The Valley Business Plan web site would not have been possible without the dedicated support of many people and organizations. We wish to thank specifically: Wells Fargo Bank for co-sponsoring the Hmong, Spanish and Vietnamese translation of the site. American Ambulance for generous contributions to the building of the site. Peter J. Ruggerello, Director, Permit Assistance Center, California Environmental Protection Agency, Fresno area; and John Brocks and Fred McKenna, banking industry executives, for their valuable technical suggestions. The Sid Craig School of Business for its continuing support of the development of this web site. *Use the left menu selection box to return to your previous selection. Marcia E. Sablan, M.D. and Oscar M. Sablan, M.D. for sponsoring the translation of business plan materials into Spanish. The Alfred Erickson Foundation for funding the initial research leading to the "Building Your Business: Steps to Success" publication series. Alfred, together with his brother, were entrepreneurs who started and built a small store into the Holiday Corporation, of the Forbes 150 largest privately owned businesses in the United States. California Bank and Trust for sponsoring the development of the "Building Your Business: Steps to Success" series of publications that have been included in this site. State Farm Insurance for funding the Hmong translation of "Building Your Business: Steps to Success", City of Fresno edition. Fresno District, U.S. Small Business Administration, for technical assistance and for supporting the printing of "Building Your Business: Steps to Success:" The US Department of Agriculture, National Center of Excellence, Fresno, California, for funding two student interns, Steve Lee and Kendrick Neal, who developed the initial version of this web site. Special thanks go to Terry Fleming, Executive Assistant, Center For Excellence, for her contributions to the early development of this web site. Business Associates of the Craig School of Business for co-sponsoring the Hmong translation of this site. Web Development Team, Norman Dimick, Ross Lenz, Christian Long, Jeff Giardinelli, Arvian Heidir, Ingo Groger, Everett Sandoval, Stefan Meyers, Berta Alicia Garcia, Diana Hernandaz, Choua Vang, Doan Hoang, John M. Adams III, former and current students of California State University, Fresno who provided valuable research and design support to the ongoing efforts of this site. Steve Lee, Kendrick Neal, Jeran Ott, Mohammed T. Elahi, Brian Losson, Garo Doranian, Leslie Pitman, Jeff Reese, and Nina Sinatra, students of the Sid Craig School of Business, who provided valuable research and design support. The following Craig School of Business students for preparing sample business plans:
California State University, Fresno for development grants that assisted in funding the initial development of the web site materials. *Use the left menu selection box to return to your previous selection. Ben Her Vue, Xang Xiong and Billy B. Lee, Alpha Publications, who provided computer support and translation assistance in the Hmong version of "Building Your Business: Steps To Success", City of Fresno edition. And most of all, to the many entrepreneurs who have used the materials in this web site and have provided valuable suggestions.
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