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In this Issue: PARO
Award Winners
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PARO Centre Holiday Open House
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At
last week's Annual General Meeting and Celebrations, PARO
Centre for Women’s
The
PARO Group Recognition Award 2006 went to the
PARO’s Volunteer Recognition Award was presented to Loretta Shymko for her dedicated work and tremendous contributions to “PARO Presents”, the PARO organization, and her Barenaked Babies initiative which provides a handmade receiving blanket and outfit for newborns in Placetas, Cuba through the MEMO project. Loretta
was also a recent recipient of a 2006 Senior Achievement Award, presented
by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, for her dedication and
contributions through her community service and volunteerism in
Thunder Bay. Honoured at a special ceremony in Toronto, Loretta
was one of twenty-one recipients, and the only on from northwestern
Ontario. Loretta
Shymko certainly has proven herself as a “Woman of Action” and we
are very proud of her!
PARO
Volunteer Recognition & Senior Achievement Recipient
A
big congratulations to Carol Cooper of Compass
Webworks!
To see Carol's feature, visit http://mocoloco.com/art/archives/003255.php#more
Workshop
and Tele-Learning Sessions Next Tuesday is the
day! Mark it on your calendars because more Tele-learning and networking
is coming your way again. No
matter where you are in Join in on our PARO on Wheels’ “Marketing
Strategies” session in Dryden at the Job Connect Offices. This is
an evening session Tuesday,
December 5th from
The next evening, PARO
on Wheels is off to Kenora where we have been invited to attend a
Business Women’s Network meeting. We are hoping to use this quality
time to introduce PARO and our services to more women in the region and
to find out more about Business Women in Kenora. Look for our clearly
marked silver PARO on Wheels van as we visit businesses around town
during the day. We would love to meet you. Why Network? Try
thinking of networking as just another extension of relationship
building. Kind of like making some new friends. No pressure to perform.
Just have fun. Get there early enough to spend some time mingling before
the speaker starts. Push yourself a bit and spend some of your time with
people you don't know. Although it is a natural affinity to want to hang
with people you know, push yourself to introduce yourself to someone
you’ve never met before. You may not be a member of this particular
organization but you do have connections and experience of your own to
share. The time to think of networking is before you need it. For
example, who would you more likely want to help or do business with: the
person you haven't heard from in two and a half years or the one you met
with or had lunch or dinner with last month? It’s all part of
marketing yourself and your business. Helpful Link PARO
offers PARO members and participants a link on our website,
www.paro.ca,
an On-Line Business Directory, to host members’ businesses;
it also is partnered with ACTEW in order to develop a Canadian
source for business information, learning opportunities, and networking
connections related to women entrepreneurs,
www.entrewomen.ca;.
We invite you to visit Entrewomen and see how it can be of benefit to
you! Contact us: We
would love to hear from you. Contact us at info@paro.ca
and let us know what you would like us to present workshops on in Until
next week…. Sandra
E. Wiggins,
Pink Relationship Rule: It’s important to know the person you are doing business with as a person. How accurate are the above rules? While it’s true that there are different styles of business relationships, styles that may even be gender-based in some instances, we should always remember that relationship styles depend on personalities and situations. Ronna Lichtenberg (author of “It’s Not Business It’s Personal”) provides us with the 3rd of 9 relationship principles that can assist in advancing our careers / businesses. Principle #3: BE FLUENT IN BOTH PINK AND BLUE [1]. In
professional and personal settings, there are instances where
men and women play by different sets of rules.
Men like to hear about credentials first where women may
spend time finding out
about everything but credentials.
It is essential to be able to switch between these
relationship styles quickly and effectively. “I could make a really good argument for the male-female CEO business model. Although I have often said I don’t think there’s anybody harder to work for than a woman, female insight and intuition are a critical component to any business. Men, on the other hand, have innate warrior skills that are equally important in the business jungle.” – Christina Carlino Keep an eye out for the remaining 6 principles on the PARO Link! PARO’s
advanced Business Accelerator
program provides a flexibility of workshops, mentoring, business
counseling, web and tele-classes to women who are already
established in their businesses but want to ‘grow a little or
shift a lot’. This
program builds knowledge, skills, capacity, confidence and
resilience as a business owner, and each participant’s program is
specially tailored to suit their needs.
Contact accelerator@paro.ca
to find out how the program can benefit your business. [1] Lichtenberg, Ronna. It’s Not Business, It’s Personal. Copyright 2001 by Ronna Lichtenberg.
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. This project is
supported by Industry Canada / Fednor.
Next Biz and Bagel Monday, December 4th Featuring: Rebecca Johnson Presenting... "Sales + Service = Money"
If
you have a Biz and Bagel topic you would like to be presented, like to be
a guest speaker or know of someone who may be interested, please contact
Joni @ jsharkey@paro.ca or This program is funded by the Government of Canada
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?
For more
info, please call Joni at 625.0328 or 1.800.584.0252
Start Your
Business Today!!! Let us help you!
Join the Making A
Difference: A Business Development Program
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
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.
