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For a business owner, obtaining the right information is as important as finding the right location, or getting the best price. The Small Business Development Center in New York is one of only a few SBDCs in the U.S. with a full-time library (which we call the Research Network). Its services are available for free, but only to New York SBDC clients.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Directory of Nonprofits
There are websites that provide this information, though they have their limitations, too. I recently suggested to an advisor that his client check out what I consider to be the best of this bunch:
As you'll see, the search feature gives you the option of searching by state/province, city/town, postal code, and "area of focus". Use of any or all of these fields can be used to create a pretty targeted list of NFPs in a given geographic area. Once you get your results, the name of each NFP is hyperlinked to a page with more complete contact information.
Precision searching is a priority here. For example, I did a search of all NFPs in New York, and found 5,567 organizations. That's a pretty vast undertaking. However, a search of NFPs with "Economic Development" as their "area of focus" drops the results to 369. The search page also has a "keywords" field, which can help narrow things even more.
Again, it's not a perfect system. It's tedious to have to click on the name of every NFP to find the contact information - but if you find yourself facing that situation, then it's probably a sign to narrow your search a bit more. Keep it in mind.
Happy New Year to all!
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Filing for Bankruptcy Without an Attorney
Bankruptcy Filings Down for Fiscal Year 2007,
Up for Quarter
Bankruptcy 'tweak' could save 600,000 homes
Consumer group pushes for change to bankruptcy law; others worry about negative impact on mortgage-debt markets.
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNNMoney.com senior writer
October 1 2007
Changes to Bankruptcy Rules (Effective 12/1/07)
By Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney on Dec 15, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Better to give than to receive
Its the season of gift giving, including executives and their family foundations. Portfolio.com has created several features about the philanthropic habits of Wall Street family foundations, including Wall Street Family Values : Who's giving—and who's missing? and The Generosity Index .
Want to know how much they are keeping to themselves? The SEC has developed a new online tool, the Executive Compensation Reader, "that enables investors to easily and instantly compare what 500 of the largest American companies are paying their top executives."
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Tracing Business Acumen to Dyslexia
It has long been known that dyslexics are drawn to running their own businesses, where they can get around their weaknesses in reading and writing and play on their strengths. But a new study of entrepreneurs in the United States suggests that dyslexia is much more common among small-business owners than even the experts had thought.
William J. Dennis Jr., senior research fellow at the Research Foundation of the National Federation of Independent Business, a trade group in Washington, said the study's results "fit into the pattern of what we know about small-business owners."
"Entrepreneurs are hands-on people who push a minimum of paper, do lots of stuff orally instead of reading and writing, and delegate authority, all of which suggests a high verbal facility," Mr. Dennis said. "Compare that with corporate managers who read, read, read."
Monday, December 24, 2007
Business Credit Scores
Much merriness to all!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Gee Whiz, It's (Nearly) Christmas
The History of Christmas from the History Channel.
How Christmas Works.
Holidays.net's take.
And the Census Bureau's.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Directory of Associations
You can search for websites for trade associations through a portal provided by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE):
It's come a long way, as you can now search by numerous methods (like "Association name contains," which is particularly handy). If you need it, you can also search for trade groups based outside of the U.S.
Note that there's also a State field. If you're looking for trade groups with a headquarters in New York State, then this is the field to use. However, I'm assuming that most of these associations will have national or international scope. The National Restaurant Association is based in Virginia, but would still be useful for New York State-based restaurateurs to know about.
So, if you haven't already done so: bookmark this site, no matter what age you are.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Independent Contractors
I reminded myself to check out our shelves and lo, success! A source that I am sure we have described before but here it is again is the Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements book by Attorney Stephen Fishman for Nolo. It comes with a disk with the sample contracts. The book covers hiring contractors and working a contractor. There is a chapter on negotiating contracts - a sample for the hiring firm and one for the contractor.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Hot hot menu items
Hottest items? Bite sized desserts. Hottest trend in vegetables? Surprise, surprise- locally grown. This survey offers additional insight into the hottest cooking methods, ethnic cuisines and alcoholic beverages.
Obviously of interest to anyone in the restaurant biz, but perhaps also valuable to specialty food producers, ready for the next "hot" thing!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Employers must use new I-9 form; 'no-match' rule to be revised
"The new form also instructs employees that they don't have to include their Social Security number on the form unless they used their Social Security card as evidence of their work eligibility or unless their employer participates in the E-Verify program. Employers in this voluntary program electronically check a new worker's Social Security or visa number against government databases."
In other employer news from the US government, the Department of Homeland Security plans to revise its new regulation that would require employers to fire employees if they can't resolve discrepancies between the Social Security numbers submitted by workers and government records. "The Justice Department asked a federal court in San Francisco to put a lawsuit challenging the regulation on hold until next March, after DHS issues a revised regulation.
"The revised rule will include an analysis of its impact on small businesses. DHS initially contended the analysis was not needed because the rule would not have a significant economic impact on small businesses. Business groups, backed by the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, disagreed. They cited the government's failure to conduct a small business impact study when they joined a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the AFL-CIO challenging the regulation."
For more information about the new I-9 form, see http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis; use the Search feature and type in I-9, since there seems to be no specific link to this location. For more information about the matching Social Security numbers lawsuit, see http://www.aclu.org/immigrants/workplace/31643res20070829.html.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Dewey was born in Adams Center, just southwest of Watertown (where our own Mary Hoffman once lived). He was 26 when he conjured up the Dewey Decimal System. This was a means of dividing all human knowledge into 10 broad categories, which could be divvied up further still depending on the subject (like biography, which begins with "920"). Before then, librarians were expected to arrange books on the shelves by either size or color, and memorize the placement of each one.
While we've never used DDC at this library (shoehorning some of the subjects in our collection into the rigid ten categories results in some astronomically long classification numbers), it is something that's found in most public and school libraries.
You've all heard of it. To this day, I get to hear cracks about whether I arrange my clothes per the Dewey system (no . . . I use the Library of Congress method). That's not Melvil's fault, though. Happy birthday, old man.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
The Story of Stuff
Already getting swept up in the Christmas blitz of stuff, this morning I opened my email to find a message from a friend with this link to a short film that I thought was very relevent. I thought I would share it here. This is from the Story of Stuff website describing their intentions:
"The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns, with a special focus on the United States. All the stuff in our lives, beginning from the extraction of the resources to make it, through its production, sale, use and disposal, affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues and calls for all of us to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something. It'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever."
There is a definite trend in small business to try to lighten the carbon footprint, through the use of recycled products and materials, and in supporting local businesses generally. In a way, it is still pro-small business, pro-local business. The site also includes the section Another Way which is a list of actual steps we can all take to start to make a larger shift. What I enjoyed best is the explanation of planned obsolescence as an economic decision and how we can make a new decision now.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Ethnic Events
Ethnic Events provides a "comprehensive online directory of more than 1,000 ethnic events in the United States" as well as information on ethnic markets within this country." It's searchable by ethnic group, date or location.
And don't forget that we can help you find ethnicity and ancestry demographic information too!
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
The Presidential Campaign 2008 — Candidates and News Sources
"As Laura Gordon-Murnane illustrates in this in-depth article, the Internet is no longer like a third-party candidate, but is breathing down the proverbial necks of the mainstream media, threatening to usurp broadcast and print sources as the primary way people follow the election. Five extensive tables look at the Web sites of each of the 17 presidential candidates, as well as mainstream media sites, blogs, and aggregator tools, and show just how much the Internet is impacting the 2008 election. This is a key reference tool for anyone following the election or helping voters."
Monday, December 03, 2007
You Are What You (Don't) Eat
(If you want to check out the nutrition facts for other restaurants, go to DietFacts.com.)
Sadly, some of these "Worst Foods" are familiar to my palate. If you'll excuse me, I'm off to eat a carrot.
Friday, November 30, 2007
The Good News
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Shop 'til you drop
Gifts & Decorative Accessories magazine offers some interesting holiday-shopping related articles. Here's a few:
Affluent Shoppers Buy Half of Holiday Gifts
Apparently, households with annual incomes less than $75,000 are expected to spend 7.6 percent less on gifts than last year, while households with more than $75,000 in income are projected to spend 3.1 percent more. The top 30 percent of households will spend almost the same as the bottom 70 percent.
Gold, Geese, Milkmaids Drive Rising "12 Days" Price Tag
Have an extra $19,507 ? You could buy your true love the items from the 12 days of Christmas.
Black Friday Shoppers to Buy Before 10 a.m.
According to Mastercard, 1/3 of "Black Friday" purchases are made before 10 am. Electronics and appliance retailers see their busiest hour between 7 and 8 am.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
WiFi for Customers
However, WiFi access is something that any small business can promote. In today's New York Times, there's an article called "In-Store Wi-Fi Is Free, but Not Commercial-Free". It features a company called AnchorFree, which "has introduced a service that lets merchants of any size — from a large bookstore chain to a mom-and-pop restaurant — offer free advertising-supported Wi-Fi to customers on the store premises. People who are shopping or eating in an AnchorFree location will see banner ads on their screens or short video spots or both before their browsing session."
The article also mentions JiWire as a company that "has a similar system, though a different technological approach."
If you have a client whose customer base includes the techno-literate, this is a service that they might want to consider.
Hey, Jones: You're Number 5
Tabulations of all surnames occurring 100 or more times in the Census 2000 returns are provided in the files at the link above. The first link there explains the methodology used for identifying and editing names data. The second link provides an Excel file of the top 1000 surnames. The third link provides zipped Excel and CSV (comma separated) files of the complete list of 151,671 names occurring 100 or more times. These charts are broken down by race and Hispanic origin.
