such a manner so as to interfere with Tenant's use of the
Leased Premises. Landlord shall not place "For Sale" signs or "For Rent" signs
relating to other space in the Shopping Center in close proximity to the Leased
Premises.

                       ARTICLE 28 - RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

         Section 28.1. Tenant's Right of First Refusal. If, at any time prior to
the seventh anniversary of the Commencement Date, Landlord receives a bona fide
written Offer ("Offer") to lease any of the space adjoining the Leased Premises
identified on Exhibit A attached hereto ("First Refusal Space"), and if Landlord
is prepared to accept the Offer, Landlord will give Tenant written notice of the
Offer, together with a copy of the Offer. Tenant will have 10 business days
after receipt of such notice in which to notify Landlord that Tenant exercises
its option to lease such space upon the terms contained in the Offer. If Tenant
fails to give such notice to Landlord within such 10-business-day period, or if
Tenant gives Landlord written notice that Tenant does not desire to lease the
space upon the terms contained in the Offer, Landlord shall be free to lease
such space to the third party upon the terms contained in the Offer, provided
that the lease for such space is executed by Landlord and the third tenant not
later than 120 days after the date that such 10-business-day period expires. If
Tenant fails or declines to lease the First Refusal Space and (i) the lease with
the third-party tenant is not consummated within such 120-day period, or (ii)
the economic terms of the Offer are thereafter changed to the end that the
revised lease proposal ("Revised Offer") is less than 95% of the original offer,
or (iii) the length of the Lease term or the nature and/or number of any options
to renew are changed and are more onerous to the Landlord, then, in any of such
events, Tenant's right of first refusal shall be revived, and Landlord shall
submit the Revised Offer to Tenant, and Tenant shall have 10 business days to
respond, as set forth above. Tenant must exercise its right of first refusal as
to all of the space covered by the Offer, including space outside of the First
Refusal Space, if such additional space is included in the Offer. If the Offer
does not include all of the First Refusal Space, and Tenant fails or declines to
lease the space covered by the Offer, Tenant's right of first refusal shall
continue in full force and effect as to the remainder of the First Refusal Space
provided that such remainder space is contiguous to the Leased Premises.

                           ARTICLE 29 - MISCELLANEOUS

         Section 29.1. Waiver. One or more waivers of any covenant, term or
condition of this Lease by either party shall not be construed by the other
party as a waiver of a subsequent breach of the same covenant, term or
condition. The consent or approval of either party to or of any act by the other
party of a nature requiring consent or approval shall not be deemed to waive or
render unnecessary consent to or approval of any subsequent similar act. The
failure or delay on

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the part of either party to enforce or exercise at any time any of the
provisions, rights or remedies in this Lease shall in no way be construed to be
a waiver thereof, nor in any way to affect the validity of this Lease or any
part thereof, or the right of the party to thereafter enforce each and every
such provision, right or remedy.

         Section 29.2. Relationship of Landlord and Tenant. Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed or construed by the parties hereto or by any third party
to create the relationship of principal and agent or of partnership or joint
venture or of any association whatsoever between Landlord and Tenant, it being
expressly understood and agreed that neither the method of computation of rent
nor any other provisions contained in this Lease nor any act or acts of the
parties hereto shall be deemed to create any relationship between Landlord and
Tenant other than the relationship of Landlord and Tenant.

         Section 29.3. Choice of Laws. The laws of the State of Iowa shall
govern the validity, performance and enforcement of this Lease.

         Section 29.4. Invalidity: Severability. The invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect or impair the validity
of any other provision.

         Section 29.5. Captions. The section captions herein are for convenience
only and do not define, limit or construe the contents of such sections.

         Section 29.6. Short-Form Lease. At the request of either party to this
Lease, the other party shall enter into a short form Lease for the purpose of
recording the same in lieu of recording this Lease, which, without the express
written consent of both parties, shall not be recorded.

         Section 29.7. Complete Agreement. This Lease and the exhibits attached
hereto and forming a part hereof set forth all of the covenants, promises,
agreements, conditions and undertakings between Landlord and Tenant concerning
the Leased Premises, and there are no covenants, promises, agreements,
conditions or undertakings, either oral or written, between them except those
herein set forth. Except as herein otherwise provided, no subsequent alteration,
amendment, change or addition to this Lease shall be binding upon Landlord or
Tenant unless reduced to writing and signed by both parties hereto.

         Section 29.8. Force Majeure. In the event that either party hereto is
delayed or hindered in or prevented from the performance of any act required
hereunder by reason of strikes, lockouts, labor troubles, inability to procure
materials, failure of power, restrictive government laws or regulations, riots,
insurrection, war or other reason of a like nature not the fault of the party
delayed in performing work or doing acts required under the terms of this Lease
("Force Majeure"), then performance of such act shall be excused for the period
equivalent to the period of such delay.

