intraduction Tha B.C. Forast Servire salls Crown timber to Peery individuals and corporations through its Sueiness Borast Enterprise Program. Tha program's objectives are: e nals: CRnbomeiong through compedtive timber cates, tha program provides individusis and finns Sans opporianiies to enter tha forest industry ond pew businesses; ° GwamiBeatica sad jabs umber |s sold to promote Gadi sdazulete tha producuce of specialty and highsrratusd iarces products; these sales are eospocted to bead to further diversificadon of the fosest inciretry cad facreased regional Govdopareng and, © donpetities end profit selling dmber through ensures that th: most efficea: Gms oe @ of tha province sroxive 8 fais revarn bor cur tesmures. bee was inoduced in 1974 aker the 1976 re 3 om Forest Resources ientfied 2 ‘ fos sonal! businesses to enerr the Ea fats 8979 the Gras Sencll Business Enterprise Ragdation as Seiehed the bade requirements for Najer chunges wore mode to the program in 1968: © the tenber vokime appordoned to the program was ° requirements wert eared: and, @ the Sena Business Forest Enterprise Account was dished ta fand the progr A hey choage wes the Introduction of policies to we cae © add velue to cur forest producs; © ceasta more jabs; and, © reduce cur rallance on markes for proury prodects, How the program is managed The progress bs ged on a “busi terprise beds chrough the Small duainess Forest Enterprise on oxtatlished under the Forest Act (Secnon All revenues from small business amber sales ~ Upext Mumpage, bonus bids, sanual cent, scaling lees, ° gegkbtration feos, etc. - ore credited to the account, AN program evtes - imber cruising. road building. bane miviculrure, adunuantion, and protecnon - are debited irom ihe account. Each year suticient funda are reseived to offret farure reforestanon cose. Revenues in excesa of current expenditure and reforestanon costs may be renumed to the pronce’s Consolidated Revenue Fund. The program is, thus, self-financed through the account, Evecy year each forest disaict prepares 2 business plas. Tha dustrct esomates its tales revenuce and prograrn expenditures for the nara Gve-yeass. All plans are then consolidated, and submitted by the minster to Treasury Board for epproval. Following approval. each forest dismet implemens i plan. The business plan for each forest distinct is based on a five-year development plan, which includes these features: © maps showing five years of propoced umber niles and road development: © atwo-yeir shedule of amber sales including decailed information ~ on the dete of sale. locauon, timber volume, spenes distrihution, and amber quality - to permut individuals and firma to prepare for upcoming sales: a two-year schedule and list of congact werk to allow consultants and contractess to prepare ior fusure wosk, including: * amber cruusing - layout, design. compulacan, boundary establishment, * road consmmucuon ~ design. locauon. survey. conmmucton, © basic sulvicuiture - surveys. cone cullecton, site preparagon, planung, brushing, end spaang; and, Brotecaon ~ fre, insect, and discase hazard abataiment. Proyestiuns lor the fast three years of the five-year plan foc cat dluchs and road development - subject to addinonal field work; ana, consultanon with jocal industry and other resource agenac. The development plan and cee-harvest slmiculture prescnpouns are available tor viewing by Uhe public, Who can register? An indndual wno is at seas 19 years. of a corperaaon registered in BC., may register in the Programm as long as they mee: che Small dusiness Forest Enterpase Reguianicn requirems as. Registration raquiraments An inemidual cr corooracan can cepsier asa Small Buriness Forest Eniecorse in one of rwo Categuetes oe Untegoes broartunres pancien ane © Category Dror mar crates ul bores: tic uaats tereay a summa crine suauficagurs tor tegatana s : flategucy 1 Tre apiinaturcst ie ate SHEMET Having & sCaretclder with 2b i@sst one- vear repenence im ombe: Rarvestng The acrucan: ust aecty to a dame: manager Indsviduals Of CorpS.raons Gust not. aon of lease a Umber processing faahty, be elready registered in this or another category, be, or have a shareholder of. a corporanon fegustered in the program. hold. oc be a shareholder of a vorporanon that holds, a majeur lbcence{s) with an aggregate allowsbie annual cut of greater than 10 000 cubic oretres; have 8 Licence of agreement which is under guspension, and. have any sutuanting accounts with the provimaal government Category 2 The apphcant miust own of lease « Gmber- processutg laaiity wnich os not siready brcng used to ceguter another person in this program. * The applicant must apoly fo che dismict manages fadinduals or corporsgons must not: hold. of conmal « curporadon that holds, 1 be controlled by a corporzcon that holds ont of more major licences with an aggregate allowathfe annual ait greater than 10 G60 cubic meas; * have a licence of apreement which is under suspension; and, shave any outstanding accounts with the provinawt fovernment A smell business forest enterprise holding three (}) timber aale licences unde: which harvesting operations have not been completed may nai bid on any more timber sales. Uf you have any dcubts about your elimbibty please read the Small Business Forest Enterprise Regulanon, cr consul: with your local forest distnat manages How fo register Contact the forest disuict manager in your area and opuun an “Applicadon for Registragon’ form. Complete thus form and have ut wimessed by a notary public, Then aubsmucit with the $250 fepsaabon iee, ta the distnct manager of the fures: duma where you reide or where you wish to prinapally conduct your Dusiness li normaily taker twa weebs to poarss an sp pucanon dties as covered ata forest daust coke Registragen at ete tive fay two vears and enniles vou to bid on srvall Dustness AMoer sales anywhere tn the province You can change your registradon trom one category tu the other cuce, dunng the fogs jerm, with the appro. al cf the dsatact manager Your regisuauon can te renewed The Forest Service will nouly you se weeks Leture the eapry of your present reyasirane.n Submit your renewal applicanon to the lores! distinct where you reside or where vou prnapally conduct your business How to bid Virtually all amber sates are adveraaed in loral newspaper and in the 8C Gazette IP you wish to bid. watch for the ads Atter you see the ad consact the lorest disut orice idenniied snd get intormagon on ihe sale - called tne "Paraculais’ - and an ‘Apphcabon and Tender for Tumber Sale tacence’ tonn We strongly recommend that you view the licence area and become familiar with the operating conditions beture you bid an say tinber sale licence. Before the sales clouny dare, plenaliat in ihe ad, all elignble regystans wishing to bed on che umber sale must supout the completed “Apphcacon and Tender’ form and any necessary deposits. to the forest district specified in the ad Tunber us sold in two main ways under Sewer fo and Secues lo | of the furest Al: aids fee sales uncer fevuan Lo are usualy only accepted Lom smau Cusiness torest eniermses. tn many cases, bits will oniv be accepand trom one caregery a: the Sinai dusiness Forest Enterpnse progr.