The top ten surnames are:
NAME Number of occurrences
Smith 2,376,206
Johnson 1,857,160
Williams 1,534,042
Brown 1,380,145
Jones 1,362,755
Miller 1,127,803
Davis 1,072,335
Garcia 858,289
Rodriguez 804,240
Wilson 783,051
Green is 37th with 413,477.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
"Going Green" Resources
Here's a pleasant directory of "Going Green" resources put together by the librarians at the Middletown Thrall Library in Middletown, NY.
Topics include organic food, energy and fuels, and home improvement - areas many of our clients seem to be particularly interested in.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
For Non-Profits
Monday, November 19, 2007
The Entrepreneur's Source
We often get questions from advisors with clients who want to own a business, but aren't sure what type is best for them. If, during discussions with them, you & your client can't seem to find that industry perfectly suited to them (and the client is interested in running a franchise), then keep this site in mind.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Read! Share! Explore!
Like most things that are working well online - you can always find more than one version of it - social networking - take your pick - there are so many out there. Well, we are now using LibraryThing to share our catalog with you all but naturally there are other similar tools out there. I have always liked the idea of having a way to keep track of everything I've read. For people like my own mother who doesn't remember she has read something until she's halfway through it for a second time, it is pretty useful and timesaving. I was invited to join Shelfari which another personal library tool where you can list what books you've read, have but haven't yet read, and a wish list. It links to Amazon.com so you can double check titles and write a commentary on each. It's not as big as LibraryThing but it's prettier and I a little more user-friendly. You can discuss, find like-souls and maybe figure out what to read next.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Cell phones vs. landlines from the CDC
Take this report on "wireless substitution," ie households that rely on cell phones rather than landlines, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) .
You might ask, "Why does the CDC care about who has cell phones and no landline?" The answer doesn't seem to be because they are tracking brain cancer from cell phones (Phew...) It turns out that when the agency conducts the National Health Interview Survey, they ask for a phone number for follow-up purposes. And they ask if this number is a landline, and if anyone in the household has a cell phone.
These questions yield some interesting answers, showing the rise of the wireless-only household, particularly in young adults renting with a non-related roommate.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
2007 Economic Census is Coming
The forms ask for basic information like business location, employment, payroll, and sales by type of product or service. Businesses that receive a form are required by law (Title 13, U.S. Code) to respond. The individual information is confidential, and Census will suppress any information that would identify a particular business, e.g., the sales information for the only jewelry store in town will not be published.
Businesses, communities, and governments use Economic Census data for planning and market development. Statistics are published for more than a thousand industries as well as for states, counties, cities and metropolitan areas at business.census.gov.
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke has called this census "indispensable to understanding America's economy."
When the form comes, please enccourage your clients to fill it out. If the forms aren't returned by the February 12 deadline, the Census will commission people call or visit to follow up, an additional cost to taxpayers.
In summary, the Economic Survey is:
* mandatory to answer
* confidential
* important for data users
Monday, November 12, 2007
Fixing Stuff
Which is why I liked this article from the Nov. 8th New York Times so much. It reveals a number of websites where you can go and get ready advice on repairing an iPod (CrunchGear.com), a Mac (macfixit.com), home theatres (avsforum.com), gaming systems (fixya.com), copiers, PDAs . . . and all the other toys of life. In many cases, you'll get a variety of options, specific instructions, and the means to save a bunch of money vis a vis replacement parts.
As an extension of the Third Place post I wrote a while ago, it's clear that these online repair forums are a replacement for local repair shops (which the article laments as a near-extinct species). Here at the library, we frequently visit online forums to get answers to questions relating to the software we use. I don't think manuals written by the publisher can anticipate every last need of their customers, so these websites are invaluable.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Create search engines using the sources you trust.
Works the way the personalized pages on Google or Yahoo! work but this time with the purpose of searching those sites. They also have a toolbar so that you can limit to your favorite sources wherever you happen to be. So if you want to the New York Times, Answers.com and Amazon.com in a drop down or radio button, there it is. They have a popular set of sources but you can also design your own - list all the sites you like and then label the group - what they call a "searchroll" You can also look at others' searchrolls. So if you like Rosario Dawson, then you can have a look at her Latino Issues roll which lists about a dozen sites of interest. Steve Rubel, marketing strategist, has created the Interactive Marketing roll which includes many really good marketing sites.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Making music & money
There's been much discussion of how the average person has paid ("more than half pay nothing" or "the band isn't telling, so we don't know", but the bottom line is that without a record label taking a hefty share of sales, the band is likely to do very well.
Here's another alternative to the major record labels - SellaBand.
The company offers this description of its model: "Artists and fans have one goal. Make music and money together. Artists upload their music and profile. Fans find artists they like and believe in. $10 (plus transaction costs) buys them a piece of the action. $50,000 gets the artist in the studio. Fans get an exclusive CD send to their homes. Artists make their dream come true. From now on bands and believers are in business together. You are the record company!"
More on how it works here: http://www.sellaband.com/site/how-it-works.html
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Intuit Free Stuff
Entrepreneurs can also enter Intuit's contest to win $50,000 ($40,000 cash and $10,000 in products and services). Get contest details and download a free copy of Simple Start here.
These activities are tied into Intuit's "Just Start" campaign, including a series of exciting live events featuring Rhonda Abrams, small business advice columnist and expert, as the "expert-in-residence." She'll be available one-on-one to answer questions about business.
People who meet Rhonda will receive one of her books (free and personally autographed), get free Simple Start software, and enter Intuit's "Just Start" contest for a chance to win $50,000 for their business.
New York – Thurs & Friday, November 8-9, 11 am – 2 pm
Grand Central Terminal, Vanderbilt Hall
Boston – Tues & Weds, November 13-14, 11 am – 2 pm
South Station
Monday, November 05, 2007
I Didn't Know This Dept.
"If you are based in the US, you can search for local companies through your cell phone, regardless of whether or not your phone has web capability. If you call 1-800-GOOG411 (1-800-466-4411), you will be asked to say the city and state you want information on - Boulder, Colorado, for example - then you say the type of business or specific business name you want - for example, "book store" or "Barnes and Noble". A text-to-speech program will read you the top eight results from its local search (http://local.google.com/). If you want, Google can automatically dial any of the first eight businesses' phone number, or you can ask to have the address and phone number read to you."
(From Bates Information Services, www.BatesInfo.com/tip.html)
A visit to the Google website for this service repeatedly states that this service is completely free. (Play the YouTube clip - it's goofy, but informative.) Web-enabled phones have other cool features that they can tap into.
And if you knew this already, then you're hipper than me.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Real Applications of the Social Network/Auction
Person-To-Person Lending Flourishes on Web
by Jessica Smith
Morning Edition, NPR, November 2, 2007
"Welcome to the era of coffee shop money lending."I read this story on NPR.org about person-to-person lending on the Internet which just seemed like an amazing idea. It is fascinating that this exists and that it seems to work.
The idea is that a person writes a profile of how much they want to borrow and for what and what their top limit on the interest they are willing to pay and then people bid on the loan request. The borrower is vouched for by friends, colleagues or family and the amount raised from various lenders is consolidated by Prosper.com and then the money is distributed. These are not small loans either- they can run from $50 to $25,000. It seems a risky proposition but interesting to see how people will take things into their own hands.
"Prosper generates revenue by collecting a one-time 1% or 2% fee on funded loans from borrowers, and assessing a 0.5% or 1% per annum loan servicing fee to lenders. Backed by Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, Fidelity Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, and Omidyar Network, Prosper has raised $40 million. Prosper's marketplace platform is patent pending."
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Have a happy (and sunnier) Halloween!
If my memory is correct, the Halloweens of my childhood in Vermont were always super-dark and freezing cold (Snow? Fairy costumes are a bust when you have to wear your winter coat over them). This chilly thought made me think how nice it is for tonight's trick-or-treaters to get that extra hour of light, since we haven't yet turned back the clocks.
Well, apparently I wasn't the only who thought it would be nice for Halloween to have a little more evening light. According to this online New York Times piece, An Extra Hour of Halloween Daylight? Thank the Candy Lobby, the candy industry lobbied hard for this extension of daylight savings, thinking it would spur additional candy sales.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Income and Wealth of Veteran Business Owners, 1989 – 2004
This study compares changes in the income and wealth of veteran and non-veteran households; veteran small business households with veteran non- business households; and veteran small business households with non-veteran small business households from 1989 to 2004. It classifies all households with a business owner/manager or self-employed individual as a business- owning household. This study uses the 1989 through 2004 Surveys of Consumer Finances (SCF), conducted by the Federal Reserve Board as its primary data source.
A full copy of this report is available here and the research summary can be found here.
Should you need further information, please feel free to contact Charles Ou at (202) 205-6533 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Franchises: What to Watch For
It's a brief article, and it highlights three specific issues:
1 - Lots of litigation and closures - Noting that franchisors have an obligation to disclose any current or past litigation in the franchise offering circular;
2 - Too many bad reviews - Recommending that potential buyers interview a variety of current owners of the franchise to get their honest take; and
3 - High-pressure sales tactics - Which ought to speak for itself.
A lot of this is common sense, but I've heard many stories from all of you over the years about clients who bought a franchise first, then asked questions later. That's the wrong order to do things.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Thanks Alexis!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Say "no!" to unwanted catalogs
Check out Catalog Choice. Catalog Choice "is a free service that lets you decline paper catalogs you no longer wish to receive."
You just enter your name and address (they promise not to send you anything), then search for and select the catalogs you'd like to stop receiving. Your mail box and letter carrier are saved wear-and-tear, the catalog company isn't wasting money on catalogs you have no interest in, and a lot less paper is consumed. As the website points out, "Over eight million tons of trees are consumed each year in the production of paper catalogs."
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Viva la difference
However, several factors--differing expectations, reasons for starting a business, motivations, opportunities sought and types of businesses--vary between the genders, and these result in differing outcomes. Such observations should be taken into account when comparing the outcomes of ventures across genders.
The data used for the study was from the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED) focusing on businesses started in 1998 and 1999.