         Section 29.9. Counterparts. This Lease may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. It shall not be
necessary in making proof of this Lease to produce or account for more than one
such counterpart. Execution by both parties of different copies of this Lease
shall be deemed due execution.
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         Section 29.10. Landlord and Tenant. The words "Tenant" and "Landlord"
shall be deemed and taken to mean each and every person or party mentioned as a
Tenant or Landlord herein, whether one or more. If there shall be more than one
Tenant or Landlord, any notice required or permitted by the terms of this Lease
may be given by or to any one thereof, and shall have the same force and effect
as if given by or to all thereof The use of the neuter singular pronoun to refer
to Landlord or Tenant shall be deemed a proper reference even though Landlord or
Tenant may be an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability
company, or a group of two or more individuals, partnerships, corporations or
limited liability companies. The necessary grammatical changes required to make
the provisions hereof apply in the plural sense where there is more than one
Landlord or Tenant and to either corporations, companies, associations,
partnerships, or individuals, males or females, shall in all instances be
assumed as though in each case fully expressed.

         Section 29.11. Successors and Assigns. The terms, covenants and
conditions hereof shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their legal representatives, successors and assignees; provided, however, that
this Lease may be assigned only as permitted in section 15.1 hereof

         Section 29.12. Consent. The parties agree that whenever under this
Lease provision is made for securing the written consent, permission or approval
of either party, that such written consent, permission or approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, except for (i) Landlord's consent
relating to the use of the Leased Premises under section 7.1., (ii) Landlord's
consent concerning exterior alterations and additions under section 11.5 and
(iii) Landlord's consent to assignment and subletting under Article 15.

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

                                                LANDLORD:

                                                PARTNERSHIP 1010, LLP

                                                TENANT:

                                                NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC.<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.17

                             NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC.
                          SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN

                         EFFECTIVE AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2000

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              NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN
                         EFFECTIVE AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2000

         This National TechTeam, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Plan (the "Plan")
is adopted by National TechTeam, Inc. (the "Employer") for certain of its
management employees. The purpose of the Plan is to provide those employees with
supplement retirement income and to offer those employees an opportunity to
elect to defer elements of their compensation which might not otherwise be
eligible for deferral under other Employer Plans, including the Employer's
qualified 401(k) Plan, and to receive the benefits of Employer additions
comparable to those under the Employer's qualified 401(k) Plan in the absence of
certain restrictions and limitations under that Plan and the Internal Revenue
Code. The Plan is intended to be a "top-hat" plan (i.e., an unfunded deferred
compensation plan maintained for a select group of management or highly
compensated employees) under Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").

         Accordingly, the following Plan is adopted.

                                    ARTICLE I
                                   DEFINITIONS

         1.1 ACCOUNT means the balance credited to a Participant's or
Beneficiary's Plan account, including contribution credits and deemed income,
gains and losses (to the extent realized as determined by the Employer in its
discretion) credited thereto. A Participant's or Beneficiary's Account shall be
determined as of the date of reference.

         1.2 BASIC PLAN means the National TechTeam, Inc., 2000 Amended and
Restated 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan.

         1.3 BENEFICIARY means any person or persons so designated in accordance
with the provisions of Article VII.

         1.4 CODE means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the regulations
thereunder, as amended from time to time.

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         1.5 COMPENSATION means an Eligible Employee's wages as defined in Code
Section 3401(a) and all other payments of compensation by the Employer (in the
course of the Employer's trade or business) for a Plan Year for which the
Employer is required to furnish the Eligible Employee a written statement under
Code Sections 6041(d), 6051(a)(3) and 6052. Compensation must be determined
without regard to any rules under Code Section 3401(a) that limit the
remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment
or the services performed.

         For purposes of this Plan, the determination of Compensation shall be
made by including (a) deferrals pursuant to Section 3.1, and (b) amounts which
are contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and
which are not includible in the gross income of the Eligible Employee under Code
Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b) or 457(b), and Employee
contributions described in Code Section 414(h)(2) that are treated as Employer
contributions.

         1.6 DESIGNATION DATE means the date or dates as of which a designation
of deemed investment directions by an individual pursuant to Section 4.5, or any
change in a prior designation of deemed investment directions by an individual
pursuant to Section 4.5, shall become effective. The Designation Dates in any
Plan Year shall be January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1.

         1.7 EFFECTIVE DATE means the date of the Plan, which shall be October
1, 2000.

         1.8 ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE means, for any Plan Year (or applicable portion
thereof), a person employed by the Employer who is determined by the Employer to
be a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees and
who is designated by the Employer to be an Eligible Employee under the Plan. By
each November 1, the Employer shall notify those individuals, if any, who will
be Eligible Employees for the next Plan Year. If the Employer determines that an
individual first becomes an Eligible Employee during a Plan Year, the Employer
shall notify such individual of its determination and of the date during the
Plan Year on which the individual shall first become an Eligible Employee.

