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Join us for our next Biz and Bagel Wednesday March 9th, 2005 featuring Donna Brown "Stress & Spam" This program is funded by the Government of Canada
The
Business of Learning If
you've been through any of the This
takes practice and determination. It also means we have to
listen, and watch how others respond. A
visual
person is likely to say “I
see” or “That looks right.”
An auditory
person is likely to say “I
hear you” or “That sounds right.” A
kinesthetic
person is more likely to say “I’ve
got it” or “That feels right .”
A
free 5 minute inventory of styles is located at http://tinyurl.com/5j4da
(just copy and paste into your browser) or http://www.new-oceans.co.uk/new/lsdi.htm
When
you read your results, you'll find out more about how you see the
world through your most preferred set of lenses. Take the time
to read about the other styles as well. The more you know
yourself, and respect others, the more successful your business will
be! Yours
in learning - and this never ends -
Roz
Family is
Business
Northwestern
Ontario is the home of many long-time family businesses.
I was going to name a few, but decided instead to challenge
each of you to go on a treasure hunt. Find a family
business - whether it's a photographer, or a corner store, a
gas station, dress shop - and take a good look around.
Talk to one of the generations about why they are successful -
what are the ingredients of businesses which stand the test of
time and withstand the ebbs and flows of trendy products?
Theoretically,
Harvard Business Review states that Family Businesses possess:
Continuity:
Pursuing the dream. Our long-lived FBs commit enduringly
and passionately to a mission—to do something important
exceptionally well. They invest deeply and for the long run in
the competencies needed to attain that mission. And because
the company is the vehicle for achieving their dream, families
strive to ensure corporate health and continuity, exercising
careful stewardship over resources and encouraging long
executive apprenticeships and tenures. Short-term tactics and
quarterly earnings are furthest from their minds.
Community: Uniting the tribe. To realize their missions, thriving FBs often insist on building a cohesive, clanlike team. They embrace strong values that rally people around what is important, socialize staff to assure that these values will prevail, and often pamper employees to elicit loyalty, initiative, and collaboration. Bureaucratic rules and financial incentives are secondary. Connection: Being good neighbors. Many great FBs cherish enduring, open-ended, mutually beneficial relationships with business partners, customers, and the larger society. These relationships vastly exceed the time span, scope, and potential of episodic market or contractual transactions. Command: Acting and adapting with freedom. FB leaders desire the discretion to act independently—quickly and in original ways—often to renew or adapt the firm. They typically work with an empowered top team whose members are similarly free to communicate openly and make decisions. (Author: Where does FAMILY fit into your business plan? Yours may be a sole proprietorship...where do your partner, your mom, your kids - fit into the equation? Are your relationships benefitting or suffering because you have a business? The ACCELERATOR welcomes family businesses and those of you struggling to balance your dreams with your responsibilities! We recognize that relationships also have a place on your "Assets" charts. What to know more? Call Maggie at 807 625 0328 or maggiem@paro.ca for an overview of this innovative and flexible business growth program. We would like to invest in you and your family!
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PARO's Accelerator project
has been supported with a grant from the Canadian Women's Foundation Economic
Development Collaborative Fund, a partnership of the Canadian Women's
Foundation, CIBC, The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation, The Ontario
Trillium Foundation and an Anonymous donor.
Introducing
Our New Artists Gallery Wall Select
Cards from Our New Convenient Card Rack We
Have Large Displays of Native Art, Candles, Home Décor and More New Items This
Month Warming
Neck Bag with Pillowcase Natural
Coloured Chiengora Mitts Wool
Thrum Mitts Woven
Mat 8 Pack
Soy Votive Candles with Holder Decorative
Apple Jar with Cinnamon Candle Glass
Heart Votive Holders with Candle Sale! Selected
Beaded Necklaces Selected
Beaded Necklaces with Pendants Now Half Price! Remember Lu
Qiao - Alterations, Repairs & Formal Dress Sewing Remember
PARO Presents for Your Sewing Needs Don’t Hesitate Spring
Is Just Around The Corner! Have
Your Dry Cleaning Ready PARO Presents Dry Cleaning Depot for Dawson Cleaners 111
N. May St. Thunder Bay, ON Tuesday through
Saturday 10am until 5pm 623-2200
We are delighted
to let you know about a new addition to the evening events at
the Northern Woman's Bookstore. Along with Kim Anderson
speaking next week on Thursday @ 7pm, Lee
Maracle will be speaking next week on Monday
March 7th evening @ 8 pm. That is this
coming Monday! Here is Lee Maracle, Book Lee Maracle is a
well established and powerful figure on the Canadian Literary
scene. It is a fabulous honour to host such a talented
educator, activist, and writer as a guest speaker...The Vancouver
International Literary Festival has this to say about Maracle: "Lee Maracle,
of Salish and Cree ancestry, is a member of the Stoloh Nation. Her
critically acclaimed books include Sojourners and Sundogs,
Ravensong, Bobbie Lee, Daughters Are Forever, Will's Garden, Bent
Box and I Am Woman. She has contributed to and co-edited several
anthologies, including the award-winning My Home As I Remember.