Good
Monday!!! Is it?? Do you live
your life with enthusiasm? I don’t
know about you but I can handle a few wrinkles on my skin, but I
definitely don’t want my soul wrinkled!! Why would you
choose to get up on a Monday morning thinking ewwwwww….it’s
Monday??!!! Thank
goodness it’s Monday!! It is a new beginning!! This is
the day that you start stuff – a renewed commitment to an exercise
program, eating healthy, being smoke-free, getting your desk organized,
a new job!! Monday is the
day you should muster up tons of enthusiasm for whatever you do! Feel
energetic and alive! Maybe your
goal is to be healthier and fitter!! Or it could be that the reason you
started a fitness program is for an event, a wedding, an anniversary or
a trip to the Add a big
dose of enthusiasm and VOILA!! – Your attitude changes!!! If you say:
“Crud – I don’t want to go to the gym or for a run or yada,
yada, yada…..” “If I wasn’t going to the Instead go
with enthusiasm – look forward to your workouts, embrace the feeling
you have while you are working up a sweat and the feeling of
accomplishment when you are finished! Love that you now feel fantastic
instead of like a slug because you chose not to go!! Enthusiasm
for what you do - goes hand in hand with a little discipline, to keep
you fit and healthy; LONGGGG..
after the event is over!! Not only that – that same enthusiasm will
spill over into all the areas of your life! Make Mondays
excellent and the rest of your week will follow suit!! Add an abundance
of enthusiasm and get up and get
going!!!
Cell:
807 628 2408 Ph: 807 935
2484 Fax: 807 935 2484
www.coulisconnection.com "Connecting
You to a Fit and Healthy Lifestyle"
Reporting
business income and expenses
Self-employment income is income earned from a business you operate yourself as a sole proprietorship or with someone else as a partnership. This income is reported on line 135 to 143 of the T1 General return. There are separate reporting formats for businesses involved in unique operations such as farming, fishing or rental activities. An individual can also earn other types of income such as professional and commission income. There is a difference in the expenses that can be claimed and the reporting requirements between business and these types of income. As a rule, you can deduct any reasonable expense, including GST/HST you pay to earn business income. However, you cannot deduct personal expenses. In addition you cannot claim expenses you incur to buy capital property. Be sure you are aware of the differences between a current expense, depreciable property and eligible capital property. Theses expenditures are tracked and handled separately for income tax purposes. Most business expenses are general in nature and easy to determine. Difficulty arises in the interpretation, classification and reporting of current and capital expenditures, depreciable property, automobile expense, office in home expense, travel expenses and entertainment expense. You need to be aware of the reporting requirements. Teresa Kelly Kelly Business
Solutions
Organizational
Development Advisor SRI
LANKA The
main goal of this position is to develop the Resource Centre.
The Resource Centre needs to be the hub of WDC providing
direction to the forums and other WDC branches to be effective
and efficient in programme delivery.
The volunteer will have to conceptualize and strategize
the Resource Centre along with WDC staff taking into account the
culture and the existing structure of WDC. The volunteer will
identify areas for research and development, develop information
dissemination tools, initiate and monitor the implementation of
information dissemination, and update information for database
and the website. ·
Develop a concept paper
and proposal with WDC for the Resource Centre ·
Develop and test
effective systems through which to disseminate and collect
information ·
Develop appropriate
tools to be used for research (on women`s empowerment economic
development ·
Facilitate the
effective and efficient management and development of existing
WDC structures. ·
Strengthen the existing
national network in order to develop links with the
international market. Qualifications: ·
5 years experience
working on gender related issues ·
Economics or relevant
degree with focus on gender studies. ·
Basic computer skills ·
Experience working with
Women`s economic development ·
Strong writing skills
to compose a variety of documents such as correspondence,
reports, policies, ·
Project management
experience such proposal writing, project documentation,
reports, and policy Duration:
12 month Deadline
for application: December
10, 2006 Contact:
Uwe Foehring 613-761-3709
The
”
Undercover Project” - the ladies auxiliary of the Canadian
Auto Workers Union has spearheaded a drive to acquire new
underwear and socks for those children in elementary schools. We
would like to reach families who need to access the project
and get the gifts, which are donated towards it. Any help you
can give us in reaching families or schools to inform them of
the program would be appreciated by all. The
closing day is Dec. 15th and distribution will be
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday before Christmas and
begin again after Jan.4th. I.D is
NOT required and there will not be line ups. Those that want
to access them can come in at their leisure to pick them up The
media will cover the delivery from C.A.W. around the 19th
so some media coverage will get word out to the general
public. Ontario Works will have a gift certificate
in the Christmas boxes given out on the 23th and they can pick
them up after Christmas. That amount will be put aside
as soon as we know the approximate number and the rest of them
we would like to go to those who may fall through the cracks. Anyone who wishes can donate new undies or socks at the union office at the Chapples Building or the Clothing Assistance Mission shop at 404 North May Street, 474-3583. The
Clothing Assistance Mission opened june12th of this year, it is
non profit reg’d and provides clothing
free to those in need and sells items @4 for $1.00 which covers
our rent and what
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DISABLED PERSONS
December 3rd is the International Day of Disabled Persons with the theme
for 2006 being E-Accessibility.
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In the busy hustle and bustle of the yuletide season when there is so much to do and so little time; do you feel overwhelmed? Avenue II Employment Services can help! We can help you find the workers you need. If you need assistance with stocking, wrapping, or loading your sleigh this Christmas, give us a call at 346-3332 and speak to one of our friendly elves - then you too will have a cool Yule !!
The PARO events calendar will
list all dates, times and places of events that will be held during the
next few months. Unless otherwise specified, events will be
held @ PARO Place. Please contact the office at
625-0328 for any information.
All Biz and Bagels will take place from 12:15pm until 1:15pm. December 4th - Biz and Bagel ~ Rebecca Johnson ~ Sales + Service = Money 5th - Marketing Tele-learning Session, contact Frances francest@paro.ca for details 11th - Biz and Bagel ~ Teresa Kelly ~ Procrastination 13th - PARO Centre Open House 18th Biz and Bagel ~ Debbie Squire-Bernst ~ Record Keeping Bookkeeping and Your Business Taxes 25th - PARO Centre Closed ~ Merry Christmas 26th PARO Centre Closed ~ Boxing Day 31st - Happy New Year!!
Have
a good weekend !
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