         1.9 EMPLOYER means National TechTeam, Inc. and its successors and
assigns unless otherwise herein provided, or any other corporation or business

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organization which, with the consent of National TechTeam, Inc., or its
successors or assigns, assumes the Employer's obligations hereunder, or any
other corporation or business organization which agrees, with the consent of
National TechTeam, Inc., to become a party to the Plan.

         1.10 ENTRY DATE with respect to an individual means the first day of
the pay period following the date on which the individual first becomes an
Eligible Employee.

         1.11 PARTICIPANT means any person so designated in accordance with the
provisions of Article II, including, where appropriate according to the context
of the Plan, any former employee who is or may become (or whose Beneficiaries
may become) eligible to receive a benefit under the Plan.

         1.12 PARTICIPANT ENROLLMENT AND ELECTION FORM means the form on which a
Participant elects to defer Compensation hereunder and on which the Participant
makes certain other designations as required thereon.

         1.13 PLAN means this National TechTeam, Inc. Supplemental Retirement
Plan, as amended from time to time.

         1.14 PLAN YEAR means the twelve (12) month period ending on the
December 31 of each year during which the Plan is in effect.

         1.15 RETIREMENT DATE means the date on which a Participant has both
attained age 55 and been credited with 10 or more years of service with the
Employer.

         1.16 TRUST means the trust fund established pursuant to the Plan.

         1.17 TRUSTEE means the trustee named in the agreement establishing the
Trust and such successor and/or additional trustees as may be named pursuant to
the terms of the agreement establishing the Trust.

         1.18 VALUATION DATE means the March 31, June 30, September 30 and
December 31 of each Plan Year and any other date that the Employer, in its sole
discretion, designates as a Valuation Date.

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                                   ARTICLE II
                          ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

         2.1 REQUIREMENTS. Every Eligible Employee on the Effective Date shall
be eligible to become a Participant on the Effective Date. Every other Eligible
Employee shall be eligible to become a Participant on the first Entry Date
occurring on or after the date on which he or she becomes an Eligible Employee.
No individual shall become a Participant, however, if he or she is not an
Eligible Employee on the date his or her participation is to begin.

         Participation in the Plan is voluntary. In order to participate, an
otherwise Eligible Employee must make written application in such manner as may
be required by Section 3.1 and by the Employer and must agree to make
Compensation Deferrals as provided in Article III.

         2.2 RE-EMPLOYMENT. If a Participant whose employment with the Employer
is terminated is subsequently re-employed, he or she shall become a Participant
in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.1.

         2.3 CHANGE OF EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY. During any period in which a
Participant remains in the employ of the Employer, but ceases to be an Eligible
Employee, he or she shall not be eligible to make Compensation Deferrals
hereunder.

                                   ARTICLE III
                            CONTRIBUTIONS AND CREDITS

         3.1 PARTICIPANT COMPENSATION DEFERRALS. An Eligible Employee may, for
any Plan Year in which he or she is a Participant, elect to accept a reduction
in Compensation from the Employer equal to a whole percentage of his or her
Compensation per payroll period not in excess of 17%; provided, however, that
such reduction in Compensation shall be reduced by the salary reduction
contributions which he or she has elected to make to the Basic Plan as of the
first day of such Plan Year, or, in the case of an individual who becomes an
Eligible Employee during a Plan Year, as of such individual's Entry Date.
Amounts so deferred will be considered a "Participant's

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Compensation Deferrals". Ordinarily, a Participant shall make such an election
with respect to a coming twelve (12) month Plan Year during the thirty (30) day
period prior to the beginning of such Plan Year or during such other period
established by the Employer. An individual who becomes an Eligible Employee
during a Plan Year shall make such election for the remaining portion of the
Plan Year during such period ending prior to his or her Entry Date as
established by the Employer.

         Compensation Deferrals shall be made by regular payroll deductions and
through deferral of a bonus not yet payable to a Participant at the time of the
election. Once made, a Compensation Deferral payroll deduction selection shall
continue in force for the remainder of the Plan Year. Thereafter, a Participant
may, within 30 days prior to the beginning of a Plan Year, increase, decrease or
suspend Compensation Deferrals for the ensuing Plan Year by executing and
delivering to the Employer a revised Participant Enrollment and Election Form. A
Participant's failure to amend his or her Compensation Deferral election, in
writing, within 30 days of the next following Plan Year (and those that follow)
shall constitute a waiver by the Participant to elect a different Compensation
Deferral deduction amount and a reaffirmation and ratification to continue the
Compensation Deferral deductions as previously elected. A Participant's failure
to amend his or her Compensation Deferral election in any particular Plan Year,
shall not preclude a Participant from increasing, decreasing or suspending his
or her Compensation Deferral deductions for any following Plan Year.