A full copy of this report is available here and the research summary can be found here.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Signs & Our Clients
Proposing to ban any kind of sign is fraught with legal & Constitutional issues, as signage (as a form of commercial speech) is protected under the First Amendment. Hundreds of cases have been brought up (and won) by businesses over the years, challenging the legality of their local codes. If passed, the proposed sign code for East Aurora could eventually meet this same fate.
Last week, I was part of a panel presentation on the importance of fairly-constructed, legally-sound sign codes. In the audience were town and municipal officials, inspectors, and code enforcement officials who were eager to learn about the subject. Codes exist all over the country that impose restrictions and obstacles on business owners when it comes to the sign outside their front door, and they're often written by people who aren't aware of the impact of their words. Bonus points to those in attendance, because they're trying to get things right.
At this same presentation, I heard numerous stories from sign manufacturers (most of them small business owners) about difficulties they encounter in getting approval for their clients' signs. Many sign codes are riddled with inconsistencies, which makes compliance needlessly complicated for small business owners trying to get themselves up & running.
Unfortunately, this Buffalo News article reflects a situation that's all too common across the country. Sign codes are often written under the theory that signs can be a distraction to drivers. Others are written because a town wants to strictly enforce a certain look. Some incorporate both. For the former, no data exists that shows signs as a menace to auto traffic (while dozens of studies prove that good signage is actually a big help to drivers).
The East Aurora case is about maintaining the look of a town. Towns don't want to "look like Las Vegas," so codes get written as a means of legislating a town aesthetic. Such codes have been known to ban certain types of sign, or impose restrictions on what colors can be used, or how letters should appear, or allow for only certain types and/or sizes of signs. Some of these provisions are valid, but some are not. (For instance, a color scheme is part of a business trademark. It's a violation of the federal Lanham Act for a town code to mandate a business to change the color of its Federally-trademarked image.)
This is something that our clients encounter all the time. Sign codes can be challenged legally, but litigation is time-consuming, and far too expensive for a single small business to undertake alone.
But litigation doesn't have to be the way. One of the themes of the conference was to encourage cooperation between local governments & their business communities in creating reasonable sign codes. While there, I heard specifically about how digital billboards can be used by towns to inform their citizens of weather emergencies, traffic accidents, Amber Alerts, and community events. That's a benefit to a town, and digital billboards are increasingly the best tool to get that critical job done.
We've written about all of this in our What's Your Signage? publication. Again, these are things that our clients face all of the time.
The best, fairest sign codes come about when community officials work with their business sector in designing a code that enables a proper balance between living standards and commercial opportunity. In addition, the International Sign Association is staffed with people who are eager to help government officials in drafting sign codes that will not expose them to any future legal action.
And ask your clients about their experiences with signage - I'm curious to know just what they went through. I'll be doing more of these presentations in the future, and the more real-world scenarios I have to share, the better.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
World 66
This is purely for entertainment purposes, at least to my mind. The World 66 Travel Guide a wiki that will let you create a map of all the places you have been and to create a travel guide of your own. It calls itself an "open travel guide". You can read travel information from individuals like yourself and learn as I did, that I have only visited 5% of the world. You can also list individual travel to US states and Canadian provinces, along with the countries of the world - though you may not always agree on the boundaries and definitions of those countries. For instance, you can read the England travel guide but you cannot isolate England as a country on your map. It will select all of the UK (including Scotland, Wales - it has Ireland (both presumably) listed separately. My profile also defines me as "Travel Yup" which may not bevery complimentary but is fairly accurate.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
I love demographics
Want to know where to locate your new business? The database can compare up to ten geographies at once, comparing consumer expenditures, income, existing businesses and employees, or retail sales potential for almost a hundred categories.
Have you heard of MOSAIC cluster groups? I hadn't, but the company that owns DemographicsNow describes them here. Using this feature you can see how a geographic area breaks down into niftily-named groups like "small-town success," "affluent urban professionals," "urban grit," or "comfy country living."
It has all the usual census data, including age, race, etc, but its easier to choose your exact geography (the whole U.S., state, metro areas, cities, zip codes) and you can use a radius around a zip code.
Seems like a great way to learn more about people and places, and a helpful business decision-making tool.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
The South Reigns for eBay Visitors
Monday, October 15, 2007
Galante's Venture Capital Directory (yes, again)
I won't repeat it verbatim (no need to plagiarize myself). However, I have done a few searches for venture capitalists this week, and, in both occasions, lacked information to create a more focused list.
Most advisors, when requesting such a search, will let us know the industry in question. Also, as a general rule, we limit our results to those firms with an office somewhere in New York. However, there are two other factors worth knowing:
1) The amount of funding being sought (many firms have a minimum and/or maximum amount that they're willing to invest); and
2) The development stage of the business
Galante's defines some of these development stages:
Seed - Concept or idea stage. Money needed to research market and concept feasibility.
Startup - Pre-operational financing of a new business.
First-stage - The business is operational but needs capital to hire additional employees, purchase additional equipment, and roll out its product and marketing program.
Second-stage - Initial sales results are encouraging. Now, additional capital is needed to fund expansion of production and marketing.
Help us out, and keep these in mind when making a VC request.
Friday, October 12, 2007
SBA to Host Live Web Chat on Regulatory Fairness for Small Businesses
Owens, who also serves as assistant administrator for Regulatory Enforcement Fairness at the SBA's Office of the National Ombudsman, leads the national effort to ensure fairness in federal regulations on small business, while working to diminish disputes between small businesses and federal regulatory agencies.
WHAT: Chat participants will have the opportunity to learn more about how the Office of the National Ombudsman can help small business owners with unfair and excessive federal regulatory enforcement, such as repetitive audits or investigations, excessive fines or other unfair actions by a federal agency.
The SBA's live Web chat series provides business owners the opportunity to discuss online relevant issues with experts, industry leaders and successful entrepreneurs. Participants have direct, real-time access to the Web chats via questions they submit online in advance and during the session, and receive instant answers.
WHEN: Thursday, October 18, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., ET.
HOW: Chat participants can join the live Web chat by going online to www.sba.gov, and clicking the "Online Business Chat" icon. Participants may post questions for Owens before October 18th by visiting here, and posting their questions online.
To review archives of past Web chats, visit online.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Language Tools
There have been language tools and translators available for some time on the Internet, they are not terribly effective, but still helpful if you want the gist of a passage. While I try not put too much faith in them, I still use them. My options are often limited though to a very few though because I usually need Danish translated and many do not have languages outside of French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese and the other most popular languages.
World Lingo offers a translation service into several major languages and even includes an email translator - new to me, that translated text and sends the message.
They also list PROMPT and free-translator.com http://www.online-translator.com/text.asp?lang=en (which includes Dutch)
Not included in their list but one I use most frequently is Langenberg which lists several translation engines in one page and includes InterTran which offers Danish and Korean. Their link takes you to translationexperts.com where they offer a number of products to buy as well including Palm products. On the Langenberg site, the sections are split out to translation - Word or Phrase; Identify or Guess the Language which is cool; Translate One Word at a Time and Translate a Web Page.
I must also mention a new favorite: Gate2Home which offers a keyboards for other languages online.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
For when you want to talk to a real person…
"Aimed at consumers, the gethuman database of 500 companies includes customer service telephone numbers, specific instructions for reaching a human being at each company, and quality of service grades. Users can click on a company name to rate the quality of telephone support."
The companies are broken down by category, including, but not limited to, automotive, credit, financial, stores, internet and products. It's also nice to see which companies have real people answering the phone from the very beginning of a call.
Have clients interested in providing better phone customer service? This May 2007 NPR report, "Improving Customer Service Over the Phone" discusses corporate training for customer service representatives, and offers examples of some good and bad techniques.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
NAICS Codes for Principal Business Activity for New York State Tax Purposes
Monday, October 08, 2007
Turn Turn Turn
(You'll need Adobe Flash Player to view them.)
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Trend Towards Pesonalization
This is an interesting monthly bulletin and you can also read all of this sites well-considered trends.
Pimp my KitchenAid
Charles Perry for Los Angeles Times
Aug 09, 2007
Soup up your kitchen mixer or fridge or toaster...
In Trend Toward Vanity Food, It's Getting Personal
USA Today
Bruce Horovitz
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Watching the Web with Consumer Reports
This site has been around since 2002 (and it seems most of their reports are from 2004-2005), with a stated mission to "Provide unbiased and practical research on Web site publishing and business practices; help devise guidelines for credibility; expose practices that are a cause for consumer concern; and recognize good practices" and to "Promote consumer awareness of important issues on the Web that relate to our mission."
Their reports focus on several industry areas, including travel, search engines, health, e-commerce and finance. They also offer these same industries guidelines for improving their web credibility.
These five guidelines to promote Web credibility would be helpful for anyone working with a business website.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Twelve Key Questions to Ask for Making Ethical Business Decisions
It could have just as easily come from his Shake That Ethics Brain blog, which is described as "Business Ethics Made FUN, EASY and PRACTICAL."
Monday, October 01, 2007
Gonna Find Me an Angel
"Angel investor groups across New York State"
(Thanks [again] to the Business Incubator Association of NYS for pointing this out to me.)
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Links for New York Businesses - NYS SBDC
The list is available here.
Do you have any favorite links that we haven't included? Are there things here that just shouldn't be? (The answer is yes, but which ones?) We try to keep up with broken links, but we haven't evalutated for the quality of the sites in a while.
I don't feel that we have to offer our visitors the world, but a quick glance at some important resources would be great.
What do you think? Feel free to comment here, or send me an email.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Green Cleaning
Someone wanted to know what New York's stand on "green cleaning" is. Not finding sufficient info by looking at databases or by Googling, I decided to make a call to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. I was transferred SEVEN times, before the last person told me that I needed to contact the Governor's office.
