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FAMILY BUSINESS Wednesday August Page GSS has grown from a basement business to a 10 person team effort Ed Stewarts wants to make sure customers return Marg Tanas owner of GSS Sup plies and Secretarial Services points to her staff as a major reason for the companys booming success GSS started out as a oneperson operation in the basement of a home and since then has grown in to a company now employing 1012 people The business is a team effort and the staff work closely together Mrs Tanas says But we have a lot of fun too she added Mrs Tanas says the staff relates to each other like a family They are their own support- group offering assistance and compassion to each other when needed However the staffs closeness didnt come about automatically Mrs Tanas first had to make them feel a part of the company Mrs Tanas involves all staff members in major decisions affec ting the company because any decision affects them she said I feel the staff on the whole is happy she said noting the ma jority of them have been with the company for some time The company is actually a fami ly business Kevin Tanas works fulltime dur ing the summer and parttime dur ing the school year He has ex pressed interest in taking over the business some day but only after he first completes a business and engineering degree The other staff members include Margie deFarga bookkeeper King office supply division supervisor Jeanne Chandler order desk and customer service Becky Davis purchaser Jamne Dewinter retail Rob Hope pickup and delivery supervisor Rita Bairstow secretarial division manager Theresa secretarial division and several personnel who fill temporary placement positions But judging from the business success it might not be too long before more people have to be add ed to the staff Mrs Tanas says she keeps waiting for the levelling out period that most businesses experience but it never seems to arrive Customers often remark at the amount of bustling activity that is going on when they come in Mrs Tanas expects the company to continue to grow because of the impending growth expected in the town Although GSS services main ly the business community the general public business continues to grow as more people hear about the company she said Staff commitment alone however isnt the only reason for the companys success People are surprised at the range of pro ducts we carry And if we dont have a product in stock we have it in by the next day We go into our suppliers every day to meet the de mand Ed Stewarts Equipment located at the junction of Highway and in Erin started out as a onebay garage in Ospnnge On tario years ago and since then it has grown to a company that employs 22 people says the owner Ed Stewart The business specializes in agricultural industrial consumer land maintenance and landscaping products The company s incredible growth can be attributed to two reasons First Ed and his staff which includes his wife Jean and two sons Jeff and Randy make it their policy to strive for a high degree of customer satisfaction with the dealership and service Our goal is to retain a high degree of repeat business Mr Stewart said Change in the typical farm is the other reason Mr Stewart said Over the years farms have become more mechanized and less labor intensive Farms are also larger today Mr Stewartsaid Demand has been so great that Mr Stewart started up a new com pany which deals in similar pro ducts as Ed Stewarts Equipment Stewarts Ford New Holland Equipment Ltd is located adja cent to Ed Stewarts Equipment at the corner of Highways and 25 Ed Stewarts Equipment operates with an of building area In Business For Your Family And Your Business OFFICE SUPPLIES Full Range of Office Products Computer Fax Supplies Calculators Typewriters PAPER PRODUCTS Photocopy Paper Cash Register Add Rolls Paper Shredders OFFICE FURNITURE Desks Chairs Fireproof Cabinets Safes Computer Workstations MISCELLANEOUS Printing Rubber Stamps Wedding Invitations Drafting Supplies WORD PROCESSING Reports Resumes Mailing Lists All Typing Applications QUICK PRINT Fast Copying for as little as 07 per copy FAX SERVICE An instantaneous means to communicate anywhere in the World OTHER SERVICES Temporary Placements Answering Service Access to Courier Service FREE DELIVERY BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITER AutoCentro Auto Return Paper Capacity Writing Una Relocate Word Eraser Dictionary Bold Print End of Page Warning Auto Half Space Line Correction 10 12 Pitch Weight lbs Size x XL2500 Reg Reg GSS OFFICE SUPPLIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES 348 Guelph SI Unit Georgetown 8772282 8466947 A Family Business