         There shall be established and maintained by the Employer a separate
Plan Account in the name of each Participant, which shall at all times be one
hundred percent (100%) vested in the Participant, and to which shall be credited
or debited: (a) amounts equal to the Participant's Compensation Deferrals, and
(b) amounts equal to any deemed income, gains or losses (as determined by the
Employer, in its discretion in accordance with Section 4.1) attributable or
allocable to the Participant's Account. The Employer shall have the discretion
to allocate such deemed income, gains, or losses among the Plan Accounts
pursuant to such allocation rules as the Employer deems to be reasonable and
administratively practicable.

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         Amounts equal to the Compensation Deferrals will be paid by the
Employer to the Trust with reasonable promptness after the total of such
Compensation Deferrals during any month or other period has been determined.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                               ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

         4.1 ALLOCATION OF DEEMED EARNINGS OR LOSSES ON ACCOUNTS. Pursuant to
Section 4.5, each Participant shall have the right to direct the Employer as to
how amounts in his or her Account shall be deemed to be invested. In such a
case, the Employer may direct the Trustee to invest the Account maintained in
the Trust on behalf of the Participant pursuant to the direction the Employer
has received from that Participant. The Participant's Plan Account will be
credited or debited with the increase or decrease, as applicable, of the
designated deemed investments, as follows:

         As of each Valuation Date, an amount equal to the earnings, gains or
         losses (as determined by the Employer, in its discretion), of each
         deemed investment option within the Trust since the preceding Valuation
         Date, less an amount equal to 1% of such earnings, gains or losses,
         shall be allocated to each Participant's Account.

         4.2 ACCOUNTING FOR DISTRIBUTIONS. As of the date of any distribution
hereunder, the distribution to a Participant or his or her Beneficiary or
Beneficiaries shall be charged to such Participant's Account.

         4.3 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. A separate Account under the Plan shall be
established and maintained by the Employer to reflect the Compensation Deferrals
for each Participant and the deemed earnings, gains and losses credited or
debited to such Account.

         4.4 INTERIM VALUATIONS. If it is determined by the Employer that the
value of the Trust, or any part thereof, as of any date on which distributions
are to be made differs materially from the value of the Trust on the prior
Valuation Date upon which the distribution is to be based, the Employer, in its
discretion, shall have the right to designate any date in the interim as a
Valuation Date for the purpose of revaluing the

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Trust, or any part thereof, so that the Account from which the distribution is
being made will, prior to the distribution, reflect its share of such material
difference in value.

         4.5 DEEMED INVESTMENT DIRECTIONS OF PARTICIPANTS. Subject to such
limitations as may from time to time be required by law, imposed by the Employer
or the Trustee, or contained elsewhere in the Plan, and subject to such
operating rules and procedures as may be imposed from time to time by the
Employer or the Trustee, prior to and effective for each Designation Date, each
Participant may communicate to the Employer a direction as to how his or her
Account should be deemed to be invested among such categories of deemed
investments as may be made available by the Employer hereunder. Such direction
shall designate the percentage (in any whole percent multiples) of each portion
of the Participant's Account which is requested to be deemed to be invested in
such categories of deemed investments, and shall be subject to the following
rules:

         (a) Any initial or subsequent deemed investment direction shall be in
writing, on a form supplied by and filed with the Employer, and shall be
effective as of the next Designation Date which is at least ten (10) business
days after such filing.

         (b) All amounts credited to the Participant's Account shall be deemed
to be invested in accordance with the then effective deemed investment
direction, and as of the effective date of any new deemed investment direction,
all or a portion of the Participant's Account at that date shall be reallocated
among the designated deemed investment funds according to the percentages
specified in the new deemed investment direction unless and until a subsequent
deemed investment direction shall be filed and become effective. An election
concerning deemed investment choices shall continue indefinitely as provided in
the Participant's most recent Participant Enrollment and Election Form, or other
form specified by the Employer.

         (c) If the Employer receives an initial or revised deemed investment
direction which it deems to be incomplete, unclear, or improper, the
Participant's investment direction then in effect shall remain in effect (or, in
the case of a deficiency in an initial deemed investment direction, the
Participant shall be deemed to have filed no deemed investment direction) until
the next Designation Date, unless the Employer provides for, and permits the
application of, corrective action prior thereto.

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         (d) If the Employer possesses at any time directions as to the deemed
investment of less than all of a Participant's Account, the Participant shall be
deemed to have directed that the undesignated portion Account be deemed to be
invested in a money market, fixed income, or similar fund made available under
the Plan as determined by the Employer in its discretion.

