Ask the expert now on the LEXIS-NEXIS Small Business Service.

DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1995--Small business owners can find answers to all those tough start-up questions and business problems from a noted small business expert on the LEXIS-NEXIS Small Business Service on the Internet World Wide Web. Paul Tulenko, president of the Paul Tulenko Institute in Albuquerque, writes a syndicated, small business column for Scripps Howard Newspapers, hosts radio talk shows on the topic and conducts workshops in addition to providing online help in the "Ask the Expert" Forum on the LEXIS-NEXIS Small Business Service.

"The goal of this forum is to help you succeed in business. We provide a place for you to find solutions to those problems that take the fun out of your business. Tell us your story, and we will help you find an answer," said Tulenko.

The LEXIS-NEXIS Small Business service provides online advice, opportunities and reference for small business owners or those who operate a home office. Now available on PRODIGY(R) (at:JUMP:nexis) and on the Internet (http://www.directory.net/lexis-nexis/sba/), the Small Business Service will soon be available on The Microsoft Network. The "Ask the Expert Forum" is currently available on the World Wide Web.

In addition to providing an expert online with whom to interact, more than 8,000 articles on topics important to small business owners are available and are updated daily. Each article, hand-picked by researchers at LEXIS-NEXIS, is culled from more than 5,800 news and business information sources. Articles contain actionable, practical, "how-to" advice on running day-to-day operations and ensuring future business success. The advice section, called the LEXIS-NEXIS Small Business Advisor(TM) covers topics including: "Planning a Business," "Reaching Your Customers," "Finding Investors & Funds," "Keeping the Books," "Legal Matters that Matter," "How to Equip Your Office," "Insurance Made Easy," and "Your Taxes -- Help is Here!"

The LEXIS-NEXIS Small Business Service will receive the Online HotShots "Best SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) Service" from the Information Industry Association (IIA) and ONLINE ACCESS magazine on December 14, 1995.

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LEXIS-NEXIS, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, is the world's leading provider of enhanced information services and management tools. The company's mission is to help legal, business and government professionals collect, manage and use information more productively.

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