function checkData(){
		var errorMessage="";
		var errorNum=0;
		var catCount=0;
		var catGroup="";
		if (document.partner_request.Business_Name.value.length < 1) {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide the Name of the Business.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		if (document.partner_request.First_Name.value.length < 1) {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide your First Name.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		if (document.partner_request.Last_Name.value.length < 1) {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide your Last Name.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		if (document.partner_request.Contact_Title.value.length < 1) {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide a Contact Title.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		if ((document.partner_request.Contact_Email.value.search("@") == -1 || document.partner_request.Contact_Email.value.search("[.*]") == -1) || document.partner_request.Contact_Email.value == "") {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide your Contact Email.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		if (document.partner_request.passWord.value.length < 1) {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide a password.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		if (document.partner_request.Contact_Phone.value.length < 1) {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide a Phone Number.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		if (document.partner_request.City.value.length < 1) {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide a City.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		if (document.partner_request.Province_State.options[document.partner_request.Province_State.selectedIndex].value == "") {
	        errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please select one Province or State.\n";
	        errorNum=1;
	    }
		if (document.partner_request.Postal_Zip.value.length < 1) {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide a valid Postal Code or Zip Code.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		if (document.partner_request.Business_Type.options[document.partner_request.Business_Type.selectedIndex].value == "") {
	        errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please select one Type of Business.\n";
	        errorNum=1;
	    }
		if (document.partner_request.Years_OnBusiness.value.length < 1) {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide the Number of Years on Business.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		if (document.partner_request.Number_Branches.value.length < 1) {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide the Number of Branches.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		if (document.partner_request.Number_Employees.value.length < 1) {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide the Number of Employees yur Business have.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		if (document.partner_request.Number_SalesEmployees.value.length < 1) {
			errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please provide the Number of Sales Employees.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		subAgents = -1
		for (i=0; i<document.partner_request.Use_SubAgents.length; i++) {
			 if (document.partner_request.Use_SubAgents[i].checked) {
			 	 subAgents = i
			 }
		}
		if  (subAgents == -1) {
			 errorMessage=errorMessage + "Please indicate if you currently use sub-agents.\n";
	   		errorNum=1;
		}
		
		for (i = 0; i < document.partner_request.Vertical_Markets.length; i++) {
			if (document.partner_request.Vertical_Markets[i].checked == true) {
				catCount = catCount + 1;
				catGroup = document.partner_request.Vertical_Markets[i].value + ", " + catGroup;
			}
		}
		if (catGroup != "") {
			document.partner_request.Vertical_Markets_Group.value = new String(catGroup.substring(0, catGroup.length - 2));
		}
		
						
		if (errorNum == 1) {
	       alert(errorMessage);
	       return false;
       	}
	   	else{
	   		document.partner_request.submit();
	   	}
	}