         (e) Each Participant hereunder, as a condition to his or her
participation hereunder, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Employer and
its agents and representatives from any losses or damages of any kind relating
to the deemed investment of the Participant's Account hereunder.

         (f) Each reference in this Section to a Participant shall be deemed to
include, where applicable, a reference to a Beneficiary.

                                   ARTICLE V
                            ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS

         5.1 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. If a Participant terminates employment
with the Employer for any reason, the Participant's Plan Account at the date of
termination shall be valued and payable according to the provisions of Article
VI.

         5.2 RE-EMPLOYMENT OF RECIPIENT. If a Participant receiving installment
distributions pursuant to Section 6.2 is re-employed by the Employer, the
remaining distributions due to the Participant shall be suspended until such
time as the Participant (or his or her Beneficiary) once again becomes eligible
for benefits under Section 5.1, at which time such distribution shall commence,
subject to the limitations and conditions contained in this Plan.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                            DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS

         6.1 AMOUNT. A Participant (or his or her Beneficiary) shall become
entitled to receive, on or about the date of the Participant's termination of
employment with the Employer, a distribution in an aggregate amount equal to the
Participant's Account,

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which amount, depending on (a) the performance of the deemed investments elected
from time to time by the Participant, the Beneficiary and/or the Employer, as
applicable, and (b) the extent to which the investments of the Trust relating to
the Participant's deemed investments under Sections 4.1 and 4.5 actually are
realized by the Trust, may be less than, equal to, or greater than the aggregate
amount of the Participant's Compensation Deferrals. Any payment due hereunder
from the Trust which is not paid by the Trust will be paid by the Employer from
its general assets.

         6.2      METHOD OF PAYMENT.

         (a)      Cash Payments. All payments under the Plan shall be made in
                  cash.

         (b)      Timing and Manner of Payment.

                  (1) In the event a Participant terminates employment with the
Employer for any reason on or after his or her Normal Retirement Date, an
aggregate amount equal to the Participant's Account will be paid by the Trust or
the Employer to the Participant in a lump sum on or about the date of the
Participant's termination of employment with the Employer, or in the monthly
installments made over a period (not to exceed 20 years), as selected by the
Participant in the Plan Year prior to his or her termination of employment. If a
Participant fails to designate properly the manner of payment of the
Participant's benefit under the Plan, such payment will be in a lump sum on or
about the date of the Participant's termination of employment with the Employer.

                  (2) In the event that a Participant terminates employment with
the Employer for any reason prior to his Normal Retirement Date, an aggregate
amount equal to the Participant's Account will be paid by the Trust or the
Employer to the Participant in a lump sum on or about the Participant's
termination of employment with the Employer.

                  (3) If the whole or any part of the payment hereunder by the
Trust of the Employer is to be in installments, the total to be so paid shall
continue to be deemed to be invested pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.5 under such
procedures as the Employer may establish, in which case, subject to the
limitations of Section 6.1 any deemed income, gain, or losses (as determined by
the Employer, in its discretion in accordance with Section 4.1) shall be
reflected in the installment payments, in such equitable manner as the Employer
shall determine.

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        6.3 DEATH BENEFITS. If a Participant dies before terminating his or her
employment with the Employer and before the commencement of payments to the
Participant hereunder, an aggregate amount equal to the Participant's Account
shall be paid by the Trust or the Employer in a lump sum to the person or
persons designated in accordance with Section 7.1 as soon as practicable
following the Participant's death.

         Upon the death of a Participant after payments hereunder have begun in
accordance with Section 6.2(b)(1), but before he or she has received all
payments to which he or she is entitled under the Plan, the remaining benefit
payments shall be paid to the person or persons designated in accordance with
Section 7.1, in the manner in which such benefits were payable to the
Participant, unless the Beneficiary elects a more rapid form or schedule of
distribution. Such election must be made prior to December 31 of the Plan Year
in which the Participant dies and shall apply only to payments which would
otherwise have been paid hereunder to the Participant after such December 31.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                         BENEFICIARIES; PARTICIPANT DATA

         7.1 DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARIES. Each Participant from time to time
may designate any person or persons (who may be named contingently or
successively) to receive such benefits as may be payable under the Plan upon or
after the Participant's death, and such designation may be changed from time to
time by the Participant by filing a new designation. Each designation will
revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form
prescribed by the Employer and will be effective only when filed in writing with
the Employer during the Participant's lifetime.