She is also an award-winning instructor and a gifted orator." Both engagements
are free of charge and open to the public. Kim Anderson, Book
Book Keynote
Address:
Lakehead University UC 1017 (across from security), March
11th "Kim Anderson
is a Cree/Metis writer and educator who works in social and health
development as a researcher/writer for Aboriginal organizations in
See you on Monday
and Thursday! the women at the
Northern Woman's Bookstore ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~There
is only one thing more powerful than all the armies of the world,
that
is
an idea whose time has come. - - Victor Hugo
1:00
pm , Tickets
$10.00 advance
$15.00 at the door. Available
at Solsbury Hill Wellness Centre 899
Fort William Rd 626-0130 "WHAT
THE #$*! DO WE KNOW?!" is a new type of film. It is part
documentary, part story, and part elaborate and inspiring visual
effects and animations. The protagonist, Amanda, played by Marlee
Matlin, finds herself in a fantastic Click
here to view trailer
http://www.whatthebleep.com/trailer/ Curiouser
and curiouser!-
Lewis Carroll ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Happening
at THE BODYMIND CENTRE this weekend, 8-105 Villa Street www.bodymindcentre.com
for details ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Sure
would be great to see you at the upcoming Folk Café. Looks as if
this will be the FINAL café of a six season run. Here are
the details for the Community Events Listings... Open
Stage, hosted by Jim 'n' I, on Friday, March 11, 2005,
8:00-11:00pm
Are you a Woman with a Disability?
Want to Become Self-Employed?
Are you a woman contemplating going
into business but do not know where to start?
Atikokan Sessions 10am until 2pm
March 10th March 31st
Thunder Bay Sessions 10am
Every Wednesday
In the Training Room at
the Local Economic Development Office
Call Lori for more info
625.0328 or 1.800.584.0252 or Diana in Atikokan 597.1299
Start Your Business
Today!!! Let us help you!
Join the Making A
Difference: A Business Development Program
Anyone Interested
please join us!!!
Are you out in the region
and want to start a business?
LORI @ 1.800.584.0252
Diana (807)597-1299
Funded by:
The support of Government
of Ontario through the Ontario Women's Directorate, the Ministry of
Citizenship and
Immigration is acknowledged
PARO Self-Employment
Benefit Program
PARO's GATEWAY: A Path
to Self-Employment
On EI now or in the
last 3 years, or had Maternity benefits in the last 5 years?
Register Today!!
Click
http://www.paro.ca/gateway.html
here for more information
This program is funded
by the Government of Canada
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Do you have a
computer? Can you surf the internet easily? Why not try our
new Pilot project...PARO On-line.
"Call today
because you may qualify for our NEW and EXCITING Computerized On-line
Training."
Sounds of Slumber... You may be able to tune into a better night's sleep with a bit of music. Depending on the type,
music can be stimulating or sedating. In a study of people between the ages of
60 and 83, soft tunes at bedtime helped the study participants relax into
better slumber. Also, the participants logged more hours of snooze time and
functioned better the next day when they had soothing tunes playing in the
background at bedtime.
March 9th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Donna Brown - Stress & Spam March 16th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by: Shannon Cormier - Business - Family - Life Balance March 17th - Making A Difference Atikokan Session - 10AM-2PM - Training Room - Atikokan Economic Development Office March 23rd - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Lila Cano - Finding the Artist Within March 30th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Sarah Sowelu - Self-Grounding for Self-Employment March 31st - Making A Difference Atikokan Session - 10AM-2PM - Training Room - Atikokan Economic Development Office April 6th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Nancy Angus - Stand-Out! Stand-Up! Showcasing Achievement & Potential with Career Portfolios April 13th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Susan DeKeyser - Health & Safety April 20th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Brickhost - The Internet and Your Business April 27th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Rosalind Lockyer - Making it Happen - Women in Business May 4th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Lisa Beckwick - Packaging Your Product May 18th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Donna Brown - Material Assets - Web June 24, 25 & 26th - Thundering Women Festival - Chippewa Park
"Reflect
upon your present blessings, of which every man has many--not
on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~* POSITIVE QUOTE :
"There is no death
for the spirit; therefore, a person who
lives a spiritual life is freed from death.
DAILY MOTIVATION: JUDGE NOT !!! I
was shocked, confused, bewildered How would all these sinners get up here? God
you must've made a mistake. No one thought they'd see you."
Happy Weekend, LORI |
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