I was transferred only TWICE before I was given the state Health Department. FOUR transfers later, I found Nancy; SHE knew exactly what I was talking about, but she wasn't the one I wanted; the guy she thought I should talk with was home with a broken leg. Taking pity on me after my tale of woe, she called him at home, and he gave her, and she gave me, the number to a guy named Kurt Larson in the Office of General Services, who, unfortunately wasn't in that day.
But he WAS in the next day, and he had my answer. He pointed me to the OGS website. Hover the mouse over Building Administrative Services, click on to the Environmental Services Unit, and one should end up here. You'll find the Executive Order, legislation, approved products, everything one might need to "go green" in New York State.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Restaurant Names - Feel Like a Number
Today's email cited a recent story in the Providence Journal (you might - MIGHT - have to register [for free] to read this) as to the trend of naming restaurants after their location. Restaurants rely heavily on word-of-mouth, and if its name includes all or part of its address, then industry insiders feel that these owners have a great advantage.
The article cautions against possible trademark infringement, as well as taking care not to create a name that sounds more like a union chapter than a place to eat. However, keep this advice in mind for your restaurant clients who are still debating what they should call their place.
(NOTE: There are quotes in this piece that infer that a number-in-the-name strategy is an advantage for people who look to the Internet to find a place to eat. I'm not 100% sold that, because a business has a number in its name, it will appear in an online directory before one that does not. Names & websites are not necessarily ranked strictly alphabetically, with the numbered places coming first. It's a bit more complicated than that.)
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Headed for Extinction?
They're going, going and may be completely gone by 2017. Check out their odds of survival.
By Geoff Williams
September 19, 2007
Businesses that should give up the ghost? Entrepreneur Magazine offers a list of businesses that they believe are on their way out - at least in the next 10 years:
Record stores
Camera film manufacturers
Crop Dusters
Gay bars
Pay phones
Used book stores
Coin operated arcades
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Weddings: Cheaper Than You Think
THE NUMBERS GUY: Weddings Are Not The Budget Drains Some Surveys Suggest
Carl Bialik. Wall Street Journal. (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Aug 24, 2007. pg. B.1
Abstract (Summary)
The Knot takes steps to ensure that its respondents are representative in terms of geography and household income. But research manager Kristyn Clement acknowledges that The Knot's members may not be typical spenders. "Our market is brides who are planning an actual wedding and putting resources toward that event," Ms. Clement says. "Are there brides who are not spending money on their weddings? Potentially."
Rebecca Mead, staff writer at Conde Nast's New Yorker magazine, writes in her new book, "One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding," that the survey covered only brides who had made themselves known to the Bridal Group and thereby "already demonstrated an interest in having the kind of wedding that bridal magazines promote."
Ms. Mead, whose own wedding cost was "substantially below" the widely reported numbers, says in an interview that couples who hear the numbers may think, "There's no way around it; there's no alternative. That means, from the perspective of the wedding industry, you have this group of consumers who are resigned to spending a huge amount of money."
What the abstract doesn't address is the arithmetic fiction of these surveys.
The so-called average cost -- between $27,400 and $28,800, according to the latest iteration of these surveys -- is a mean. That's the kind of average you might remember from grade-school math: In this case, it's the sum of all the survey responses, divided by the number of people surveyed. The mean is especially susceptible to a single lavish exception: One $1 million wedding put into the mix with 54 weddings costing $10,000 each would boost the mean to $28,000, although among the 55 couples, $10,000 would seem a much better representation of the typical cost.
For the three surveys, the median wedding cost is closer to $15,000. The median is the middle figure when you line up a set of numbers in order of size. It is a popular choice for social statistics because it is unperturbed by very small or very large numbers.
Anyone wanting the whole article, please let me know.
New York Times to Stop Charging for Parts of Its Web Site
"In addition to opening the entire site to all readers, The Times will also make available its archives from 1987 to the present without charge, as well as those from 1851 to 1922, which are in the public domain. There will be charges for some material from the period 1923 to 1986, and some will be free."
The story indicated that while the Times had generated about $20 million from 227,000 paying subscribers — out of 787,000 over all — and generating, the paper didn't release how much traffic would be generated by the search engines, visitors who would be less likely to subscribe to the service.
"The Times's site has about 13 million unique visitors each month, according to Nielsen/NetRatings, far more than any other newspaper site." The paper expects to make up loss income via increased advertising revenue, especially since the Times has collected information about its online readers that is particularly attractive to advertisers.
"The Wall Street Journal, published by Dow Jones & Company, is the only major newspaper in the country to charge for access to most of its Web site, which it began doing in 1996. The Journal has nearly one million paying online readers, generating about $65 million in revenue."
Friday, September 14, 2007
Fun with GIS & National Geographic online maps
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Successful Teams
Beware credit counseling services like Clear Your Debt LLC
Here are a few informational items you may want to share with your clients:
The FTC website has a series of fact sheets for consumers, including the following.
Ø Knee Deep in Debt - go to - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/kneedeep.shtm
Ø Fiscal Fitness: Choosing a Credit Counselor – go to - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/fiscal.shtm
Ø Credit Repair: Self Help May Be Best – go to - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/repair.shtm
CNN.com ran an article with basic information about dealing with credit counseling agencies in June 2002. It is a little dated, but I think the information is still relevant.
'Click here to be debt-free': What you should know before signing up with a credit counseling agency, by Staff Writer Jeanne Sahadi, June 18, 2002: 1:31 PM EDT
--Mary Hoffman
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Religious Data
I had a question about the number people practicing Islam in parts of New York for a question about the dietary practice known as halal. I used The ARDA search mechanism and found files describing the number of Muslims by county.
Other sources of religious data: Hartford Institute for Religion Research and Glenmary Research - the latter especially good for a breakdown of Roman Catholic numbers.
Not so incidentally, it would be a mistake to assume that most U.S. Arabs are Muslims. In fact, if you go here, you'll see that most Arab-Americans are Christians.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Business Incubators (deja vu)
You can't trust it, though. I wanted to write a post about business incubators in New York, but I was sure I'd done it a year ago.
I hadn't. I looked & looked, but there's no record of it. My bad. Sometimes, I just think I remember things.
All righty then. David Hochman, the Executive Director of BIA/NYS, visited a Directors' Meeting within the past year. He let on that their website features contact information & descriptions of active business incubators throughout the state. Here's the URL:
Pass this list on to clients of yours whom you feel have the potential to benefit.
And sorry for not getting this to you earlier. Say, a year ago.
Do-Not-Call registry
For the article on the list expiring, go here.
To re-register your number when it expires, go here.
For more information from the Federal Trade Comission, go here.
---Alexis Mokler
Friday, September 07, 2007
Databases from NYS Government Agencies
Check out the page here. Some you already know about (like the Business Permit System, or the Corporation and Business Entity Database [which I wrote about last week]). There are others on such things as inmates in New York correctional facilities, profiles of licensed doctors, links to websites of licensed insurance departments, and other tidbits.
I'm particularly interested in the GIS Clearinghouse website. I'll explain why in a future post (hint, hint).
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
More on our LibraryThing catalog
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Small Business FAQs and Stats
Advocacy's updated FAQs can be found here (PDF).
Small Business Report: Statistics for Tax Year 2003
Small businesses are defined by New York State as those businesses that employ fewer than 100 employees. Small businesses in New York may be sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies and partnerships, general business corporations, subchapter S business corporations, or transportation, transmission, and utility companies. Data presented in this report includes employment and business receipts by entity type and employment class.
This edition of the Small Business Report provides data for New York State small businesses in tax year 2003.
To download the entire publication, please visit here.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Free advice
Warren Buffet
Buffett has amassed an enormous fortune from astute investments managed through the holding company Berkshire Hathaway, of which he is the largest shareholder and CEO. With an estimated current net worth of around US$52 billion,[2] he was ranked by Forbes as the third-richest person in the world as of April 2007, behind Bill Gates and Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Helú.[4]
Profile of Warren Buffet
the free dictionary
Investors Should Heed Warrens Buffett's Free AdviceSmartMoney
By James B. Stewart
July 10, 2007
In any event, Buffett has given away more free advice than just about any billionaire I can think of. He reports his stock holdings and discusses their merits and the reasons for his choices in his popular annual letter to shareholders. More fundamentally, he has laid out his investment philosophy repeatedly for all to see. Anyone can piggy-back his actual stock selections or apply his criteria to come up with other investments, as I've done periodically in this column.
What Warren Buffett Looks for in a Company
From Erica Olsen, M3 Planning
Sustainable Competitive Advantage
What's the number-one attribute Warren Buffett, arguably one of the most successful investors in the world, looks for in a company? "Sustainable competitive advantage," he told an interviewer. If one of the most successful businessmen of today puts this at the top of his list, you should too.
What's the number-one attribute Warren Buffett, arguably one of the most successful investors in the world, looks for in a company? "Sustainable competitive advantage," he told an interviewer. If one of the most successful businessmen of today puts this at the top of his list, you should too.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Farm Stand Business
This recent Treehugger blog post, Farm Stand Produce Not Always Local , refers to a Newsday article, Farm Stands on Long Island Undergoing an Evolution , and discusses that while Long Island is known for its local produce, many farm stands are importing their products from as far away as Florida and Mexico, and are not limited to selling only fruits and vegetables.
Whether or not this is a good thing for local agriculture, retailers, or consumers, farm stands are an evolving business.
With that in mind, here are some helpful resources for the farm stand owner or agricultural businessperson:
Farmers' Market Federation of New York
Planning the Farm Retail Market
Cornell Cooperative Extension: Agriculture Business Resources
Virginia Cooperative Extension:Farm Business Management and Marketing
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Answering the office phone at the end of the day is often interesting. Last week, the Central office received a call from Michael Raptis, casting director of RDF Media Group. As the press release he subsequently sent me reads: "Key US RDF/Pangea shows include: Wife Swap (ABC); Shaq's Big Challenge (ABC); Two Coreys (A&E); Meadowlands (Showtime); Off The Charts (Fox); How to Look Good Naked (Lifetime); Banzai (G4); 3 Kings (MTV); Ice T's Rap School (VH1); Junkyard Wars (TLC); Faking It (TLC); Gene Simmons Rock School (VH1); Ladette to Lady (Sundance)."
