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Aé - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 27, 1993

Business proves exciting, challenging

RUNNING A small business means having a broad base of ser- vice as possible for Diane Callins of D. Collins Business Ser-

vices.

The local Francine’s ladies wear outlet’ in’ ihe: Skeena Mail has closed and its parent company has ‘filed for bankruptcy, Pro- tection.

Retail: West of Edméaton bogan a 30-day ‘effort last: week to reorganize itself, sell itself or file for bankrupicy.:

The closure here: and of other company outlets. -in’ B.C, . was done to see if-that’ll help save moncy and improve the financial position of the company... ~ _ Retail West in- B.C, .also had ‘outlets under the name Show Off.

kkk ak - THE OWNER of two jewellery stores, one of which. is located in the Skeena Mall here,-is running

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hare Care HCAS Toul lets is! currefiily “aii “aldérman on | Smithers council council.

He says his main. priorily is to encourage development i inthe in- dustrial, retail and service areas.

Carter isn’t new 10 politics; he served ‘asthe campaign: manager for Mike Scott’s Reform party ef-

DIANE COLLINS uses the word empowera lot. _

To her it means the ability and the will to run her own business and to make her own decisions.

“You are your own boss. It may be tough to belicve: thal, but you are,”. said the owner, of D. Collins Business Services. .

It’s a home-based business run

out of her home in Kitsumkalum-

and has becn- open for: about ‘al

‘year. om

Collins does. overything fiom photocopying lo faxing to teach- ing for the Federal Business De-

velopment . Bank ..to preparing.

business plans for other aspiring small enterprises.

She’s two courses short of com- pleting a business administration

program at Northwest Com- |

munity College - and. hopes 0

complete a degree through the -

Open Learning Agency.

*When you look at the employ- . ment opportunities in this year, if —

you don’t have a job you can end

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Shames Mountain Ski Corpora- tion has moved its business office from Lazelle Ave. to a Lakelse Ave. location.

The new location at 4544 Lakelse. gives corporation. more. space for its employees. —

te tke te ke _ Mark. Nov,.5 on your. calendar. That’s the date of the fall show of the Terrace Home-based Business Association. -

It tak es Aeogplace from 10 a.m. ral bea pan. yn t ena hanquet room. Free admission.

There is still space available:

Call Elrcen Toovey at 635-9415

for details, doko kok

Alcan hopes to cut. 74 jobs in Kitimat and Kemano by offering early retirement incentives.

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The incentives are being offered to employees aged 58 and over who ahve the appropriate number

_ of years with the company’s pen- sion plan.

An Alcan press release said a cut in the workforce is necessary to reduce company costs: .

The stirement package will

. fake hold March 1, 1994.

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ihe B.C, Assessment Authority .

here has been appointed a gover- nor of the Real Estaic, Institute of,

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bility for the Cariboo of North- | west/Prince Rupert areas and will”

complete the 1992-94 term of Ed Norman who has moved. -. The institute is a-non-profit as- sociation of professional mem- bers who work in Teal estate and related fields.

up on social services,’’ Collins explained,

“So I went home, did a busi- ness plan, went to 16-37 Com- munity Futures and after three or four months took my turn in line, got the grant and went ahead.’

: Collins, 33, prefers ° the . home- based approach because it allows . her to care for-her three sons and”

set her own hours..

“It’s one of the most exciting -

things anybody can do — set up ‘your own business and become an entrepreneur,”’ she said.

“One of the keys to success is

_developing contacts and Collins

does that through being a-Toast-

master and belonging to the Ter-,

race Rotary Club, . -

“Pm one of four women (in Rotary),-I call. it the old boys club. 1 jove sitting with them and

talking,”’ Collins added.

“T's networking that can make

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the difference, it can make a big difference,’’ she noted.

Building contacis is also some- thing Collins docs -with. husband Arthur who works on trade deals belween native organizations and overscas companics.

‘*There are lots of opportunities there. And we're not afraid to

communicate “whether it’s criti- ~’ ¢ism or words of praise.. We have

a .vcry © open: communicalion,”’

~ said Collins. That ability to listen and to take

advice is a requirement for small businesses, she adds.

“You should also not take ‘no’ for’an answer. It’s always condi- tional. You should be prepared to

_-negotiate,’? Collins continues.

And she says sole propriciors should also stick to a plan once one has been drawn up.

“One thing [ find is that sole proprietors, once they get up and

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running, is to resi a little bit and

Ict the emotional things take

‘over.’ It means @ business owner

can’t; for instance, take moncy .

from the business account to pay for a personal purchase.

**You have to treat your busi- ness as a pay cheque. You just

have to wait until you can pay

yourself, ”’ said Collins. She. views-small businesses as a

foundalion for the development’

of native economics. ‘“T-Jook for the day when Kit. sumkalum can become a neigh-

bouring municipality to Terrace | .

— to become constructive neigh-- hours to each other, to evolve

with your neighbours,” said Col- lins,

The week of Oct. 24 to Oct. 30 kas been declared Small Busi- ness Week by various govern- ments. ,

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