I've been looking for a post and a link...I think they are perfect to scare the begeesus out of DGI's. The post was Senator Bennet saying something like "I'm concerned about the fact that only a small percent responded and of those, many will miss crucial deadlines". I think it was from 1998 or something. The second (most important) was on Westergaard. It was a summary of where we are now. Something like:

57% of large businesses will not be ready 80% of small businesses will do nothing etc.

Each one had a link to it's source (i.e., senate 100 day report). GN posted it on his site, but for some reason I can't find it anywhere! Thanks alot!!

-Orson

-- Orson Wells (wells@whitebulb.com), November 27, 1999

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Try checking on - http://www.prorege.com/north/3294.html - Domino effect posting for 12-10-1998 on Gary Norths site - it has a link to another website. See if you can find it there.

-- Sheri (sheri@RUY2Kready.com), November 27, 1999.

Is this what you are looking for?

Year 2000 Facts, Forecasts, and Areas of Concern By Warren Bone October 28, 1999 Editor's Note: Make sure to read Mr. Bone's Special Note of Clarification at the end of this article.

Small Businesses 40% will not be ready for 2000.(1)

28%, nearly one-third, plan to do nothing at all -- will just wait and see what happens. They "think the problem is being blown out of proportion." (2)

Are putting themselves in economic jeopardy, according to the White House.(3( Potentially 8,000,000 or more may be forced to close.

Employ more than 50% of the private workforce.(4)

Generate more than half the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).(5)

Number between 15 million and 24 million in the U.S.(6)

Don't seem to care or understand the seriousnessthey just don't get it. Only 81 have applied for loans through The Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act,(7) which provides SBA loans for consulting, systems and software purchases and repair. That has been available since 2 April 1999.(8) ....more....

-- Linda (lwmb@psln.com), November 29, 1999.