FLECK SHELDON
SC 13D/A, 1997-02-18
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2 )*



                          Grow Biz International, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   399817 10 5
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                Sheldon T. Fleck
                            1400 International Centre
                             900 Second Avenue South
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
                                 (612) 376-7489
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       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
                           Notices and Communications)


                                January 30, 1997
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [ ]. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule  13d-1(a) for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).
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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No.  399817 10 5                              Page  2  of   6    Pages
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1             NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Sheldon T. Fleck
              S.S.# ###-##-####

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2             CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      (a) [ ]
                                                                     (b) [ ]


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3             SEC USE ONLY
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4             SOURCE OF FUNDS*

              PF, OO
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5             CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
              PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ]
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6             CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

              U.S.A.
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         NUMBER OF            7            SOLE VOTING POWER
          SHARES
       BENEFICIALLY                       
         OWNED BY
           EACH
         REPORTING
          PERSON
           WITH
                                           502,000
                            ---------------------------------------------------
                              8            SHARED VOTING POWER

                                             0
                            ---------------------------------------------------
                              9            SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                           502,000
                            ---------------------------------------------------
                              10           SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             0
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11            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              502,000
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12            CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
              SHARES*                                               [X]
         
              Excludes  80,000  shares held by reporting  person's  spouse as to
              which reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.
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13            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

              8.0%
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14            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

               IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No.  399817 10 5                              Page  3  of  6    Pages
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1             NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Terry K. Fleck
              S.S.# ###-##-####

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2             CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      (a) [ ]
                                                                     (b) [ ]

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3             SEC USE ONLY
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4             SOURCE OF FUNDS*

              PF, OO
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5             CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
              PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ]
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6             CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

              U.S.A.
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         NUMBER OF            7            SOLE VOTING POWER
          SHARES
       BENEFICIALLY
         OWNED BY
           EACH
         REPORTING
          PERSON
           WITH

                                           80,000
                            ---------------------------------------------------
                              8            SHARED VOTING POWER

                                             0
                            ---------------------------------------------------
                              9            SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                           80,000
                            ---------------------------------------------------
                              10           SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             0
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11            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              80,000
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12            CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
              CERTAIN SHARES*                                               [X]
             
              Excludes  502,000 shares held by reporting  person's  spouse as to
              which reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.
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13            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                1.28%
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14            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

               IN
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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


Item 1.           Security and Issuer.

                  This filing relates to Common Stock of Grow Biz International,
                  Inc. (the "Issuer"), 4200 Dahlberg Drive, Minneapolis,
                  Minnesota  55422-4837.


Item 2.           Identity and Background.

                  No change.


Item 3.           Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

                  No change.


Item 4.           Purpose of the Transaction.

                  No change.


Item 5.           Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

                  Sheldon T. Fleck beneficially owns 502,000 shares of Grow Biz
                  International, Inc. Common Stock representing 8.0% of the
                  shares of Common Stock outstanding based on representations
                  by the Issuer as to the total number of shares of Common Stock
                  outstanding.  Mr. Fleck has sole voting and investment power 
                  over such shares.  Mr. Fleck disclaims any beneficial
                  ownership of all shares held by Terry K. Fleck.

                  Terry K. Fleck beneficially owns 80,000 shares of Grow Biz 
                  International, Inc. Common Stock representing 1.28% of the
                  shares of Common Stock outstanding based on representations
                  by the Issuer as to the total number of shares of Common
                  Stock outstanding.  Ms. Fleck has sole voting and investment
                  power over such shares.  Ms. Fleck disclaims any beneficial
                  ownership of all shares held by Sheldon T. Fleck.

                  The investors are filing this joint  Schedule 13D because they
                  may be deemed to be a group  within  the  meaning  of  Section
                  13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
                  Act") or each may be deemed  to  beneficially  own the  shares
                  held  by the  other.  However,  neither  the  filing  of  this
                  Schedule nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute
                  an  admission  that  Sheldon T. Fleck and Terry K. Fleck are a
                  group for the purpose of Section  13(d) of the Exchange Act or
                  for any


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                  other purpose or that either is the beneficial owner of any
                  of the shares held by the other.

                  Sheldon T. Fleck  effected the following  transactions  in the
                  Issuer's Common Stock during the prior sixty days:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                               Number of          Price Per
                  Transaction                        Trade Date                 Shares              Share
                  <S>                                <C>                       <C>                  <C>   
                  
                  Open market purchase               12/10/96                    3,500               $8.88
                  Open market purchase               12/23/96                    7,500               $8.88
                  Open market purchase               12/26/96                    3,500               $8.88
                  Open market purchase               12/30/96                    7,500               $8.88
                  Open market purchase               01/15/97                   14,000               $8.88
                  Open market purchase               01/24/97                    5,000               $8.88
                  Open market purchase               01/28/97                   10,000               $8.88
                  Open market purchase               01/29/97                   10,000               $8.88
                  Open market purchase               01/30/97                   42,000               $8.94

</TABLE>

                  Terry K. Fleck effected no transactions in the Issuer's Common
                  Stock during the prior sixty days.


Item 6.           Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
                  Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

                  None.


Item 7.           Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

                  1.       Agreement to File Jointly--incorporated by reference
                           to Exhibit 1 to Schedule 13D dated September 3, 1996.



                                    SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,  we
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

             Date:     February 17, 1997.


                                                 By:  /s/ Sheldon T. Fleck
                                                     Sheldon T. Fleck

                                                 By:  /s/ Terry K. Fleck
                                                     Terry K. Fleck


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                          EXHIBIT INDEX TO SCHEDULE 13D


         EXHIBIT NUMBER                     DESCRIPTION

                  1                         Agreement to File Jointly--
                                            incorporated by reference to 
                                            Exhibit 1 to Schedule 13D dated
                                            September 3, 1996.





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