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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 Lori 625.0328 or 1.800.584.0252 or
Diana in Atikokan
597.6389
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.
How are you doing with those New Year's Resolutions?
Every
year, we gain a clearer understanding that without positive
change, decline is inevitable.
The
challenge is to recognize that what we are now doing can be
reinvented by paying attention to our INTENTIONS.
Yet, it is very hard to bring about significant change without
changes in behavior.
Here
are five reasons why it is so difficult to achieve our New Year
resolutions: 3.
Most people don't respect their strong immunity to change
and, therefore, don't develop the support systems necessary to
overcome this powerful and dynamic equilibrium to stay the same.
However, there is untapped energy to be found if we can
open up our support networks. (Accelerator
Coaching is one effective way!) ____________________________________________________________________ When you are ready to move forward with what you need in your business and in your life, and are interested in learning with a group of other entrepreneurs, or spending personal time with a coach, give the Accelerator a call! Applications are ongoing - and you set your own deadlines and learning path. This program is innovative and user friendly for women in the north who are already in business. maggiem@paro.ca or 807 625 0328. =============================================== 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
week, I encourage you to register for the Shaping
Public Policy: The Women’s Agenda Forum
at the 2006 National Conference on CED and the Social Economy (see
information below). To learn more about the Canadian
Women’s Community Economic Develop Council
visit the new website; www.cwcedc-cpdecf.org
offers a variety of fact sheets, articles, tools, resources and links.
PARO
Centre for Women’s Shaping Public Policy: The women's Agenda March 15th 11:30am-3pm Economist and media commentator Amine Yalnizyan will provide an overview of critical policy issues that affect women's economic self-sufficiency. Our panel of experts from the field who have learned through living and doing will tell their stories. Government Relations Experts will offer information, tools and insights to support women's participation in the policy development process. Participants will reflect individually and collectively, share strategies, insights and experiences to engage women in policy development and strengthen women-centred CED in Canada. 2006 National Conference on CED & Social Economy Rooting Development in Community Leaf,
Tree Forest: Rooting Development in Community ~ Sheraton Wall Centre,
Vancouver, BC ~ March 15-18th, 2006 Join
600 CED and social economy practitioners, academics, government
partners, technical assistance providers and citizens in vibrant
downtown
Ontario’s Labour Minister Steve Peters announced that the province will be increasing the minimum wage on February 1, 2006. The general minimum wage will be increased to $7.75 per hour with a further increase to $8.00 per hour on February 1, 2007. Along with the increases to general minimum wage rates, there will also be increased minimum wage rates for:
Source: Legislative
Watch, Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Join us for Biz and Bagel Wednesday February 1st, 2006 featuring It's A Whole New Ballgame" *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* 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
Lori @ loriw@paro.ca or 625-0328
Check Out Our Yard Sale!! New Items Arriving Weekly Browse at PARO Presents anytime between 10am and 5pm Tuesday through Saturday Other
Services Supreme
Cleaners
Dry Cleaning and Alterations Depot PARO
Presents 111 N. May St. 623-2200
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Join the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce in welcoming Nancy Hughes Anthony at 2006 their Annual General Meeting Thursday, February 16th ~ Travelodge Hotel Airlane for more info, click http://tb-chamber.on.ca/
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Be a Super Stepper... If you're logging less than 5,000 steps daily with your pedometer, you need to step up your efforts. Walking 5,000
or fewer steps throughout the course of the day -- about 2 ½ miles -- is
deemed sedentary behavior according to new activity guidelines. Most
people log between 2,000 and 5,000 steps daily by performing everyday
activities. Step up your activity level so that you squarely land in the
"active" category, which requires 10,000 daily steps. Source: www.realage.com
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. February 1st - Biz and Bagel - Jackie Garwood - It's a Whole New Ball Game 8th - Biz and Bagel - Erika Maki - How Handwriting Analysis can help your Business. Know more about yourself and your clients 15th - Biz and Bagel - Anne Turcotte - Workshops Delivered and Other Services Available at Trendline + Scandcorp Resource Centre 22nd - Biz and Bagel - Deb Mueller - ON Time and IN Sync March 1st - Biz and Bagel - Marilyn Dorota - Title TBA
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved." -- Helen Keller ~*~*~*~*~*~*~* POSITIVE QUOTE : "The opinion of a revered writer or thinker can have a deep influence on society: it can also be a big obstacle to understanding real truth." DAILY MOTIVATION : Natural Highs Think about them one at a time before going on to the next one . . .It Does Make You Feel Good, especially the thought at the end #45. 1. Falling in love. 2. Laughing so hard your face hurts. 3. A hot shower. 4. No lines at the supermarket. 5. A special glance. 6. Getting mail. 7. Taking a drive on a pretty road. 8. Hearing your favorite song on the radio. 9. Lying in bed listening to the rain outside. 10. Hot towels fresh out of the dryer. 11. Chocolate milkshake (vanilla or strawberry). 12. A bubble bath. 13. Giggling. 14. A good conversation. 15. The beach 16. Finding a 20 dollar bill in your coat from last winter. 17. Laughing at yourself. 18. Looking into their eyes and knowing they Love you 19. Midnight phone calls that last for hours. 20. Running through sprinklers. 21. Laughing for absolutely no reason at all. 22 Having someone tell you that you are beautiful 23. Laughing at an inside joke 24. Friends. 25. Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you. 26. Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to 27. Your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner). 28. Making new friends or spending time with old ones. 29. Playing with a new puppy. 30. Having someone play with your hair. 31. Sweet dreams. 32. Hot chocolate. 33. Road trips with friends. 34. Swinging on swings. 35. Making eye contact with a cute stranger. 36. Making chocolate chip cookies. 37. Having your friends send you homemade cookies. 38. Holding hands with someone you care about. 39. Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change. 40. Watching the expression on someone's face as they open a much desired present from you. 41. Watching the sunrise. 42. Getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day. 43. Knowing that somebody misses you. 44. Getting a hug from someone you care about deeply. 45. Knowing you have done the right thing, no matter what other people think. source: Irby Stewart Have an groovy weekend!! LORI PS....if you have pictures of you at your business or with you family, your pet or a special picture and want to feature it on the PARO Link....send it to info@paro.ca |
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