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style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In its third year, <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=19222030&msgid=825081&act=KM5N&c=225701&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fhadley.edu%2FFCE-NVC.asp">Hadley’s New Venture Business Competition</a><br>is open to any visually impaired individual who completes<br>at least one business course or module through our<br><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=19222030&msgid=825081&act=KM5N&c=225701&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fhadley.edu%2FFCE-CourseListing.asp">Forsythe Center for Employment and Entrepreneurship</a><br>and submits their business plan.</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p 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