The Challenge was field-tested and prototyped through programs offered by the following hosts. While The Planned Growth Company expresses appreciation to the directors and staffs of each organization for the risks taken in offering a new and untried program, a special word of appreciation is given to Santa Fe Community College in Santa Fe, N.M. and Lehman College in the Bronx, N.Y. for being the first.

IN NEW YORK CITY
Small Business Development Center, Lehman College, Bronx
Beta Program, Summer 2003

Business Outreach Center Network, Brooklyn
Hosted by: Washington Mutual
7 DeKalb Avenue Branch

City of New York, Small Business Services,
Lower Manhattan Business Solution Center
Supported by: Small Business Development Center*, Pace University;
Sponsored by: Chase

York College, Jamaica, Queens
Adult & Continuing Education Center
Supported by: Small Business Development Center, York College;
City of New York, Small Business Services, Queens Business Solutions Center

IN NEW MEXICO
Small Business Development Center, Farmington
Quality Center for Business, San Juan College

Small Business Development Center, Gallup
University of New Mexico

Small Business Development Center, Las Cruces
Doña Ana Community College

Small Business Development Center, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe

Rio Rancho Chamber of Commerce, Rio Rancho

Train-the-Coaches Events
Quality Center for Business, San Juan College, Farmington
Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, Albuquerque

Wells Fargo sponsored the training events and a number of The Challenges.

The United States Postal Service sponsors Marketing for Smarties Challenges offered by the foregoing hosts.

*Small Business Development Centers are financed by the U.S. Small Business Administration and by state governments. Each center is located at an educational institution in its district. To find an SBDC in your community, click on http://www.asbdc.org.

OTHER EVENTS
The Planned Growth Company frequently supplements The Marketing for Smarties Challenge one or more of the following events:

The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Business Owners
Positioning: The Ground Your Business Stands On
How to Listen to Customers and Prospects