The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - A11

TERRACE STANDARD

| Business Review

DIANA Alexander is one of several st

guide women through opening.their own business.

DIANA: ALEXANDER has
learned a lot of lessons since

‘she first started her business
five years ago and some. of
her stories are helping other

women entrepreneurs
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is one of nine B.C. women
who have succeeded in de-
veloping ‘and building a
business who are featured in
a handbook called Creating
Your Business,. Success By
Design. It’s a guide devel-
oped by the Women’s Enter-

_prise Centre.to help women
starting new businesses. to -
‘learn from the successes —

— and mistakes — of others.

who» owns
- Sante Skin and Laser Clinic

| Local entrepreneur _
| featured in handbook

“It. talks’ about all ~the
pitfalls you can-fall into in

business.” says Alexander, ,
adding she didn’t. have ac- .

cess to such a guide when
she began a skin laser treat-

‘ment business. out of her.

home in 2001. ©
“It would have given me

ideas and helped me learn by: .
other people’s mistakes.”

From how to develop, a

business plan, to hiring and -

firing staff and marketing,

the handbook relies heavily -

on first hand experiences of
the women entrepreneurs.
“You sharé your mis-
takes and you’re very can-
did — hopefully it will help

_ someone.” she says.

orytellers featured in.a new manual to help

SARAH A, ZIMMERMAN PHOTO

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It didn’t take long: be-.
fore her business outgrew ,
her home: and she moved’.

into a storefront. One ‘year
ago Alexander nearly -dou-

bled the square footage of

the businesses storefront
and expanded to offer a full
‘compliment of medi servic-

es such as botox and laser. °

treatments and spa treat-
ments such as pedicures and
massage therapy.

Alexander was asked to
participate. in the handbook

‘after she met people from

the Women’s Enterprise

- Centre in Terrace earlier this '* °

year when it held a work-
shop for women looking to
start or build a business. ~

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Tourism body hires interim head —
create ‘innovative Web-based initiatives for
a wide range of Fortune 500 companies,
international publishing firms, educational
institutions and non-profit organizations.

She replaces Jennifer Lewis, who is go-
ing on maternity leave for the next year.

THE. Terrace Tourism Society board of
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director. Naomi-Gourlay is an entrepreneur,
and communications specialist who recently
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