Exhibit 10.9
AGREEMENT
Global Insights and Thanksgiving Coffee
This agreement is entered into effective as of 1/1/98 between
Global Insights and Thanksgiving Coffee Company Inc.
* The basic agreement covers the same tasks to be performed by
Global Insights as identified by Xxxx and Xxxx in the
Thanksgiving proposal of December 26, 1997.
* To develop the open book communications as outlined on pages
6,7,8 of Global Insights proposal
* Review accounting functions
* Negotiate bank loans and other financial agreements
* Establish criteria for a social and environmental audit
* Review SEC filings
The base contract will be paid in the following manner:
January $ 6,000
February 5,000
March 4,000
April 3,000
May 3,000
June 3,000
July 3,000
August 3,000
September 3,000
October 1,000
November 1,000
December 1,000
Additional action areas shall be contracted on a project or
hourly basis as required after the first quarter of 1998 at a
rate of $150 per hour. These items are:
* Preparing the annual report
* Preparing for the annual meeting
* Preparing and/or executing a second public offering
* Setting up a foundation
* Review 1997 audit
* Negotiate compensation agreements
* Negotiate strategic alliances or purchases of other
companies
Executed on the dates set forth below
Global Insights
Date Jan. 5, 1998 By /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Legion
Jan. 5, 1998 By /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx
Thanksgiving Coffee, Inc.
Date Jan. 6, 1998 By /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Jan. 6, 1998 By /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