Now, the company is engaged in starting a new program:
Have you always wondered how wonderful life could be if you started that business, took that hobby more seriously or changed your career? Is there anything you always said you'd do once your kids got older?
For many people in their 40's and 50's, the time has come to restructure their life and do something they've always dreamed of...it could be anything from owning a Bed & Breakfast to running a Scuba Diving School in the Caribbean.
Our show, "Life Begins at 40" will give a husband and wife team an opportunity to Road Test their Dreams.
If you are seriously considering making a change then we'd love to talk to you about our show.
So Mr. Raptis was calling the NYS/SBDC looking to find potential participants. I've worked for this organization for nearly 15 years, so I felt comfortable suggesting that a formal relationship between the NYS/SBDC and RFD Media was unlikely.
Yet, I was intrigued by the concept for the show: would-be entrepreneurs "test-driving" a business opportunity. The SBDC program is always measured by what economic impact it generates; I wish there was some measure for the help the SBDC provides in keeping people ill-equipped for business from losing their shirts.
So, I wrote back to Michael Raptis, asked about gay couples, and he replied: "I would more than happy to speak to any couple who you feel would be great for the show."
Bottom line: here's the contact info, to do with, or not, as you see fit:
Michael Raptis, Casting Director
646 747-7954
About RDF
RDF Media Group (RDF) is one of the largest and fastest-growing production companies in the world, headquartered in London, with large offices in Los Angeles and New York.
RDF has produced a wide range of outstanding drama, comedy, reality, game and children's programming for all of the broadcast and cable networks in both the US and the UK. RDF has won numerous awards for its programming including a number of BAFTAs, Royal Television Society awards, the Rose d'Or and an International Emmy. RDF group companies won Broadcast's Best Independent Production Company award in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006. RDF is the only producer to win this award more than once.
Monday, August 27, 2007
List of new corporations (etc.) in New York State
The Division of Corporations (within the New York Department of State) makes available a daily report of newly registered corporations, limited liability corporations, and limited partnerships. It's not EVERY new business in the state, but it's a start.
Here's the service, in DOS' own words:
"The Department of State publishes a daily report of new Corporations, Limited
Liability Companies, Limited Partnerships and Registered Limited Liability Partnerships
and amendatory certificates thereto. These reports are available only through e-mail. The
subscription fees are:
Annual subscription $125.00
Semi-annual subscription 75.00
Quarter-annual subscription 40.00
Your computer must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to review and print the report. You will be notified of the date of expiration of your subscription. Payment must be made by check, bank draft or money order to the DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
If you would like receive a sample report by e-mail, please provide your e-mail
address to Ms. Patricia Rokjer (firstname.lastname@example.com). Upon receipt of your request a
sample will be forwarded via e-mail within 2-4 business days.
If you would like to subscribe to the daily report, please contact Ms. Rokjer at the e-mail above. She can fax a form that, once completed, should be returned (with payment) to:
NYS Department of State
Division of Corporations
County Clerk Unit
41 State Street
Albany, NY 12231"
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Half Baked
School kid pick up express:
"So what I thought of is a transponder for each family. When we arrive at the school driveway, our ID and our kid(s) name(s) are displayed on a message board, in the order in which we arrived. Also, a pager attached to the child's shirt would beep, vibrate, and, optionally, pound the oblivious nincompoop on the noggin with a mallet, shouting "Your ride's here, you meathead!" (OK, not the mallet, but the verbal message would be good)."
Perhaps our inventor friends could have a look on here before along with their patent searches to see if a similar product already exists. At the very least it is good for a laugh.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Books your can borrow: our new LibraryThing catalog
A user can enter up to 200 books for free. As our circulating collection isn't particularly large, we thought we'd give it a try. So, check out our library collection. The goal is to include all of our circulating books from this decade, but its a work in progress. Still, take a look, use the search feature, and if you find something you're interested in, send us an email and we'll send it your way.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Entrepreneur News from Hispanic Business
Free From NASA: Rocket-science Expertise for Businesses
NASA offers 40 hours of free technical advice to businesses.
Overhaul by SBA to Help Fix System on Procurements
Small Business Administration chief Steven Preston announced reforms aimed at cleaning up a broken system for keeping track of government procurements that has allowed federal agencies to classify billions in contracts to some of the world's largest companies as going to small businesses.
Monday, August 20, 2007
New Loan Program for Food Producers
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Capital One Small Business Confidence Study
The survey asks small business owners where they seek business advice, in this order:
colleague, family or friends, CPA or accountant, business association followed by consultant, lawyer, commercial lender and other.
"In their own words" are sections given to hearing actual comments from business owners on these topics:
How Would You use $50,000 to Improve Your Business?
How Did You Start and Then Grow Your Business to its Current Level?
Hear My Voice
I find this interesting on a few levels. Netflix believes, in the face of increased competition from Blockbuster's new online service, that they should promote the actual voices of friendly customer service reps as a distinguishing characteristic not found at Blockbuster. This kind of emphasis is something that the business literature has recommended to small businesses in the face of big-box competition, but Netflix still is the market leader in this industry.
So - does locating the call center in Portland tap into an American desire to hear American voices? Is there a Bangalore backlash? Will running the center in the U.S., where the company is paying above-average wages for the industry, eventually hurt Netflix, or help them? These are likely the kinds of customer-service questions that are discussed in board & staff meetings across the country, and I'm very curious to see where it leads.
In the mean time, I'm off to update my queue . . .
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Thanks, Ciao, Best Wishes, Sincerely
Maybe I should start expanding my repertoire.
This recent article from Entrepreneur.com discusses a variety of email closers, and what they say about you.
"What your sign-off is really saying."
Here's an older USA Today article on the subject.
Another good source of email etiquette info:
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Shorten That URL!
Two suggestions:
See if the address can be manually shortened. I've noticed that in some newspaper and magazine databases, an address is created to indicate not only the story, but the section and the date. If removing that information still gets you to the story, shorten it.
An example: http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=613944&category=FRONTPG&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=8/14/2007 can be shortened to http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=613944, and is actually more likely to work over time, for some arcane reasons.
The other method is a website TinyURL!™. Put in even that shortened, 57-character, version of the URL above and you'll end up with http://tinyurl.com/yrwmgk, a more manageable 25-character URL.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Kitchen Incubators
I worked on a request yesterday for a a list of commercial rental kitchens in the NYC metro area. The examples I came across were not all in NYC area and there were a few good pieces on a kitchen incubator in San Francisco that I thought were interesting. I thought I'd share what I found here.
Urban Horizons Kitchen
rents a "4,000 sq ft state-of-the-art, commercial kitchen space." They serve the New York City metropolitan area especially aimed at women and minority businesses.
They also state that "tenants are required to incorporate in order to secure insurance covering product liability. Some of their clients have been Curry Source, Brooklyn; Nana Pearl's, a desserts baker; and Artful Bakers, artisanal bakers.
Shoalsec.com maintains a list of kitchen incubators around the country. You can see the list here: Shoalsec Kitchen Incubator List
Here are a few articles on the trends, both happy and not so.
Mi Kitchen es Su Kitchen
A service in Long Island City for small to medium size food producers - kitchen rental, with several kitchens to choose from, available to rent day and night.
When Cooks' Dreams Outgrow Their Ovens
The New York Times
August 8th, 2007
by Indrani Sen
Food Start-Ups Losing their Kitchen Incubator:
Firms grew; host's funds fell short
by Sacha Pfieffer
Boston Globe
November 14 2006
Western Mass Food Processing Center
Franklin County CDC - Greenfield, MA
"Complete solutions for Food Producers and Entrepreneurs
Community Development Corporation
This organization offers advice and support to growers, food producers, and a copacking/contract manufacturing capability.


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text:
Special Collections Department
The Ishmael Reed Papers
I. Works by Reed, 1963 - 1994
I. Series Description
I.1. Novels
I.2. Poetry
I.3. Works for performance
I.4. Essays, articles, reviews, speeches, forwards, and introductions
I.5. Comments and quotations
I.6. Miscellaneous writing
Extent: 21 linear ft.
Contents: Drafts of novels, poems, essays, speeches, reviews, forwards, plays, musical recordings, articles, introductions; correspondence, clippings, books, magazines, galley proofs, page proofs, photographs, catalogs, posters, flyers, programs, photocopies, and schedules.
Arrangement: Series I.1. Novels is arranged in chronological order by the publication date of each novel. Series I.2. Poetry is separated into several sections: poems published separately, reprints, translations, books of poetry, miscellaneous draft poems, and recordings. Each of these sections is arranged in chronological order. Series I.3. Works for performance is arranged in rough chronological order. Series I.4. Essays, articles, reviews, speeches, forwards, and introductions includes two sections: articles published individually and books of collected articles. Both sections are arranged chronologically by date of publication. Series I.5. Comments and quotations is arranged in rough chronological order. Series I.6. Miscellaneous writing is divided into several sections: notebooks and notepads, miscellaneous fiction, miscellaneous poetry, miscellaneous script, miscellaneous autobiographical writing, miscellaneous prose, mixed prose and notes, and notes and scraps. Each of these sections is arranged in rough chronological order.
