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Plastics Surf-ace., Fin ishers see's free trade -benefit's Free trade could bring even greater prosperity to a Whlitby manufacturer that already ships most of its General Motors and Ford automotive products, such As car grills, to U.S. destinations. Plastics Surface Finishers Ltd., located, on Burns St. E. in Whitby, could realize chemical cost benefits for its, production facilities under a free trade agreement, saysgeneral manager Steve Szuhai. He also says it would provide an opportunity to bid against U.S. competitors in both manufacturing and after-market services. Growth in the industry is likely and could prove to be profitable under free trade, he r mys. Tohé FoxWaigon Its Iodevlks!e " Proven 1.8 litre fuel injected engine. " Rack and pinion steering. * Steel belted radial-ply tires. ...OTintedglass.., * alogeèn headlights., * Rear'window wiper/wvasher. * 24 mont, unlimited mileage warranty. Ask for details. .6 year, unlimited mileage corrosion perforation warranty. Ask for details. ePlus more than 30 other standard features. $9,7657 * *Based on manufacturerssuggested retaîl price. Options, freight and proe-deliverv inspection extra. Dealer may sou for less. * ' OWASCO VOLKSWAGEN INO. 1425 Dundas St. East. Whitby toit f ree OshawaiWhitby 668-9383 AjaxlPickeîîng- 683-3235 1 -800-263-2676 EXPERIENCE THE OWASCO FEELING-IT*S BEEN PRO VEN SINCE 1972 AN *"l CARE" & O.M.L. SERVICE AWARD WINNEK _ _ _ -~ -~ ~ r- 1 1 ut Plastics Surface Finishers began in Whitby in 1974 and has since spawned two more plants, in Peterborough in 1979, and in Bowmanville, where the - head office is now located, in 1986. Ljuba Veselinovic'is president of the three plants, part of the eight , independently operatiing subsidiaries of Plastics Group Technologies Inc. in Southern *Ontario. The Whitby plant, with about 200 employees worIng three shifts, is 70,000 sq. ft. in size after a 1986 expansion of the office) and production departn\ents. The addition of a mouldink and painting departnt alloedthe plant to operate independently ) as a producer of automotive' supplies. Much of the plant's raw materials come from Montreal while cheinicals arrive from the U.S. The plant has state-of-the-art injection moulding machines of .various capacities. About 98 per cent of the production line, supplies* made in Whitby., go to the U.S. Destinations include GM ,and Ford- warehouses (55 individual parts, are. made- for Ford merchandising). A limited volume supplies GM in Oshawa. Plastics Surface Finishers, booked with orders until 1991 according to five- . to eight-year cycles, has now begun bidding for orders to bçgin in 1992. Szuhai, who-formerly owned a heavy, industrial niachinery business, worked as the corporaâté. controller at head office, then the Peterborough plant for two years and became production manager in Bowmanville before taking over as general manager of the Whitby plant i October last year. W* WIl-yoiibe. a success? " "~ . " ~ ~ - have probliems. t Most people who seriously coi template going into business fi m a n g4 themselves arc naive. Lt can1 really a sobering experience. Mo 9omn opeople go in 10 to 15 pud v wih.That's gone in notin They mke 0 many msae h wonder why they started in the fi ~I~> ,place. Most people do' take tl necessary time to ask the right que ions and to think th ings ithrough. _______________________________And the most vuinerable *are U fellows in their mid-40s to 50s wl Areceive a golden handshake anda m cinFRUT N CTA unemplQyed. Their solution FRUT NCTA * oftèn to start their own busfinc *Processed and manufaçtured in Canada. 'They've got a good seutlement ai *ExoticII flavour, deliclous taste, good nutritional value in fruit. A t cait bae t r from. it *Delivery available. confidence, egotism and chsam-oteysatloi 4*MANGO - KING 0F TROPICAL FRUITS! After a whi le, they get into a par *Contains vitamnin "A". and grab the first I.hing that con *Fron te coicst ruis o reownd ochads.along. Many timecs îhcy havei -*Fr-iiithechoiest ruis ofrenonedorchrdA analyzcd the situation anda FErEZJ JI ]Er CO 4C>11%Z 4[J Xi XI't7. IL uin trictly on emotion ..wJ * Doug Robbins is a l-nit 4 I.G~ G G ~ I G ~ Abascû business broker and a %%- knovn led msirer on snulil busine for bc ost ne. icy irst le the vho are iis Css. and CIf- ing. inic mes n't are vith ton1- vel- less. vol By DOUG ROBBINS, Do you need to be a special kind of person to. succeed in your own business? Usually that person is a self- starter, reasonably well educated, willing to put time and energy. into the business and has a supportive spouse, persistence, self-con- fidence and plenty of ego. That person should also have an aptitude for business and be able to handle risks well. If you've neyer been in business for yourself I usually recommend that you seriously consider going to an industrial psychologist and have a psychological profile done on youseWf. i In Most cases, if you go to an in- dustrial psychologist and tell himor her -wliat business you're thinkitig of startng, they cani usually give you an idea of your7chances of suc- cess. There are some people who should not start their own business - people who can't make decisions and ican on. other people to make decisions for them. A perso n who is inherently afraid of risk should not be in busi- ness for themselves. In many cases you've got to be prepared to risk everything. It also means working long hours. If you do not want to work more than 40 hours a week or your spouse does not want you to work 60 to 70 hours a week, then you'l - - ,Iý 01, dký