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Aé - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 27, 1993

Business proves exciting, challenging

RUNNING A small business means having a broad base of ser-
vice as possible for Diane Callins of D. Collins Business Ser-

vices.

The local Francine’s ladies wear
outlet’ in’ ihe: Skeena Mail has
closed and its parent company
has ‘filed for bankruptcy, Pro-
tection.

Retail: West of Edméaton bogan
a 30-day ‘effort last: week to
reorganize itself, sell itself or file
for bankrupicy.:

The closure here: and of other
company outlets. -in’ B.C, . was
done to see if-that’ll help save
moncy and improve the financial
position of the company... ~
_ Retail West in- B.C, .also had
‘outlets under the name Show Off.

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- THE OWNER of two jewellery
stores, one of which. is located in
the Skeena Mall here,-is running

f or of $

hare Care HCAS Toul
lets is! currefiily “aii “aldérman on |
Smithers council council.

He says his main. priorily is to
encourage development i inthe in-
dustrial, retail and service areas.

Carter isn’t new 10 politics; he
served ‘asthe campaign: manager
for Mike Scott’s Reform party ef-

DIANE COLLINS uses the word
empowera lot. _

To her it means the ability and
the will to run her own business
and to make her own decisions.

“You are your own boss. It
may be tough to belicve: thal, but
you are,”. said the owner, of D.
Collins Business Services. .

It’s a home-based business run

out of her home in Kitsumkalum-

and has becn- open for: about ‘al

‘year. om

Collins does. overything fiom
photocopying lo faxing to teach-
ing for the Federal Business De-

velopment . Bank ..to preparing.

business plans for other aspiring
small enterprises.

She’s two courses short of com-
pleting a business administration

program at Northwest Com- |

munity College - and. hopes 0

complete a degree through the -

Open Learning Agency.

*When you look at the employ- .
ment opportunities in this year, if —

you don’t have a job you can end

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Shames Mountain Ski Corpora-
tion has moved its business office
from Lazelle Ave. to a Lakelse
Ave. location.

The new location at 4544
Lakelse. gives corporation. more.
space for its employees. —

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_ Mark. Nov,.5 on your. calendar.
That’s the date of the fall show of
the Terrace Home-based Business
Association. -

It tak es Aeogplace from 10 a.m. ral bea
pan. yn t ena hanquet room.
Free admission.

There is still space available:

Call Elrcen Toovey at 635-9415

for details,
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Alcan hopes to cut. 74 jobs in
Kitimat and Kemano by offering
early retirement incentives.

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The incentives are being offered
to employees aged 58 and over
who ahve the appropriate number

_ of years with the company’s pen-
sion plan.

An Alcan press release said a
cut in the workforce is necessary
to reduce company costs: .

The stirement package will

. fake hold March 1, 1994.

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An appraisal supervisor. wilh

ihe B.C, Assessment Authority .

here has been appointed a gover-
nor of the Real Estaic, Institute of,

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bility for the Cariboo of North- |
west/Prince Rupert areas and will”

complete the 1992-94 term of Ed
Norman who has moved.
-. The institute is a-non-profit as-
sociation of professional mem-
bers who work in Teal estate and
related fields.

up on social services,’’ Collins
explained,

“So I went home, did a busi-
ness plan, went to 16-37 Com-
munity Futures and after three or
four months took my turn in line,
got the grant and went ahead.’

: Collins, 33, prefers ° the . home-
based approach because it allows .
her to care for-her three sons and”

set her own hours..

“It’s one of the most exciting -

things anybody can do — set up
‘your own business and become
an entrepreneur,”’ she said.

“One of the keys to success is

_developing contacts and Collins

does that through being a-Toast-

master and belonging to the Ter-,

race Rotary Club, . -

“Pm one of four women (in
Rotary),-I call. it the old boys
club. 1 jove sitting with them and

talking,”’ Collins added.

“T's networking that can make

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the difference, it can make a big
difference,’’ she noted.

Building contacis is also some-
thing Collins docs -with. husband
Arthur who works on trade deals
belween native organizations and
overscas companics.

‘*There are lots of opportunities
there. And we're not afraid to

communicate “whether it’s criti-
~’ ¢ism or words of praise.. We have

a .vcry © open: communicalion,”’

~ said Collins.
That ability to listen and to take

advice is a requirement for small
businesses, she adds.

“You should also not take ‘no’
for’an answer. It’s always condi-
tional. You should be prepared to

_-negotiate,’? Collins continues.

And she says sole propriciors
should also stick to a plan once
one has been drawn up.

“One thing [ find is that sole
proprietors, once they get up and

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OPTOMETAIST

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running, is to resi a little bit and

Ict the emotional things take

‘over.’
It means @ business owner

can’t; for instance, take moncy .

from the business account to pay
for a personal purchase.

**You have to treat your busi-
ness as a pay cheque. You just

have to wait until you can pay

yourself, ”’ said Collins.
She. views-small businesses as a

foundalion for the development’

of native economics.
‘“T-Jook for the day when Kit.
sumkalum can become a neigh-

bouring municipality to Terrace | .

— to become constructive neigh--
hours to each other, to evolve

with your neighbours,” said Col-
lins,

The week of Oct. 24 to Oct. 30
kas been declared Small Busi-
ness Week by various govern-
ments. ,

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