The strength of this collection is in the manuscript holdings found in Series I. Reed
revised and rewrote continuously. Each published novel is represented by many folders of draft
pages in typescript and holograph, multiple complete and/or substantial partial drafts, and
revisions of pages and sections. Typewritten and holograph lists of corrections and changes to be
made accompany many manuscripts. Even short essays and letters to editors are usually
represented in this collection with multiple, corrected drafts. In addition to Reed's holograph
corrections and revisions, some drafts bear comments and corrections in other hands. Paste-ups
and galleys with printers' and editors' marks form part of the record of many of Reed's works,
including essays and articles as well as novels and books. Where appropriate and convenient,
correspondence concerning the publication and marketing of a particular work is housed adjacent
to the manuscript holdings as are reviews of the particular publication.
Contents List
1 Series I. Works, 1963-1994 Series I.1. Novels, 1966-1994 Free-Lance Pallbearers, 1967 See also: Series XI. Sound recordings--East Village Other Electric Newspaper Hiroshima Day, 1966, for a reading from Free-Lance Pallbearers by the author. Typescripts, 1966 and n.d. F1 (I) Photocopy of corrected typescript, "Hell's Kitchen, N.Y. Aug 18, 66." Includes correction sheet. F2 (II) Heavily revised and corrected typescript, photocopy, and carbon pages. F3 (III) Heavily revised and corrected photocopy of "An Old Woman Kidnaps Checkers," Part II from an early version of The Free Lance Pallbearers. pp. 45-68. F4 (IV) Edited typescript. "Rutherford Birchard Hayes is Thrown By a Horse Oct. 17 1864" Part. III from The Free Lance Pallbearers a tale of Gothic horror. F5 (V) Photostat copy with pencil corrections. Pages 41 (Part II) - 166 (end). F6 (VI) Photocopy of edited typescript. F7 (VII) Photocopy of edited typescript with agent's stamp (James F. Seligman, Inc.). pp. 69-77 missing. F8 (VIII) "Excerpt from The Free-Lance Pallbearers." pp. 69-77. Photocopy with Typescript cover page. Probably removed from VII, above. F9a Publicity, 1967-1969 F9b Reviews, 1967-1969 F10 Dust jacket for British edition, 1968 Free-Lance Pallbearers. London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1968. F11 Film treatments, n.d. Holograph and Typescript draft for film treatments titled "Pallbearers" and "Philadelphia Left Hook," based on Free-Lance Pallbearers. Correction sheet for one draft of "Pallbearers" included. 16 pp. F12 Screenplay contract, 1976 Agreements with Marquita Jones Pool and Stephen C. Pool to produce a motion picture, Free-Lance Pallbearers, based on a screenplay to be written by Reed. F13 Screenplay drafts, 1977 and n.d. Typescript and photocopy pages from several drafts, most with corrections. One with title page dated 1977. Yellow Back Radio Broke Down, 1969 F14 "Attack Pattern of Shocks," 1967 Appears to be an early incomplete version of Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down. Photocopy with accompanying letter dated Oct 11, 1967 from Reed's editor at Doubleday to his lawyer, Abraham Friedman. Also includes correction sheet. F15 "His Satanic Majesty as a Cowboy from Science Fiction," n.d. Typescript draft pages and holograph notes related to Yellow Back Radio Broke Down. Draft Pages, n.d. F16 (I) Typescript draft pages, some with corrections, not numbered and unlabeled. F17 (II) Heavily corrected carbon typescript draft pages, pp. 6-18 and A-E. F18 (III) Carbon typescript with pencil corrections, not numbered. F19 (IV) Carbon typescript, heavily corrected. Pages numbered 1, 4-5, 7-22, 24-32, 34-44. 1 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) Yellow Back Radio Broke Down (cont'd) Drafts F20 (I) Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down or Return of the Runaway Comic Book. Heavily corrected early typescript draft. F21 (II) Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down or Return of the Runaway Comic Book. Typescript draft with additional corrections. F22 (III) Heavily revised typescript pages from different drafts. F23 (IV) Photocopy of early corrected typescript. F24 (V) Original typescript of setting copy. F25 (VI) Photocopy of corrected typescript (V). June, 1968. F26 (VII) Photocopy of corrected typescript (V) with 5 pp. original (retyped) typescript. June, 1968. F27 Setting copy typescript. Part original typescript, mostly photocopy. Heavily corrected throughout by proofreader or editor, with textual changes as well. June, 1968. 2 F28 Bound, uncorrected readers' proof Advance copy. Plain blue wrappers. F29 Readers proof with corrections, photocopy Labeled "uncorrected proof," and "office copy," probably for advance readers and reviewers. Many variations from published text. Attached Doubleday announcement with release date of August, 1969. F30 Galleys Removed to 3 oversized galley boxes. Page proofs #1, Page proofs #2, and galley proofs. Cover art, n.d. F31 (I) 8 photographs, labeled "cover for paperback YBR Yvonne Williams." F32 (II) Photostat copy of drawing, probably for Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down. F33 Excerpts, n.d. Corrected photocopy of text from Part 2, "The Loop Garoo Kid Rides Again, and Part 3, "The Loop Garoo Kid Meets Spooky Situation," with some additional corrections. F34 Publicity and reviews, 1969-1971 F35 Correspondence, 1969 F36 "The Loop Garoo Kid," 1975 Photocopy of excerpt published in Superfiction or The American Story Transformed: An Anthology, edited by Joe David Bellamy, New York: Vintage Books, 1975, pp. 259-273. With margin notes, probably for teaching. F37 Landon, Brooks. "Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down." Descriptive Entry for Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature. Photocopy with minor corrections. F38 Film adaptation by Francisco Newman, 1971 Photocopy with binder. Film adaptation by Ishmael Reed, unpublished F39 Film treatment notes (I). Incomplete typescript pages. F40 Film treatment notes (II). Typescript Draft pages F41 (I) Typescript with corrections. F42 (II) Typescript with corrections. F43 (III) Photocopied pages from heavily edited script. 2 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) Yellow Back Radio Broke Down (cont'd) Film adaptation by Ishmael Reed (cont'd) F44 Draft I "Logic is Evil" written on title page. Heavily corrected typescript. F45 Draft II Photocopy, January 15, 1970. F46 Draft III Typescript. F47 Photocopy of edited script. Untitled and incomplete. F48 Screenplay by Ishmael Reed and Francisco Newman, 1974 Labeled "first draft, Jan 7, 1974" and stamped registered Jan 23 1974 by Writers Guild of America, West. Photocopy with Francisco Newman's name crossed out. F49 Additional photocopy of material in F48. Mumbo Jumbo, 1972 F50 "Scribbles," n.d. Unfinished novel, also titled "Scribbles Island" and "RAM." Some ideas were gradually incorporated into Mumbo Jumbo. Photocopy of outline and draft pages of treatment and outline, typescript with corrections. "D Hexorcism of Noxon d Awful," 1970 Short fiction published in 19 Necromancers from Now and Amistad I: Writings on Black History and Culture, both 1970. Elements from this story are part of Mumbo Jumbo. Republished as Cab Calloway Stands in for the Moon, 1986. F51 Draft pages, 1970 Includes title page "some squeaky teeny words from D Xorcism Of Noxin D Awful A HOODOO FRIGHTGRABBER." Some pages from the "Neo-Hoodoo Manifesto," published in the Los Angeles Free Press, Sep 18, 1970. Also includes some other unidentified draft pages. F52 "Simple Folk Will Out: Frm D Xorcism of Noxin D Awful" Original and carbon typescript drafts for an early version of "D Hexorcism of Noxin D Awful," mixed with drafts and notes related to Mumbo Jumbo, "Bicentennial Mural," and the conception of "Bloom Dido." F53 "D Hexorcism of Noxin D Awful: A Novel that holds up to the mirror" Typescript draft pages, some corrected, many fragments. F54 "The Return of Doxin Noxin" Typescript with corrections. Related to plot of "Bi-Centennial Mural." F55 "D Case of The BlueBack Speller" Typescript, carbon. Many fragments, some corrections. F56 Cab Calloway, etc. Draft typescript pages, mostly carbon, with several different title pages. F57 "Cab Calloway Stands in for the Moon" Typescript pages from three drafts, all with corrections. F58 "Cab Calloway Stands in for the Moon" Carbon typescript. Mumbo Jumbo, 1972 F59 Notes Mostly holograph. Notes and draft pages F60 (I) Includes list of symbols "used in Yellow Back Radio Broke Down." F61 (II) Holograph notes and pages from several typescript drafts with corrections. F62 (III) Pages from several typescript drafts with notes and corrections. F63 Draft fragments. 2 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) Mumbo Jumbo (cont'd) Draft pages, with corrections F64 (I) Mostly typescript pages from several drafts, heavily corrected, with some pages of holograph notes. F65 (II) Revised typescript pages from several drafts, heavily corrected, with some fragments and a few pages of holograph notes. Some pages numbered, but not in order. Some have chapter number noted. 