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onsible hunting practices
- Simulates actual hunting situations in a risk-free environment so students
acquire 'experience' prior to going into the field

Dart is committed to having the best and most realistic product on the market today. Their company's mission is to, identify and develop visionary products employing interactive multimedia technologies that contribute to the growth and prosperity of the shooting sports industry. These are some of the improvements made in the year 2000 for the Dart system:

- Sturdy camouflage walled tent for outdoor use; flat-top tent for indoor use
- 2 screens¡Xone for firearms only, and one for archery & firearms
- Rugged consoles with sturdy wheels and exterior plug-in connections
- Consoles also serve as secure gun cabinets
- UPS power conditioner for protection
- Desiccant packets for moisture control
- Portable gun rack to hold 6 long guns
- New youth guns: Mossburg .410, Marlin .22 and the Cricket .22
- Improved Recurve bows and arrows

The Dart system is here to stay in the archery and firearms industry. It has won many awards since its inception in 1992. Like:

- The Dart Target System was voted the winner of the Bowhunting World Readers Choice
Award for 2000 in the video target system category.
- Dart International; Inc. received the International Hunter Education Association's
(IHEA) Industry Award at the IHEA conference in June 1999.
- Featured in the June 1997 issue of Field and Stream, and winter 1997-98 issue of
Sports Afield.
- Featured on ESPN's Shooters Challenge every Saturday and Sunday for 28 weeks in 1996.
- Recognized on The Nashville Network (TNN) Celebrity Outdoors Special, 'Buck Madness',
in November 1995.
- Featured on the ESPN program 'Ultimate Outdoors' in the fall of 1995.
- Honored by Outdoor Life magazine as one of the fifteen 'Outstanding People, Gear &
Achievements' in 1994.
- Distinguished by Bowhunting World as one of the Top Twenty Hot New Products for 1993.
- Awarded the Special Achievement Award at the International CINDY Competition for
innovative use of interactive technology.

The Dart Corporation has also been commended for their involvement in safety and conservation projects for the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, as well as integrating the Dart Target System Hunter and Bowhunter Education Core Curriculum in eleven IHEA member states.

My sales and training staff will be composed of two individuals, Mr. and Mrs. , with a 20-year background in the archery, firearms, and trained in various safety and instructional areas. These will be used to improve individuals overall archery and firearm skills and knowledge and also giving them a better life experience.

Situation Analysis

Rapid City and the surrounding communities are composed of mostly middle class professionals. According to the Small Business Association there are 168,000 people in a 50-mile area surrounding Rapid City, with another 60,000 people within a 100-mile circle