BUSINESS

Signed In: Mayor Jack Talstra officially
proclaimed last week Small Business Week
in The Clty of Terrace. With him are
Jocelyn Partington, acting economic
development officer with the ministry of
small business, tourlsm and = culture,
Business Development Bank of Canada
paccount manager Paul Morgan, and x
Business Development Bank manager

Message from the Minister

Britsn Columbia's biggest business is small business.
Durlng Small Business Week, the Ministry of Small

Business, Tourism and Culture ls pleased to work with
the Business Development Bank of Canada to recog:
nize our small ousiness community,

Whether in high tech, value-added manufacturing,

‘eco-tourism or one of thousands of other economic

sectors in British Columbia, entrepreneurs are creating

Jobs and building a strang economy.

To ald this growth, government has introduced a 10
percent cut in small business Income tax, and also has
Implemented One Stop Business Registration services in
six pilot sites.

I'm proud to acknowledge B.C. entrepreneurs’ spirit
their innovation, and the role they play In the quality of
life ail British Columbians enjoy.

In British Columbia, small businesses create more
than 90 per cent of new jobs and contribute. about »
one- third of B. C.’ $s total business revenue.

B.C,’s small businesses represent our. most Innovative
companies in bath the goods and services industries:
The 1996 small business week theme - New Markets, .
New Challenges... NEW ECONOMY! - recognizes that '
small businesses In British Columbia are gearing up for,

JAN PULLINGER
Ministry of Small Business,
Tourism and Culture 1996

Four Generations of First Kate Service.

Not many jewelry stores can boast four generations of

quality products and first-rate service like Erwin’s

Jewellers.

That's because Erwin's has a tradition of fine jewelry

dating back to 194.0. And today, tradition Is stil very

much a part of the Erwin’s name.

“My grandfather told me years ago that the secret to

a successful business was easy — you Just have to

have what people want," says Lori Parr, Erwin's own-
r. “So we do that by listening to our customers,”

Lori found that customers wanted quality product

lines, presented by an Informed staff.

That’s why Erwin’s only carries high-quality Italian gold

chains and the staff is constantly upgrading their product knowledge.

And Erwin's carries a large selection of Jewelry products, from watches to diamond engage-

ment rings, wedding bands and birth stones.

Erwin's does engraving and in-house sizing too. They can even do all kinds of repairs and

servicing.

So visit Erwin's for all your jewelry needs, serving Terrace since 1969,

ERWIN'S

“SINCE i910

Elegance Fashions ... 22 Years Strong

An ability to find high-quality fashions and knowing what her
tustamiers want ore what has made Cecile Lechasseur and
Elegance Foshions a success for so mony years.
The business is 22 years old this year ond owner/manager
Cecile says she still loves i
She carries mid- to high-end suits and dresses for working
women wilh on enephasis on dassic styling
Her styles have shifted from @ more junior focus, to a more
contemporary, dusiness look.
Much ol the clothing is Conadion-made, and Cecile is legend-
ary in town for one simple rule she lives by.

“| make it o must tonever carry more thon two of the same
style,” she says, “When you pay good money for your dress
or suif you don’t want ta see yoursell too many times.”
That means buying fiom a large number of fines, but Cecile snys
it’s important,

"My mattois that yeu cannot take your business for granted,”’ she says. “You have to treat il like @ martiage.”
cede Lechasseur’s commitment ta her customers mokes it certain they'll be celebroting onniversories for years into the future.

C4 Fashions

635-3666

3230 Kolum, Terrace

Trae Shaping Cote 635-740