Tne Inc. Network

Reader-to-reader advice.

In July Sid Schwartz was interested in setting up a merchant credit-card account with a Canadian bank ("Carded in Canada," [Article link]). Here's a possible entrée:

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In Canada chartered accountants (like CPAs in the United States) can introduce you to bankers and lawyers who can bring you into the Canadian market. They're listed in Canadian telephone books in major U.S. libraries.

Peter I.M. Benson

Partner

MacNeill Johnston & Co.

London, Ontario, Canada

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Beni Kadoo wanted marketing tips on getting a self-published book into stores nationwide ("Book Stall," July, [Article link]). Another self-publisher advises:

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Send a review copy of your book to experts in your field and offer to be a resource for their future articles. Or contact syndicated columnists listed in Book Publishing Resource Guide, by Marie Kiefer (Ad-Lib Publications, 800-669-0773, 1993, $25).

Eric P. Gelb

President

Career Advancement Center

Woodmere, N.Y.

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Rod Davis was looking for venture-capital firms that invest specifically in companies relocating to their regions ("State Capital," July, [Article link]). Here's an alternative funding source:

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Unlike venture-capital firms, service companies like ours provide value-added research and contacts with banks, angels, and government agencies. Find one through your state economic- or community-development office.

Lee Gilliland

President

Capital Strategies Group

Jackson, Miss.

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