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You are about to enter the exciting world of business entrepreneurship, but before you do please read the below disclaimer.

By clicking the link below entitled “I agree” you will enter a CD created by the Community College Workforce Alliance in Richmond, Virginia for the North Carolina Community College System in Raleigh, North Carolina. Upon clicking “I agree” you acknowledge and accept the terms listed below. The Community College Workforce Alliance and the North Carolina Community College System, and the CD Development Team (henceforth, all three are referenced as the “partnership”) do not guarantee the accuracy of the contents of the CD. This CD could contain technical, typographical or other errors and mistakes. Furthermore, the partnership does not endorse or guarantee the links to and/or the accuracy of any of the web sites referenced on this CD. Results may vary, and the partnership does not guarantee any particular results based on your use of this CD. Under no circumstances shall the partnership be held liable for any liability related to the use of this CD. Certain information, especially those related to governmental rates, charges, schedules, laws and conditions, will change over time.

This version was created and distributed in summer of 2005, and the information provided relates to available data current to this date. NCstV2.5 © 2005 The Center for Entrepreneurial Development, Community College Workforce Alliance* and the North Carolina Community College System. All rights reserved worldwide.

The contents of this CD may not be reproduced by any third party, in part or in its entirety, without written permission of the joint copyright holders.The CD Development Team: Stu Neal, Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Development, Community College Workforce Alliance, Richmond, Virginia: project originator, editing, expert advice, promotion, and public relations. Kim Williams, Project Manager, Community College Workforce Alliance: content design, writing, editing, web design, and project management. Kelly Ward, Assistant Project Manager, Community College Workforce Alliance: web design, graphic design, content compilation, editing. Everett Taylor, President, Technology Assurance Group, Inc, Richmond, Virginia: information technology consultant, creation of interactive business plan software.

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PLEASE NOTE: The software system included within this CD is new in design, and requires several systems of your computer to interact that normally function separately. We recommend performing the following simple steps for proper operation of the Business Plan Software:

1) From the Menu on your browser, select "Tools;"
2) Then choose "Internet Options;"
3) Click the tab labeled "Security;"
4) Click the button at the bottom labeled "Custom Level;"
5) Scroll down until you see "Miscellaneous." The first listing under "Miscellaneous" will be "Access data sources across domains." Choose "Enable" under this listing

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The software running on this CD is subject to changes that may occur whenever Microsoft or other companies upgrade internal system operations through security upgrades, patches, and other changes to the way the system operates. If you experience problems with the operation of this CD, check for an upgrade patch at the Community College Workforce Alliance web site.

Loading this CD to your computer: The contents of this CD may run better if you load them to your hard drive and access them from there. If you would like instructions on how to download the CD's contents to your hard drive, please click here.

For best printing results: From your browser, go to "File" then "Page Setup".
Set left and right margins to 0.25" and be sure portrait mode is selected.

Look for the "Need Help?" icon whenever you need assistance. It will be posted on every section within this CD. Clicking the Need Help icon will take you to a page containing contact information for the Small Business Center Network.

 

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*The Community College Workforce Alliance is a partnership between J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and John Tyler Community College to serve the workforce and economic development needs of the Central Virginia region and beyond. All copyright rights referenced within this CD therefore extend to both colleges.