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Along
the route, here is the schedule:
PARO
Open Forum Are
you a woman..... starting or operating a business, or looking for a job?
Do you have questions about finances or marketing?
Are you facing a change or wondering what you can do with the
skills you have? Then we
invite you to check us out!
No
Registration or fee is required. All
women from surrounding communities and First Nation Communities are
invited, and we urge you to bring a friend! Superior
PARO
Open Forum
Highway
11-17, Nipigon One-on-one
sessions Appointments
welcome. Please call
1.800.584.0252 or email paroonwheels@paro.ca If
you wish to be added to our e-mail group list, please sign up on
Shop local! Join
PARO for the May & Victoria
Shop Crawl on If you would
like more information on the event, or if you are a business located in
the May & Victoria area that would like to participate in the event
please call Maria at 625-0328 or email programadministrator@paro.ca.
PARO Leads & Links are held the fourth
Wednesday of every month, from 5-7PM, and offer networking
and learning opportunities, as well as great advertising opportunities for
your business with display booths available at each event.
Contact Deborah Poole-Hoffmann at graphx@tbaytel.net
to find out more about how you can promote and showcase your business,
product, or service at PARO Leads & Links, or call
Maria at 625-0328
PARO
Peer Lending Circles provide access to
small business loans to help you get started. For more information,
please contact us at now@paro.ca. Useful
Links Visit
http://www.womensinfo.ca/en/index.htm
to learn more about women’s programs and services provided by the
government of Have a
wonderful week!
Maria
Talarico Program Administrator
Top 7 Ways To Give Higher Perceived Levels of Service Without Higher CostBy Christopher M. Knight
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, April 16th Featuring: Lisa Vescio, The Body Shop Presenting..."10 Years in Business - What I've Learned "
Biz
& Bagels are open to the public and we welcome you to join us If you are in the region and would like to join us, we have limited spaces available through teleconference. Please contact Joni @ jsharkey@paro.ca or 1-800-584-0252.
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.
FREE
SEMINAR FOR SMALL BUSINESSES!!
The
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is presenting a free seminar for new
businesses. The
next information session will be held at: Canada
Revenue Agency
To
register, please contact Julie at 625-7029 or by e-mail at
I am going to make this short this week since I am just recovering from tonsil surgery/wisdom teeth surgery. People say I’m brave but I thought I was being practical by having both procedures done at the same time. Good thing, since after that I probably wouldn’t have the courage to do it again. My sister came down from St. Catherine’s to help us during my surgery stay since my mother has recently lost some vision and isn’t able to do all the things she used to. (more on that later). Life has been stressful lately with the news on her vision and she is having a hard time accepting it and is angry. My role from daughter has changed to caregiver which has been difficult although I know many women have become caregivers and can relate to my experience. I am reading a good book right now called “I am My Mother’s Daughter: Making Peace with Mom Before It’s too Late” by Iris Krasnow.
How would
you like to “light” up your life? Was it still dark when you awoke
this morning? How did you brighten it up so you could see? You turned on
a switch, the energy flowed and your world lit up! If you have
spent any time with me, you know that “there are no excuses; only
solutions” on our path to living a fit and healthy lifestyle! Part of
the solution, is to “flip on” your internal switch. When an obstacle
pops into your path today; be it someone’s left over chocolate they
have brought into work to get rid of or someone or something needs you
and your workout falls off the radar; flip your thinking. Don’t blame
someone or something else for your decision making! Excuses keep
you in the dark! They block your vision, they hold you back or make you
stand still, you bump into them, they make you fall, and they do not
provide the energy to light your path to your goal! Solutions
are like “flipping the switch”. You feel energized because you have
found a solution to one of life’s little barriers. You turned on the
energy to light up your day, to stay on the right path, to let you move
forward toward your fit and healthy goal! PS: Don’t
forget you can hear the weekly messages at www.coulisconnection.com!
Saturday, April 14th 2007 10th Annual Community Business Excellence Awards, Dryden For a list of the nominees, click here
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The Lakehead University Menopause Research Group is currently conducting a study looking at how the emotional and physical symptoms women experienced during menopause may affect attitudes toward the menopausal transition. This study is being run by Suzanne Stone (Master's Candidate in Clinical Psychology) and is being supervised by Dr. Dwight Mazmanian (Associate Professor of Psychology). We are currently looking for volunteers who have already been through the menopausal transition (i.e., not having a menstrual period for AT LEAST 12 months). This study should take between 15 and 40 minutes. Anyone who has been through the menopausal transition is welcome to participate. In
order to participate, please email menopause@lakeheadu.ca
or call (807) 343 8943. If you leave your full mailing
address we will send you a package of questionnaires and a postage
paid envelope to return the package. If you wish, we can email
you a PDF version of the questionnaire that you can save to your
computer, print off, and mail back to Lakehead University. If a
mailing address is provided, we will reimburse you for postage.
April 16th - Biz and Bagels ~ "10 Years in Business, What I've Learned" Lisa Vescio, The Body Shop 23rd
- Biz and Bagels ~ "Beware Business Fraud" Det. William
Quarrell, Criminal Investigation Branch, 25th
- New Business Seminar, Canada Revenue Thunder Bay, 9am - 12pm 26th - Kenora Job Fair, Kenora Curling Club 30th - Biz and Bagels ~ "Group Problem Solving, Part 1" Willow Springs Artist Collective
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