EDITORS' NOTE 

We are pleased to introduce our new special section which we expect will be used for diverse 
and worthwhile purposes. For this issue, Don Bradley III, SBIDA National Center Director, was 
invited to submit his article dealing with the activities and services of the National Center. In 
addition, the section contains the second and third place papers selected by the SBIDA 1992 
National Conference reviewers. Finally, we have chosen to begin a "Letters to the Editors" section 
with an interesting exchange involving a new subscriber in Eastern Europe. 

In addition to the submission of articles intended for the regular review process, we would 
appreciate hearing from you with your commentary on articles already published or anything of 
general interest to our readership. We hope to print a selection of such correspondence and materials 
in future special sections. Please remember when submitting an essay to JSBS for review that 
SBIDA intends this to be a practically-oriented journal. 

Lloyd D. Elgart 
Editor 

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Lillian Schanfield 
Associate Editor 



THE SMALL BUSINESS INSTITUTE 
DIRECTORS' ASSOCIATION 

SBIDA 1992-93 Officers 

President 
LYNN HOFFMAN 
Department of Management 
University of Northern Colorado 
Greeley, CO 80639 
(303) 351-1224 Office 
(303) 455-7814 Home 
FAX (303) 351-2500 

President-Elect 
ROBERT A. KEMP 
Department of Management 
Drake University 
Des Moines, IA 50311 
(515) 271-2807 Office 
(5I5) 223-6504 Home 
FAX (515) 271-2001 

Vice-President Programs 
JOSEPH C. LATONA 
College of Business Administration 
University of Akron 
Akron, OH 44325 
(216) 972-7337 Office 
(216) 666-4419 Home 
FAX (216) 972-6588 

Vice-President Publications 
PAMELA S. SCHINDLER 
Business Administration 
Wittenberg University 
Springfield, OH 45501 
(513) 327-7904 Office 
(513) 864-7693 Home 
FAX (513) 327-6340 

Secretary-Treasurer 
GERALYN MCCLURE FRANKLIN 
Department of Management and · 
Marketing· 
StephenF. Austin State University 
Nacogdoches, TX 75962 
(409) 563-1730 Office 
( 409) 569-7267 Home 
FAX (409) 568-1117 

Past President 
GWEN F. FONTENOT 
Texas Women's University 
I 0030 Glenrio Lane 
Dallas, TX 75229 
(817) 898-2113 Office 
(214) 358-2234 Home 
FAX (817) 898-3198 

SBIDA National Center 
Center Director 
DON B. BRADLEY III 
College of Business Administration 
University of Central Arkansas 
U.C.A. P.O. Box 4983 
Conway, AR 72035 
(501) 450-5300 Office 
FAX (501) 450-5360