         In the absence of a valid Beneficiary designation, or if, at the time
any benefit payment is due to a Beneficiary, there is no living Beneficiary
validly named by the Participant, the Employer shall pay any such benefit
payment to the Participant's spouse, if then living, but otherwise to the
Participant's then living descendants, if any, per stirpes, but, if none, to the
Participant's estate. In determining the existence or

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identity of anyone entitled to a benefit payment, the Employer may rely
conclusively upon information supplied by the Participant's personal
representative, executor, or administrator. If a question arises as to the
existence or identity of anyone entitled to receive a benefit payment as
aforesaid, or if a dispute arises with respect to any such payment, then,
notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer, in its sole discretion, may
distribute such payment to the Participant's estate without liability for any
tax or other consequences which might flow therefrom, or may take such other
action as the Employer deems to be appropriate.

         7.2 INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY PARTICIPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES;
INABILITY TO LOCATE PARTICIPANTS OR BENEFICIARIES. Any communication, statement,
or notice addressed to a Participant or to a Beneficiary at his or her last post
office address as shown on the Employer's records shall be binding on the
Participant or Beneficiary for all purposes of the Plan. The Employer shall not
be obliged to search for any Participant or Beneficiary beyond the sending of a
registered letter to such last known address. If the Employer notifies any
Participant or Beneficiary that he or she is entitled to an amount under the
Plan and the Participant or Beneficiary fails to claim such amount or make his
or her location known to the Employer within three (3) years thereafter, then,
except as otherwise required by law, if the location of one or more of the next
of kin of the Participant is known to the Employer, the Employer may direct
distribution of such amount to any one or more or all of such next of kin, and
in such proportions as the Employer determines. If the location of none of the
foregoing persons can be determined, the Employer shall have the right to direct
that the amount payable shall be deemed to be a forfeiture, except that the
dollar amount of the forfeiture, unadjusted for deemed gains or losses in the
interim, shall be paid by the Employer if a claim for the benefit subsequently
is made by the Participant or the Beneficiary to whom it was payable. If a
benefit payable to an unlocated Participant or Beneficiary is subject to escheat
pursuant to applicable state law, the Employer shall not be liable to any person
for any payment made in accordance with such law.

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                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                    THE TRUST

         8.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST. The Employer shall establish the Trust with
the Trustee, pursuant to such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Trust
agreement to be entered into between the Employer and the Trustee. The Trust is
intended to be treated as a "grantor" trust under the Code, and the
establishment of the Trust is not intended to cause Participants to realize
current income on amounts contributed thereto, and the Trust shall be so
interpreted.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                                 ADMINISTRATION

         9.1 ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. Except as otherwise specifically provided
herein, the Employer shall have the sole responsibility for and the sole control
of the operation and administration of the Plan and shall have the discretionary
power and authority to take all action and to make all decisions and
interpretations which may be necessary or appropriate in order to administer and
operate the Plan, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the power, duty and responsibility to:

         (a) Resolve and determine all disputes or questions arising under the
Plan, including the power to determine the rights of Eligible Employees,
Participants and Beneficiaries, and their respective benefits, and to remedy any
ambiguities, inconsistencies, or omissions in the Plan.

         (b) Adopt such rules of procedure and regulations as in its opinion may
be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the Plan and as are
consistent with the Plan.

         (c) Implement the Plan in accordance with its terms and the rules and
regulations adopted as above.

         (d) Make determinations with respect to the eligibility of any Eligible
Employee as a Participant and make determinations concerning the crediting and
distribution of Plan Accounts.

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         (e) Appoint any persons or firms, or otherwise act to secure
specialized advice or assistance, as it deems necessary or desirable in
connection with the administration and operation of the Plan, and the Employer
shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon, and shall be fully protected in any
action or omission taken by it in good faith reliance upon, the advice or
opinion of such firms or persons. The Employer shall have the power and
authority to delegate from time to time by written instrument all or any part of
its duties, powers, or responsibilities. Any action of such person or committee
in the exercise of such delegated duties, powers, or responsibilities shall have
the same force and effect for all purposes hereunder as if such action had been
taken by the Employer. Further, the Employer may authorize one or more persons
to execute any certificate or document on behalf of the Employer, in which event
any person notified by the Employer of such authorization shall be entitled to
accept and conclusively rely upon any such certificate or document executed by
such person as representing action by the Employer until such third person shall
have been notified of the revocation of such authority.

         9.2 MUTUAL EXCLUSION OF RESPONSIBILITY. Neither the Trustee nor the
Employer shall be obliged to inquire into or be responsible for any act or
failure to act, or the authority therefor, on the part of the other.

         9.3 DISCRETIONARY ACTS. Whenever in the administration or operation of
the Plan, it is provided that the Employer may perform any act or may permit any
action to be taken, or may consent to any act or procedure or wherever
discretionary powers are given to the Employer in connection with any act,
permission or procedure, it is distinctly understood that the same shall be in
the Employer's role, full and uncontrolled discretion.

         9.4 LITIGATION. Except as may be otherwise required by law, in any
action or judicial proceeding affecting the Plan, no Participant or Beneficiary
shall be entitled to any notice or service of process, and any final judgment
entered in such action shall be binding on all persons interested in, or
claiming under, the Plan.

