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August 1-15, 1996
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Build a Powerful Customer Database

List Store "Direct marketing innovator Donnelly Marketing offers automated customized contact list generation, immediately downloadable to you for integration into your customer mailing and follow-up process. Use this coupon to save $50 on the purchase of the customer names you need to make your direct customer contact program a success."

Need A Great Idea?

Roper Starch Worldwide "Order a subscription to Public Pulse - Roper Starch Worldwide's monthly guide to what Americans are thinking, doing and buying - and you will receive free a special publication, The Influential Americans: Trendsetters of the New Millenium. Your subscription to Public Pulse is covered by a no-risk, money back guarantee so that you may cancel and receive a full refund."

Thinking of Investing in a Franchise?

International Franchise Association "Receive free the International Franchise Association(IFA) 51 page publication Investigate Before Investing. This book helps prospective franchisees evaluate franchise offers. It tells what questions to ask, what to expect in the way of cost and training programs and what laws and regulations apply to franchising. Authors: attorneys Lewis G. Rudnick and H. Bret Lowell. If your need is to expand, the IFA is offering free a six part series titled Franchising Your Business. The topics: Introduction To Franchising; In What Ways is Franchising A Superior Expansion Method?; When Is A Company Ready To Franchise?; Legal Planning And Compliance; Elements Of Successful Franchising; and Development Of A Franchise Program. Authors: Lewis G. Rudnick and Kenneth R. Franklin."

Conserve Cash by Trading for Goods and Services!

ITEX Corp. "ITEX maintains the largest barter network in the world. You will be able to find what you need to run your business by trading what you have, often your own business service. ITEX is a profitable public company traded on the NASDAQ. Microsoft Small-Biz visitors will receive a 50% discount on a membership. For $195(normally $395) you will receive member bartering privileges plus $100 in barter dollars."

Considering Buying or Selling a Business?

BizQuest Read what professional business brokers say before you buy or sell your next business! Free articles are available for your review on International Business Broker Association's BizQuest.com, an extensive database of available business opportunities from around the world. Users may search for business buyers, sellers, brokers, appraisers, and lenders, and use many other services.