3 F66 (III) Revised typescript pages from several drafts, heavily corrected, with some fragments and a few pages of holograph notes. Some pages numbered, but not in order. Some have chapter number noted. F67 (IV) Typescript pages with corrections, including some fragments. Some pages numbered, but not in order. F68 (V) Typescript pages in rough order to p. 18. Some corrections. Title page "Mumbo Jumbo [K]athedral." Draft revisions F69 (I) Typescript draft sections, with corrections and notes. Some page and chapter numbering. F70 (II) Typescript draft section revisions, with corrections and notes. Some page and chapter numbering. Drafts F71 Draft I "Jes Grew" holograph title page. Typescript with corrections. Minimal draft or treatment with pages numbered in order through 33A, and chapter divisions through chapter seven. Includes two pages of holograph notes. Draft II "Mumbo Jumbo" title page. Heavily corrected typescript pieced together from several drafts. Chapter divisions and rough page numbering. F72 Part I F73 Part II Draft III Carbon typescript with some corrections. Pages 1-5 removed from beginning and placed at the end, labeled epilogue. Dated Jan 31, 1971. F74 (I), chapters 1-23 F75 (II), chapters 24-end Draft IV Photocopy of corrected typescript with additional corrections. Photo placement is indicated in this draft. Includes partial bibliography, sources, and correction sheets at end. F76 (I), chapters 1-17 F77 (II), chapters 17-30 F78 (III), chapters 31-end F79 Paste-ups Removed to small oversize box. Setting copy Heavily edited. Includes style sheet and photocopy of correction notes. F80 (I), chapters 1-23 F81 (II), chapters 23-52 F82 (III), chapters 53-end F83 Foundry proof Removed to oversize galley box. 3 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) Mumbo Jumbo (cont'd) F84 Final galley Removed to oversize galley box. F85 Book cover F86 Publicity and reviews, 1970-1987 F87 National Book Award Nomination Publicity, 1973 F88 Ragtime controversy, 1975-1977 Many pointed out similarities between details in E. L. Doctorow's Ragtime, and Mumbo Jumbo. Included is a summary comparison of the two books by Reed's lawyers, and correspondence and clippings related to the issue. F89 Cab Calloway Stands in for the Moon, 1986 Letter accompanying Reed's copies of this publication and photocopy of clipping noting its publication. F90 "Cab Calloway springt für den Mond ein" Photocopy of German translation from Schreibheft #31. F91 Mumbo Jumbo, 1989 Photocopies of reviews after publication of the 1989 edition by Allison and Busby. F92 "Beast of Pocantico Hills" / "Crocodiles" Typescript pages of novel in progress in 1971-1972. 4 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) The Last Days of Louisiana Red, 1974 F93 Holograph notes and fragments Mostly holograph pages, many relating to Louisiana Red. Notes and draft pages F94 (I) Mostly typescript, some corrected. A few pages holograph notes. F95 (II) Original and carbon typescript, some with corrections. Includes nine index cards with holograph bibliographic notes for books used in The Last Days of Louisiana Red. Some draft pages of "Bloom Dido." Draft pages F96 (I) F97 (II) F98 (III) Early draft of chapter 1, developing the concept of moochism. Corrected typescript pages and holograph list of ethnic groups. F99 (IV) Early typescript draft pages, heavily corrected. F100 (V) Early typescript draft pages, corrected in blue and green. F101 (VI) F102 (VII) Typescript draft (2 pp.) of Max Kasabubu's dream of Bigger Thomas and Kafka's metamorphosis. F103 (VIII) Drafts for various chapters and scenes. Mostly typescript, some corrected, with chapter headings for many page groups. Some holograph draft and notes. F104 (IX) Corrected typescript draft pages with some page numbers and chapter headings. "Creon the Gumbo King" F105 Composition notebook for an early version of The Last Days of Louisiana Red. Clippings laid in the notebook removed to the back of the folder. F106 Draft Typescript, incomplete. Some notes and corrections, some chapter headings. F107 "Peck's Gumbo Works" Incomplete typescript draft with some chapter headings. Heavy corrections in purple and blue. Some miscellaneous pages. F108 "The Sphinx's Jinx" Three typescript pages from chapter I with corrections. F109 "Solid Gumbo Works" Early draft of assembled typescript pages intermittently numbered 1-53 in turquoise. In this draft, Papa Peck is equivalent to Papa LaBas. Includes clipping from Berkeley Daily Gazette, January 26, 1973, on Berkeley as Athens of the West. "The Minnies" Early drafts of The Last Days of Louisiana Red. Combines perhaps three separate drafts with "The Minnies" (xerox typescript from which a substantial portion of the final manuscript originated). Many changes and corrections. F110 Part I F111 Part II F112 Draft, chapter 14-16 Photocopy of corrected typescript with further holograph corrections. F113 Correction Notes Nine pages holograph, one page typescript. 4 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) The Last Days of Louisiana Red (cont'd) Drafts F114 Draft I Early typescript pages compiled to form chapters 1-30 with pages numbered 2-56 in brown ink. Heavily corrected. Includes correction sheet and an unnumbered chapter paginated a-g. F115 Draft II Photocopy with corrections, chapters 1-27, 29. Pages 1-50, 52-53, 55-56. F116 Draft III Carbon typescript on onionskin, dated April 27, 1973. Title page The Last Days of Louisiana Red; header "The Minnies." Title page, chapters I and II not paginated. Includes pages 5-9, 15-20, 25-71, 74-97, 99-100, and some duplicate and unnumbered extra pages. F117 Draft IV Photocopy of complete corrected typescript dated December 13, 1973. Draft V Typescript and photocopy pages, heavily corrected. F118 Part I, chapters 1-20. Includes four pages correction sheets. F119 Part II, chapters 21-end. F120 Photocopy with correction sheets. Includes a typed note to "Joye" dated Jan. 2, 1974 regarding changes. F121 Incomplete photocopy. Begins with Chapter 7. Includes twelve pages of photocopied correction sheets. F122 Draft VI Photocopy of Draft V, chapters 1-7, with additional corrections and inserts. Setting copy Some authorial and editorial corrections F123 Chapters 1-18 F124 Chapters 19-end Camera copy F125 Chapters 1-18 F126 Chapters 19-end 5 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) The Last Days of Louisiana Red (cont'd) Galley proofs, "Master Set," 1974 F127 First pass (photocopy) with author's corrections Includes holograph letter to Anne Freedgood, dated May 6, 1974, concerning corrections and deletion from Chapter 31. F128 First pass Some authorial and editorial corrections. F129 Second pass Uncorrected. Dated 5/24/74 F130 Third pass Dated 6/19/74 F131 Blueline proofs, 1974 F132 Players excerpt, galley Galley proof of excerpt from The Last Days of Louisiana Red that appeared in Players magazine. Photocopy with holograph corrections and copy of magazine. F133 Ramparts 12, excerpt, January, 1974 Photocopy of printed article and copy of magazine. F134 Sketch, n.d. F135 Cover art, photostats F136 Publicity, 1974-1975 F137 Reviews, 1974-1976 F138 Draft letter, n.d. Response to review by Houston Baker, with corrections. Recipient not indicated. F139 "Two Crowns of Thoth: A Study of Ishmael Reed's The Last Days of Louisiana Red." By Lorenzo Thomas. Obsidian, Winter, 1976. Photocopy of the article with letter from Thomas to Reed dated October 3, 1977. F140 "Radio Script" Clean typescript copy of chapters 11-18 from folder labeled "radio script." 5 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) Flight to Canada, 1976 F141 Note cards, n.d. 16 holograph bibliographic note cards used for research. Notes and draft pages F142 (I) Miscellaneous holograph notes and typescript draft pages, some with corrections. Includes holograph draft of Raven's poem. F143 (II) Miscellaneous typescript and holograph pages, many corrected. Includes heavily corrected typescript draft of poem "The Saga of Third World May Belle," and photocopy of page describing shackles used for slaves. F144 Draft pages and introduction to a reading Pages from Chapter Six, referred to in the introduction, and Chapters Three and Four. Draft pages Typescript and photocopy pages from different drafts. Many with corrections. F145 (I) F146 (II) Includes corrected drafts of poem "The Saga of Third World May Belle." F147 (III) Many pages in groups with revisions and page numbers. Some holograph notes, a sketch, and one correction sheet. Includes corrected ending pages of a draft labeled "12:01 a.m., Tamanaca Hotel, room 127, Fat Tuesday, March 2, 1976 New Orleans." F148 (IV) Mostly original typescript, heavily revised. Several page groups in numbered order. Some holograph notes and correction sheets. Includes two drafts of "The Saga of the Third World Belle," and one of the poem "Flight to Canada." 5 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) Flight to Canada (cont'd) Drafts F149 (I) Combined typescript and photocopy pages numbered 1-53 in green, also includes lettered and unnumbered inserts. No chapter headings. Corrections in blue and green, and three pages of correction notes. F150 (II) Clean, incomplete typescript draft on onionskin with no pagination. Second group of corrected typescript pages and a few miscellaneous pages. F151 (III) Assembled pages from different drafts, consistent, but incomplete pagination. F152 (IV) Original typescript draft, complete, with pagination and chapter headings, labeled "12:01 A. M.; Tamanaca Hotel, Room 127; Fat Tuesday; March 2, 1976; New Orleans." F153 (V) Photocopy of corrected typescript. F154 Setting copy, 1976 Edited typescript. Galley proofs, 1976 F155 Uncorrected photocopy, stamped "file copy." F156 Author's reading copy, with corrections. F157 "Master Set, 1st Pass." With authorial and editorial corrections. F158a Correspondence regarding Iowa Review excerpt, 1974-1975 Letter from Al Young accepting chapter three from Flight to Canada for publication. Original and copy of transfer of copyright back to Reed. F158b "Flight to Canada" excerpt in Fiction, 1975 Copy of magazine. F159 Book of the Month Club edition, 1977 Includes copy of contract, Book of the Month Club News, March 1977, and photocopies of jacket text and first 50 pages of the printed edition. 6 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) Flight to Canada (cont'd) Stage adaptation by William W. Cook F160 Draft I, photocopy F161 Draft II Photocopy with note from author. F162 Draft III Photocopy with corrections F163 Corrected pages F164a American Folk Theater, 1982 Flyer advertising performance. F164b Reviews, 1976-1982 "Bloom Dido," 1973 Novel in progress, 1973, never published. Some material related to Last Days of Louisiana Red and Flight to Canada. F165 Draft pages Typescript with some corrections. F166 Chapters III - IX Draft typescript pages with corrections. Some miscellaneous pages and fragments. F167 Notebook Draft pages, some with corrections and/or page numbers, bound. One section written as a play. "Bicentennial Rag" / "Bicentennial Mural," 1974 Novel in progress, 1974, never published. Some material related to Flight to Canada. F168 Miscellaneous pages, fragments, and draft letters, 1972-1974 F169 Chapters and pages Group of eleven chapters and miscellaneous typescript pages of an unfinished novel, with a draft letter to Anne Freedgood, dated March 4, 1974, describing the novel in progress. 