     3> GEnie
     
     And speaking of online forums and discussions, there's a truly useful
     and unusual one going strong on GEnie called the "Home Office/Small
     Business Roundtable". Sysop (leader/organizer) Janet Attard and her
     assistant Mark Hiatt have put together a fascinating collection of
     helpful hints and resources for anyone who's running a business out of
     their home.
     
     Among the many features are a bulletin board to exchange tips and
     successes with fellow home-officers, a regularly scheduled real-time
     conference, usually featuring an expert advisor in marketing, law, or
     finance whose brains you can pick with your personal problems and
     ideas, and a special section on "Freebies, Special Offers, and Good
     Buys".
     
     But perhaps the greatest resource of the Home Office/Small Business
     RoundTable on GEnie is its HUGE library of files covering every topic
     from taxes and financial data to computing for home offices, legal,
     health, and staff management issues, marketing ideas, product reviews,
     and even a "trust files" section where members with special talents
     and experience offer their services to other home entrepreneurs. The
     HOSB Libraries also store magazine articles and reviews from all over
     the world.
     
     If you have a home business or are planning one, you will find it very
     much worth your online fees to join GEnie just for this one service
     alone. Its a perfect example of the people-to-people resources
     available through your modem and telephone line.