         9.5 PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES. All expenses incurred in the
administration and operation of the Plan and the Trust, including any taxes
payable

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by the Employer in respect of the Plan or Trust or payable by or from the Trust
pursuant to its terms, shall be paid by the Employer.

         9.6 CLAIMS PROCEDURE. Any person claiming a benefit under the Plan (a
"Claimant") shall present the claim, in writing, to the Employer, and the
Employer shall respond in writing. If the claim is denied, the written notice of
denial shall state, in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant:

         (a) The specific reason or reasons for the denial, with specific
references to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

         (b) A description of any additional material or information necessary
for the Claimant to perfect his or her claim and an explanation of why such
material or information is necessary; and

         (c) An explanation of the Plan's claims review procedure.

         The written notice denying or granting the Claimant's claim shall be
provided to the Claimant within ninety (90) days after the Employer's receipt of
the claim, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for
processing the claim. If such an extension is required, written notice of the
extension shall be furnished by the Employer to the Claimant within the initial
ninety (90) day period and in no event shall such an extension exceed a period
of ninety (90) days from the end of the initial ninety (90) day period. Any
extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the
extension and the date on which the Employer expects to render a decision on the
claim. Any claim not granted or denied within the period noted above shall be
deemed to have been denied.

         Any Claimant whose claim is denied, or deemed to have been denied under
the preceding sentence (or such Claimant's authorized representative), may,
within sixty (60) days after the Claimant's receipt of notice of the denial, or
after the date of the deemed denial, request a review of the denial, or after
the date of the deemed denial, request a review of the denial by notice given,
in writing, to the Employer. Upon such a request for review, the claim shall be
reviewed by the Employer (or its designated representative), which may, but
shall not be required to, grant the Claimant a hearing. In connection with the
review, the Claimant may have representation, may examine pertinent documents
and may submit issues and comments in writing.

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         The decision on review normally shall be made within sixty (60) days of
the Employer's receipt of the request for review. If an extension of time is
required due to special circumstances, the Claimant shall be notified, in
writing, by the Employer, and the time limit for the decision on review shall be
extended to one hundred twenty (120) days. The decision on review shall be in
writing and shall state, in a manner calculated to be understood by the
Claimant, the specific reasons for the decision and shall include references to
the relevant Plan provisions on which the decision is based. The written
decision on review shall be given to the Claimant within the sixty (60) day (or,
if applicable, the one hundred twenty (120) day) time limit discussed above. If
the decision on review is not communicated to the Claimant within the sixty (60)
day (or, if applicable, the one hundred twenty (120) day) period discussed
above, the claim shall be deemed to have been denied upon review. All decisions
on review shall be final and binding with respect to all concerned parties.

                                    ARTICLE X
                                    AMENDMENT

         10.1 RIGHT TO AMEND. The Employer, by written instrument executed by
the Employer, shall have the right to amend the Plan, at any time with respect
to any provisions hereof, and all parties hereto or claiming any interest
hereunder shall be bound by such amendment; provided, however, that no such
amendment shall deprive a Participant or a Beneficiary of a right accrued
hereunder prior to the date of the amendment.

         10.2 AMENDMENTS TO ENSURE PROPER CHARACTERIZATION OF PLAN.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.1, the Plan and the Trust agreement
may be amended by the Employer at any time, retroactively if required, if found
necessary, in the opinion of the Employer, in order to ensure that the Plan is
characterized as "top-hat" plan of deferred compensation maintained for a select
group of management or highly compensated employees as described under ERISA
Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) and to conform the Plan to the
provisions and requirements of any applicable law (including ERISA and the
Code). No such

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amendment shall be considered prejudicial to any interest of a Participant or a
Beneficiary hereunder compensation maintained for a select group of management
or highly compensated employees, as described under ERISA Sections 201(2),
301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1), and to conform the Plan to the provisions and
requirements of any applicable law (including ERISA and the Code). No such
amendment shall be considered prejudicial to any interest of a Participant of a
Beneficiary hereunder.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                                   TERMINATION

         11.1 EMPLOYER'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE OR SUSPEND PLAN. The Employer
reserves the right, at any time, to terminate the Plan and/or its obligation to
make further credits to Plan accounts. The Employer also reserves the right, at
any time, to suspend the operation of the Plan for a fixed or indeterminate
period of time.

         11.2 AUTOMATIC TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Plan, but not the Trust,
automatically shall terminate upon the dissolution of the Employer, or upon its
merger into or consolidation with any other corporation or business organization
if there is a failure by the surviving corporation or business organization to
adopt specifically and agree to continue the Plan.

