In a message David Andrews typed to All  
 DA> Another possibility for the randolph-Shephard program is to help people 
get
 DA> into franchise opportunities, such as convenience stores like 7-11.
That is a possibility, but I would think Southland Corporation and others 
like them pretty well have that market sowed up.  Unlike the 
Randolph-shepherd program, we would be coming in after the fact.  I know of 
one member in Colorado who has a store something like that, but it might 
rk.
Also, like in Texas wherein a consulting firm helps put up the money so that 
the licensing agency can bid on larger food service facilities and then 
trains operators to run them.  I share the opinion of most operators that 
while we would rather these be strictly Randolph-shepherd outlets, it is 
better than letting them go to an outside food service provider.  But that's 
the difference between having a B.E.P. director who believes in blind people 
and one who does not.
Harvey 
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