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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. N/A)*
Tech Squared, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, no par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
878302-10-8
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(CUSIP Number)
Joel A. Ronning
5198 West 76th Street
Edina, Minnesota 55439
(612) 832-5622
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 31, 1997
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing
of This Statement)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement. / /
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CUSIP NO. 878302-10-8 13G PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Joel A. Ronning
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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 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
5,850,026
NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 5,850,026
WITH ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,850,026
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* / /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
56.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER.
Tech Squared, Inc.
ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.
5198 West 76th Street, Edina, Minnesota 55439
ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSON.
Joel A. Ronning
ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE.
5198 West 76th Street, Edina, Minnesota 55439
ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP.
United States of America
ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES.
Common Stock, no par value
ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NO.
878302-10-8
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ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(b), OR 13D-2(b),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
/ / (a) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
/ / (b) Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
/ / (c) Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;
/ / (d) Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act;
/ / (e) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940;
/ / (f) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment
Fund; see Section 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
/ / (g) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(Note: See Item 7); or
/ / (h) Group, in accordance with Section 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
The following information is provided as of December 31, 1997:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 5,850,026 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 56.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or 5,850,026
to direct the vote:
(ii) Shared power to vote or
to direct the vote:
(iii) Sole power to dispose or 5,850,026
to direct the disposition of:
(iv) Shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition of:
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ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
Not applicable.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION.
Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
Dated: 1/28/98 /s/ Joel A. Ronning
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Signature
Joel A. Ronning/Chairman, CEO,
CFO and Secretary
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Name/Title
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