6 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) The Terrible Twos, 1982 F170 Draft outline and chapters 1-3, May, 1979 Plot outline and draft fragments F171 (I) F172 (II) F173 Holograph pages and miscellaneous notes F174 Fragments and draft pages Mixed holograph and typescript, some with corrections. F175 Draft pages Typescript with corrections. Revisions Corrected typescript pages, some in groups, from different drafts. F176 (I) F177 (II) F178 (III) F179 (IV) F180 (V) Chapters 46-47, corrected typescript and clean typescript Drafts F181 Draft I, [1980 Nov 2] Corrected typescript combined from different drafts. Chapters labeled. Date based on notation on folder. F182 Draft II, n.d. Corrected typescript combined from different drafts. In rough chapter and page number order. Draft III Typescript with minor corrections. F183 (I), chapters 1 - 15 F184 (II), chapters 15 - 39 and unnumbered F185 Draft IV Typescript with minor corrections, incomplete. 7 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) The Terrible Twos (cont'd) Draft V F186 Chapters 1-24, incomplete photocopy, with a few additional changes. Draft VI F187 Chapters 26-45, incomplete photocopy. Draft VII, 1981 Oct 1 Combined photocopy and original typescript pages with corrections. F188 (I), Chapters 1-20 F189 (II), Chapters 21-end Draft VIII Combined photocopy and original typescript pages with corrections. F190 (I), Chapters 1-19 F191 (II), Chapters 20-end Editor's copy Photocopy with corrections. F192 (I), Chapters 1-19 Includes Reed's correction sheet, style sheet, and St. Martin's Press interoffice memo concerning the manuscript. F193 (II), Chapters 20-47, incomplete Editor's copy with corrections Photocopy with editorial flags and corrections. F194 (I), Chapters 1-19 Includes style sheet F195 (II), Chapters 20-end F196 Unbound signatures and dust jacket Publicity and reviews, 1982-1984 F197a (I) F197b (II) F198 Book cover (photograph) British edition, Allison & Busby, 1990. 7 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) Reckless Eyeballing, 1986 F199 "Attack Pattern Zombies" A few draft pages with corrections which appear to be related to The Last Days of Louisiana Red and Reckless Eyeballing. F200 Story line Typescript with corrections, incomplete. Early draft pages F201 (I) Typescript with corrections, chapters 1 - 10 F202 (II) Typescript with corrections, chapters 1 - 15 F203 Story line with drafts, chapters 1 and 2 Story line: blue typescript with corrections. Draft chapters: photocopy with corrections. Draft pages F204 (I) Typescript in blue and black with corrections. F205 (II) Typescript with corrections. Includes bill from Mary Strads for typing dated 2/19/84 and draft letter to Tribune dated June 22, 1984 concerning Alice Walker and The Color Purple. F206 (III) Typescript with corrections. Includes holograph notes and a March 1983 calendar page. F207 (IV) Mixed typescript with corrections. Some holograph notes. F208 (V) Mixed typescript with corrections. Some holograph notes. F209 (VI) Mixed typescript with corrections. Some holograph notes. F210 (VII) Combined draft of mixed typescript pages, numbered 66 - 87. 8 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) Reckless Eyeballing (cont'd) Corrected Pages F211 (I) Combined mixed typescript with corrections, numbered 1- 39 and 49 - 58. Includes correction sheets and envelope. F212 (II) Miscellaneous typescript pages and combined mixed typescript numbered 1 - 19. With corrections. Includes two pages holograph correction notes and envelope. F213 (III) Corrected typescript pages, numbered 41- 65 (chapters 11 - 19). Includes typed correction sheet and envelope with holograph notes. F214 (IV) Miscellaneous corrected typescript pages and a group of heavily corrected pages which could have been removed from draft II. Drafts F215 Draft I Incomplete clean typescript, numbered 1 - 67 (chapters 1 - 11). F216 Draft II Heavily corrected typescript with correction sheets, in binder. Draft III Photocopy with corrections and adhesive notes. Also includes style sheet. F217 (I) Chapters 1 - 22 F218 (II) Chapters 23 - 29 With typescript and holograph correction sheets. F219 Cover art Includes letter from Jeanne Martinet of St. Martin's Press (1985 Sep 3). F220 Correspondence, 1986 Reviews, 1985-1987 Clippings, photocopies, and two copies of an unidentified typescript review. F221a (I) F221b (II) 8 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) The Terrible Threes, 1989 F222 "Nick and Pete" Typescript treatment for new novel with chapter summaries for Chapters 1 - 3. With a few corrections. F223 Draft fragments, typescript Draft pages Miscellaneous typescript, computer generated, and holograph. F224 (I) F225 (II) F226 (III) Some groups with corrections and/or chapter numbering. F227 (IV) Some with corrections and/or chapter numbering. Chapter groups Working drafts, mostly computer generated, with some corrections. Chapters indicated by various methods--numbers and letters. F228 (I) F229 (II) F230 (III) F231 (IV) F232 (V) Revisions Groups of pages from different drafts with corrections. Mostly computer generated, some typescript. F233 (I) F234 (II) F235 (III) F236 (IV) F237 Draft "First Version," 1987 May Incomplete typescript. F238 Draft with Corrections, Chapters 1 - 19 Typescript with page numbering in green. Heavily typescript in several different inks. Includes correction sheets. F239 Photocopy draft with corrections, (incomplete) Copy of draft described above, with additional corrections and corrections sheets. Bound typescripts F240 With corrections and adhesive tabs. Holograph date and place: June, 1988 Oakland California. F241 Photocopy of typescript in F240. 9 Photocopy typescripts Made from typescript above, with additional corrections. F242 (I) Chapters 1 - 19 F243 (II)Chapters 20 - end Copy edited typescript F244 (I) Chapters 1 - 19 F245 (II) Chapters 20 - end F246 Reviews and excerpt, 1989-1993 Includes a copy of Nine Items or Less (1988 Winter) which includes an except. F247 Response to Gerald Early review, [1989] Holograph draft page responding to Early's review, "Still Subverting the Culture," published in the New York Times Book Review, May 7, 1989. Japanese by Spring, 1993 F248 Draft proposal Descriptive paragraph describing novel tentatively titled . . . Here? F249 "Kaifuku" (Reclamation), 1989 Draft chapters I and II. Includes two letters from Larry Dark, editor of Literary Outtakes regarding publication of an excerpt from "Kaifuku." Draft excerpts F250 (I) "Draft as of March 5, 1990" Initialed, incomplete typescript with corrections, pp. 1-35 F251 (II) "Draft completed on Tues March 7, 1990" Described at the beginning as "a thirty six page excerpt from a novel, Japanese By Spring, by Ishmael Reed." With some corrections. Draft pages Computer generated, with some corrections. F252 (I) F253 (II) Early drafts F254 (I) "August, 1989" Corrected typescript. F255 (II) Incomplete computer generated [1992]. F256 (III) Incomplete typescript. (IV) Corrected typescript. F257 Pp. 1 - 80 F258 Pp. 81 - 159 (V) Typescript with corrections. F259 Pp. 1 - 83 F260 Pp. 84 - end F261 (VI) Corrected typescript with correction sheets. Some pages missing and some pages out of order. 9 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) Japanese by Spring, (cont'd) Revisions Groups of corrected typescript pages. F262 (I) Pages 117 - 208; 217-220. Possibly from different drafts. F263 (II) Pages numbered 107-111; 113-125; 142-167. No chapter numbers. F264 (III) Pages from two different drafts. Includes extensive typescript correction notes. "First Draft" Although "1st Draft" is written on the first page in an unknown hand, this typescript appears to have been completed later than the "early drafts" listed above. F265 Typescript F266 Corrected typescript, appears to be identical to above. F267 Notes, draft pages, and correction notes, 1991-1992 Includes a bill for typing from Walda Thompson dated 5/29/91 and a sheet of correction notes for "Carole" dated Nov 31, 1992. F268 Correction sheets With letter from Reed to "Walda" dated April 8, 1992. Incomplete typescripts with corrections F269 (I) Pp. 3-83 F270 (II) Pp. 2-104 with two holograph pages and two note sheets. F271 (III) Pp. 1-26 10 Corrected typescript I Marked with adhesive tabs and clips. F272 Chapters 2 -22 F273 Chapters 23 - 29 F274 Chapters 30 - end Corrected typescript II Marked with adhesive tabs. F275 Chapters 1 - 19 F276 Chapters 20 - 32 F277 Chapters 33 - end Photocopy with corrections F278 Chapters 1 - 12 F279 Chapters 14 - 22 Photocopies with page changes F280 Chapters 1 - 50 F281 Chapters 13 - 28 Corrected typescript III Pages missing at the end. Marked with adhesive tabs. F282 Chapters 1 - 19 F283 Chapters 20 - 38 F284 Chapters 39 - 57 Photocopy with corrections F285 Chapters 1 - 13 F286 Chapters 22 (incomplete) - 30 (incomplete) F287 Chapters 35 - 51 F288 Corrected pages 128 - 142 10 Series I. Works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) Japanese by Spring (cont'd) Miscellaneous pages Generally computer generated copies with corrections. Most were found elsewhere in the collection. F289 (I) F290 (II) F291 (III) [1992] With correction notes. F292 (III) F293 (IV) F294 (V) F295 (VI) F296 Epilogue draft Edited typescript, 1993 With adhesive notes and tabs. F297 Chapters 1 - 22 F298 Chapters 23 - 39 F299 Chapters 39 - end F300 Publication blurb, query tags, notes Printers rough page pass, clean photocopy F301 Pages 1 - 102 F302 Pages 103 - end F303 Printer's copy (photocopy) F304 Cover art F305 Cover art, British ed. F306 Reviews, 1992-1994
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