aa : OTTAWA CP) Richard D. Smith, who _ looks like a choir boy in a pin-striped sult, ls a mover and shaker ‘with’ an evangellat's business in Cahada:’. Business has been, his life . sincé“as a kid he improved - on the old lemonade stand idea by putting. Kool Aid'in pop bottles and turning a - tidy profit, At 11 he had his own company, going to stamp clubs each evening to wheel and’ deal, ‘then plowing profits back into the enterprise. Except - for: taxes. and death, the only thing certain in life, he says, ds change, “and as long as there is change in lifestyles, «ap- petites, taste, recreation "and such things there will be .. -apportumities for the en- - trepreneur,” a ’ He isn’t dismayed by the . current economic situation | and‘ the climbing: statistics on bankruptcies. . “Sharp people-can take advantage of hard times. "Depression ‘and rectasion always have potentlal. ‘to create wealth for those with incentive," Aside from business, he lectures, does 8 syndicated column, hires ‘out as’ a consultant, writes. books | and travels - Thainly, faith in small business trips, naturally. He went to . York University in Toronto and University of Windsor and he operates five businesses of his own in Toronto ‘— publishing,” investment, marketing, - ulting ~ and Work is his love and at 29 _he is single = “no woman would put up with-me” — although he has a girlfriend. “I try to see her every Saturday but sometimes work gets in the way and we fight about that."” He was ‘in Oltawa promoting his three books — Getting Started, Getting Money and, in collaboration ‘with ‘marketing consultant Ginger Dick; Getting Sales, - SULLin the works is Getting Computerized, “Typically, Smith has each book stamped: This book is tax deductible.” The price, — references. - ranging from $11.95 to $14.95, seems a bit high for ‘ paperback, magazine-size books but Smith insists the price is. reasonable con-. sidering “all the work and research that goes into ‘them. They dre published by the Vancouver-based | Intern--- ational Self-Counsel Press Ltd. and run between 100 - and 150 pages. Getting Started is-basic, ‘down-to-earth stuff aimed at’ _persons with even a Grade 8 .educailon, Smith says. “I've been accused of making it-too simple, but I planned it that way.” _ His beroed are people who. made it.on a. shoestring, newspaper syndication. — They include Hugh Hefner ; of the. Playboy. empire, . -Kemmons Wilson ‘who - founded Holiday Inns, the - late publisher Roy. Thom- “ gon, millionaire entertainer ‘ Art Linkletter who was an. orphan left on 4 Moase Jaw, Sask., doorstep, lumber baron H. R, MacMillan who “got started with an. ice. cream stand in Guelph, Ont., and Elizabeth Arden whose beauty. -Started in Woodbridge, Ont. - Hie books cover empire . “everything from designing - business cards to balancing the budget, tax writeoffs, | the language of banking aud establishing credit . Smith thinks the climate for new small businesses is -Sound, pointing to the 50,000 new corporations 290,000 - unincorporated small businesses started ‘each year. Despite multinationals, chains” and. franchise operations, change brings new opportunities, - _ “For instance, just in . recent years people have more leisure, and there's Gossip Column yi . Q. Has Roger Moore . . Teally throw in the towel ’ as 007 and refused to star in any. future James Bond movies? - C.L. A. Before: every new Bond movie, Moore and . producer Cubby Broc- “coli engage in an elaborately choreagraph-: ed ‘Ceremony called salary. Negotiations, Moore. asks ‘for more “Toney than hegot forthe last 007. adventure.. The ~ _ producer... - counters . by . Screen-testing other. ac-. - tors. . winds” up’ ab. ‘the’. Jast Atal, generally: She it ta ill .with Moore collecting a — larger paycheck but not as much as he asked for originally. Anyway, the next Bond film is called “Octopussy,” atid - sur- prise - word is that Broc- coli -has again resigned Moore. ©: Q. Is the Duchess of minute *. - Windsor still alive? If'so, how’ old is she now? - W-R. A. The duchess, the Amierican-born . Warfield, is alive but She dus cele a Wallis’ vl saris, Sun 86th birthday but ‘was hardly aware of the oc- casion as she is barely conscious most of the time. Friends hold little - hope for recovery, They're also wondering - who will be her heirs as Sie has no immediate. relatives left - and, and. besides a small fortune,. . she also has a fabulous collection of jewels. :' Is Catherine Deneuve, the beautiful . French actress, giving up her film acting career to fulfill her, dream of becoming a high fashion designer? -L.V.- A. Catherine recently told me she doesn’t. con- sider’ herself a professional: designer. However, she is lending. - her name to a. super- "expensive jewelry collec ~ tion:.-. Les Bijoux. de. * Catherine Deneuve - for. whieh abe. astually-did-~ . design 0 one key piece. 4 eg ! more interest in such things 08 high-risk sports such as hand gliding, survival trips and white-water canoeing. All this offers business openings. ‘1 know. a guy in Toronto who's, made" a business ‘of selling baked potatoes, ‘with , all, Kinds of. toppings, .— tomato gauce, or cheese or - sour cream. And, ‘with dieting, there now are do-it- yourself; ‘salad- only 22. 3 restaurant.” 6 0.04). But he says: anyone seeking self-employment is kidding. himself if he-thinks he'll find it selling for Mary Kay Cosmetics, Amway: or similar businesses... “If you are jocked. in to one supplier, -you.. are - working for them, no}.you. Be.your, own boss,” }~ Is the lanky » Richard Smith, « with: ‘his alncere,-. _well-serubbed - look. and — 15. earnest, unflinching eyes wealthy? “I'm happy,'’ ~ he says : noncommittally. co “Money is just a measure of how you are doing, how well Iam helping others.” Anyway, he’d doing OK. - Recently he bought an apattment building. in Toronto, acquired a new car. ioe oe and took an unaccustomed ©. vacation — a week ata Club a Mediterranean. ae 9 12° 13. 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