12 | Terrace Review — Wednesday, April 13, 1988

B® Business Beat

Success combines
hard work and risk

Small businesses constitute.one of
Canada’s most valuable economic
resources. There are 750,000 of them
across the country, employing some
2,000,000 people and accounting for 25
percent of the Gross National Product.
Their number is growing every day.

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~ 635-5134

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KALUM ELECTRIC

. Major Appliances:
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Federal Business

Federal Bu __ Unfortunately, just being good at what
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a person does often is not enough. The
secret is not in knowing how to make a

product or provide a service, but in knowing how to make money
from that product or service.

Most business failures in Canada are the result of management Complete electronics Westinghouse Quasar T.V.
problems, so anyone starting or buying a small business must repair services Sales & Service VCR
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to capitalize on the former and compensate for the latter.
Basic to success are a commitment to hard work and a will-
ingness to take some risks.
These risks include psychological failure, with subsequent loss
of self-confidence; career interruption, with disappearance of job

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3234 Kaum St,
635-6266

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security and seniority; the straining of family relationships since

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There are rewards, too: the satisfaction people derive in doing
their own thing; being an important part of the economic struc-

source for all

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and the financial gains that will fallow proper planning and ex-

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There is, however, no checklist that can guarantee success of
make failure an impossibility. But if planning has been careful —
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A letter from International He explained that when the ae ee POOUCTS - ~
Woodworkers of America B.C. SLMDC began 12 years ago, SHINDAIWA CHAIN SAWS Wiring
president Jack Munroe, saying they were working with major DL No. 7550 & POWER PRODUCTS => - _

companies such as Alcan and
Eurocan on company-oriented
issues. But the transition for the
last few years has been towards
the small business sector, which
Arnold said is growing at a
‘‘phenomenal rate”’ in this area.

“Small business is taking up
the slack and there’s a tremen-

that the IWA wants to partici-
pate on the board of directors of
the Skeena Labour Market De-
velopment Committee (SLMDC) -
(SLMDC) has given the local or-
ganization the support it needs
to continue for another year.
“That gives us the positive im-
petus we needed, ” says SLMDC

KEN’S MARINE

HRT iti att ti
4946 Greig Ave. Phone: 635-2909 .

B&G
GROCERY

Nathan Waddell — Elecirical Contra
; 4031 Lazelie Ave., Terrace ‘

Nate’s Electric

G.C. CONTRACTING

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chairman Rod Arnold. ‘“‘The dous need for developing small TILE INSTALLATIONS

tone of the letter was very business-type — service Laundromat & Carwash Gary Christiansen

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Amold said the committee For this reason, the SLMD 2701 S. Kalum 835-6180. 798-2254

developed training programs
such as the Silviculture Training
Program and the Contractor
Training Program in the last few

sought more support from labor
in order to continue providing
coliege courses to train support
services people for industry.

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With confirmation of the WA’s years, and recently developed Taxiderm
involvement, their 1988 funding new programs such as the Camp r Tree Trimming Firs For a Professional Look
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dustrial Adjustment Strategy mining industry.

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Agreement program has been  ‘‘We have the same idea in L $1 See habit Wo mount fish and birds os well
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with the skill to help organize
work and organize jobs at the
mine’site. And these people will
be trained in.things like first aid,
bookkeeping, small motor re-
pair, expediting, and other re-
lated jobs.

Arnold said another year’s
funding means that the board
can continue developing plans
for new programs. The next step
is to “realign” their objectives
in order to respond to changing
conditions. ;

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Terrace Association for Community Living needs advocates for handi-
gapped people living In Terrace. For more information please phone
Janice at 635-9322 or Carol-Ann at 635-3940.

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