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Artisan Workshops and Demos at PARO Presents, 111 N. May Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 3N8. Hours: 10am-5pm, Tuesday to Saturday. All
workshops take place on the first Wednesday of each month at 1:30pm. 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 Wool
Thrum Mitts Decorative
Apple Jar with Cinnamon Candle Sale! Selected
Beaded Necklaces Selected
Beaded Necklaces with Pendants 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
Join us for our next Biz and Bagel Wednesday March 16th, 2005 featuring Shannon Cormier "Balancing Business, Family & Life" This program is funded by the Government of Canada
TALKING
WITH WOMEN
During the
past ten years, many women have stopped by my office to talk
about their lives, not just their careers. When I came
across this article on knowing how to "love
yourself", many of the stories I have heard came to mind.
All of our
efforts to build our businesses, and find balance in our lives
are relationships, start with this basic concept:
When
you are loving yourself, you are open and available to be
loved by others -- and that makes you irresistible.
Loving yourself means: Being self-loving is not the same as being self-serving, self-centered, or selfish. Self-love is generous because when you are in love with yourself, you share your happiness and satisfaction with everyone in your life. If you are being a martyr, a victim, a nag, or a critic, you are not only being hard on yourself, but on everyone around you.
Enjoy some
time out, just for you, during the Spring Break!
- Roz
Need a quick way to upscale your marketing? No time to write that newsletter? Take a look at BLOGGING....
What is a weblog?
A weblog (blog for short) is a website that is easily, instantly and frequently updated by the owner, usually focusing a specific topic or niche. Essentially it's an instant publishing venue for your content. A blog consists of dated entries (posts) that highlight useful information relevant to your topic and your opinion, comments and links for reference. You can also think of a blog as a knowledge management tool. All your posts can be categorized and archived. Pages are spidered by search engines and are therefore searchable within the blog as well as on most search engines. What is a business blog? Because a blog is a cheap, fast way to build an online presence, it is an ideal way for entrepreneurs and other professionals to establish their credibility and expertise. Since your readers can post comments, you establish a dialogue with your audience and build rapport and trust. The very nature of a blog is perfect for the busy professional. They are quick and easy to update. You are creating fresh content frequently (daily is best) that is useful to your prospects and customers and loved by search engines. In contrast to the more formal website, a blog is an informal venue that enables your visitors to get to know you. A business blog can, and should complement your website, ezine and brand. When you create a conversation with your prospects (visitors, readers), you are establishing your credibility. You build your network and increase the awareness of your products and services in a casual way. A blog is an essential tool in the professional's marketing toolbox. Combined with a website, an ezine, database management and ecommerce system, you will have everything you need to develop and run your business globally and online. Source: Patsi Krakoff Time To Gear Up? The Accelerator, PARO's newest program, has been designed to help you gear up your business in YOUR own time. You set the pace, and the amount of time and energy you and your business need to scale up. We introduce you to new skills, and deeper thinking. Applications are ongoing! If you are a woman in business in Northern Ontario, just call or email: 807 625 0328, maggiem@paro.ca "We really understand women in business!" ===============================================
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.
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 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Alzheimer Society Thunder Bay presents... EXTREME MAKEOVER One person will win an extreme makeover (including Image consultation, hairstyling & aesthetics package, personal fitness training, dietician consultation, anti-aging treatments, massage therapy, clothes, jewelry, $5000 intercity bucks $5,000 cash)!!! Tickets $25 each Grand Prize May13th, 2005 Get
your tickets!!!
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?
Orientation Session
FORT FRANCES
Thursday, March 24th 1PM
Rainy River Future Development
Corporation ~ Training Room ~ 608 Scott St.
Atikokan Sessions 10am until 2pm
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 or toll free
1-877-554-6388
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."
Positively Healthy Keeping negative thoughts away may help you avoid a leading killer. Risk factors for stroke include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, excess weight, and smoking. And researchers recently determined that additional lifestyle factors, such as dwelling on negative emotions, may help trigger the actual stroke event. Try taking time each day to push aside negative thoughts and reflect on the good things in your life.
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 24th - Fort Frances - Orientation Session 1PM - Rainy River Future Development Corporation - 608 Scott St. March 25th - Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Ski Day 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 16th - Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce - Business Awards Gala at the Thunder Bay Armories April 20th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Brickhost - The Internet and Your Business April 20th - Chamber of Commerce After Business - Vanderwees April 27th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Rosalind Lockyer - Making it Happen - Women in Business May 4th - PARO Presents Artisan Workshop and Demo - Braided Rugs with Sarah Duncan May 4th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Lisa Beckwick - Packaging Your Product May 5, 6 & 7th - Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Tradeshow May 18th - Biz and Bagel 12:15 - 1:15PM - Presented by Donna Brown - Material Assets - Web June 1st - PARO Presents Artisan Workshop and Demo - Needle Felting with Loretta Shymko July 6th - PARO Presents Artisan Workshop and Demo - Jewelry Making with Meaghan Forbes August 3rd - PARO Presents Artisan Workshop and Demo - Painted Patio Stones with Maureen Broman June 24, 25 & 26th - Thundering Women Festival - Chippewa Park
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these. (George Washington Carver) "Don't
tell me how many hours you've worked. Tell me what
you've accomplished." - Albert Yu ~*~*~*~*~*~*~* POSITIVE QUOTE : "Whenever you ask whether you should behave in this way or the other, ask yourself, what would you do if you knew that you could die this evening, and nobody would find out about your action? Death spurs people or finish their affairs; among all actions, there is only one type which is complete, and that is love which seeks no reward."
There once was a bunch of tiny frogs,...... who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants... The race began...Honestly: No one in the crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard statements such as: "Oh, WAY too difficult!!" "They will NEVER make it to the top." or: "Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!" The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one... ... Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher...The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!" More tiny frogs got tired and gave up.....But ONE continued higher and higher and higher... This one wouldn't give up! At the
end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the
one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached
the top! THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it? A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal? It turned out... That the winner was DEAF!!!! The wisdom of this story is: Never listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic... ...because
they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the
ones you have in your heart! Always think of the power words
have. Because everything you hear and read will affect your
actions! Therefore: ALWAYS be...POSITIVE! And
above all: Be
DEAF when people tell YOU that you can not fulfill your dreams! Irby F. Stewart Have fantastic weekend, LORI |
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