         11.3 SUSPENSION OF DEFERRALS. In the event of a suspension of the Plan,
the Employer shall continue all aspects of the Plan other than Compensation
Deferrals under Section 3.1, during the period of the suspension, in which event
payments hereunder will continue to be made during the period of the suspension
in accordance with Articles V and VI.

         11.4 ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION. This Section shall become operative
upon a complete termination of the Plan. The provisions of this Section shall
also become operative in the event of a partial termination of the Plan, as
determined by the Employer, but only with respect to that portion of the Plan
attributable to the Participants to whom the partial termination is applicable.
Upon the effective date of any such event, notwithstanding any other provisions
of the Plan, no persons who were not theretofore Participants shall be eligible
to become Participants, the value of the

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interest of all Participants and Beneficiaries shall be determined and, after
deduction of estimated expenses in liquidating and, if applicable, paying Plan
benefits, paid to them as soon as is practicable after such termination.

         11.5 SUCCESSOR TO EMPLOYER. Any corporation or other business
organization which is a successor to the Employer by reason of a consolidation,
merger or purchase of substantially all of the assets of the Employer shall have
the right to become a Party to the Plan by adopting the same by resolution of
the entity's board of directors or other appropriate governing body. If, within
ninety (90) days from the effective date of such consolidation, merger or sale
of assets, such new entity does not become a party thereto, as above provided,
the Plan automatically shall be terminated, and the provisions of Section 10.4
shall become operative.

                                   ARTICLE XII
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         12.1 LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER. Neither the establishment of
the Plan nor any modification thereof, nor the creation of any account under the
Plan, nor the payment of any benefits under the Plan shall be construed as
giving to any Participant or other person any legal or equitable right against
the Employer, or any officer or employer thereof, except as provided by law or
by any Plan provision. The Employer does not in any way guarantee any
Participant's Account from loss or depreciation, whether caused by poor
investment performance of a deemed investment or the inability to realize upon
an investment due to an insolvency affecting an investment vehicle or any other
reasons, in no event shall the Employer, or any successor, employee, officer,
director or stockholder of the Employer, be liable to any person on account of
any claim arising by reason of the provisions of the Plan or of any instrument
or instruments implementing its provisions, or for the failure of any
Participant, Beneficiary or other person to be entitled to any particular tax
consequences with respect to the Plan, or any credit or distribution hereunder.

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         12.2 WITHHOLDING. All deferrals and payments provided for hereunder
shall be subject to applicable withholding and other deductions as shall be
required of the Employer under any applicable, local, state or federal law.

         12.3 SPENDTHRIFT PROVISION. No amount payable to a Participant or a
Beneficiary under the Plan will, except as otherwise specifically provided by
law, be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, attachment,
garnishment, sale, transfer, assignment (either at law or in equity), levy,
execution, pledge, encumbrance, charge or any other legal or equitable process,
and any attempt to do so will be void; nor will any benefit be in any manner
liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts
of the person entitled thereto. Further, (i) the withholding of taxes from Plan
benefit payments, (ii) the recovery under the Plan of overpayment of benefits
previously made to a Participant or Beneficiary, (iii) if applicable, the
transfer of benefit rights from the Plan to another plan, or (v) the direct
deposit of benefit payments to an account in a banking instruction (if not
actually part of an arrangement constituting an assignment or alienation) shall
not be construed as an assignment or alienation.

         In the event that any Participant's or Beneficiary's benefits hereunder
are garnished or attached by order of any court, the Employer may bring an
action or a test declaratory judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction to
determine the proper recipient of the benefits to be paid under the Plan. During
the pendency of said action, any benefits that become payable shall be held as
credits to the Participant's or Beneficiary's Account or, if the Employer
prefers, paid into the court as they become payable, to be distributed by the
court to the recipient as the court deems proper at the close of said action.

         12.4 NOT CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT. The adoption and maintenance of the
Plan shall not be deemed to be a contract between the Employer and any person or
to be consideration for the employment of any person. Nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to give any person the right to be retained in the employ of the
Employer or to restrict the right of the Employer to discharge any person at any
time, nor shall the Plan be deemed to give the Employer the right to require any
person to remain in the

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employ of the Employer or to restricted any person's right to terminate his or
her employment at any time.

         12.5 CONSTRUCTION. If any provision of the Plan is held to be illegal
or void, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions
of the Plan, but shall be fully severable, and the Plan shall be construed and
enforced as if said illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein.
For all purposes of the Plan, where the context admits, the singular shall
include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular. Heads of Articles
and Sections herein are inserted only for convenience of referenced and are not
to be considered in the construction of the Plan.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused the Plan to be executed and
its seal to be affixed hereto, effective as of October 1, 2000.

                                            NATIONAL TECHTEAM, INC.

                                            By:______________________________

                                                   Its_________________________

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