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the HERALD Wednesday July ID 1991 Business Page IS Federal Business Development Bank program pays dividends Since it was introduced in the fall of and the first one com pleted in Barrie Ontario in Oc tober 1987 the Community Business Initiative Pro gram run by the Federal Business Development Bank has been helping en trepreneurs stay in business from coast to coast In all some 1100 businesses are currently involved in 37 CBIs now in operation and there are another in the plann ing stages To date CBIs have been completed Canadawide The is a unique combina tion of training and counselling for ownermanagers of small business Thirty noncompeting businesses located- in a communi ty or communities are enrolled in a yearlong program which combines monthly workshops with individual counselling Costs for the yearlong program are subsidized by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission A local fulltime advisor with extensive small business ex perience then admins and coordinates the program and meets with each ownermanager once a month to reexamine the workshops and advise on im plementation of the techniques discussed In perhaps per cent of cases involving the failure of small businesses money was not the problem The true cause was usually inadequate management skills evident In the lack of a systematic approach to all aspects of a business in cluding planning marketing and Implementation The CBI pro gram helps strengthen these areas says Francis Roy Vice President and Regional General Manager FBDB Results of an independent study show that the closure rate among firms whose ownersmanagers had par ticipated in was about half of that experienced by small hristines Hair SHOP COMPARE SHAMPOO iTl cut style Reg Price includes GST With Monica Glnl or Christina YOU WIN WHEN YOU BUY QUALITY BRAND NAME FURNISHINGS ALL AT WHOLESALE PRICES Ontario Chesterfield Wholeialeri Behind Guelph Auto Mall 7634477 ti iel The Newfie Store NO SPECIALS THIS WEEK FRESH SEA FOOD A HEALTHY CHOICE I MOORE PARK PLAZA Main St N Georgetown Ont firms in the same communities and in comparable businesses As a result of its success the Bank has now begun to offer CBIs targetted to special groups to ad dress specific topics For exam ple to 1991 saw the launch of two Ethnocultural CBIs in Toron to In the first nine different ethnic groups were represented among the 37 participants A for the Chinese community focus ed on entrepreneurs who had come to Canada within the last few years For small business owners who felt they were ready to compete globally CBIs that concentrated on all the com ponents of exporting have just been completed in Oshawa and Vancouver and one is set to begin this spring in Ottawa We are now looking for small business owners in Peel Region interested in joining a CBI says Fred CBI Advisor Because of a grant from the Halton and Peel Industrial Train ing and Advisory Committee the cost per business will be 00 Each ad ditional individual from a par ticipating company will pay a reduced fee of only 10000 Judg ing from the success of other CBIs across the country the 23 spots we have open for en trepreneurs in Peel Region will go quickly Fred can be contacted at for more information The Federal Business Develop ment Bank is a Crown Corpora tion that promotes the creation and development of businesses in Canada It pays particular atten tion to small and mediumsized businesses The Bank provides term loans and guarantees ven ture capital and a broad range of management training counsell ing and planning services clients employed 181000 workers and created an average of to 10000 new jobs each year over the past five years Haft of these new jobs were created in non- metropolitan areas of the coun try Buying or Selling List Wtih Success I BRAND REALTY INC Goorgotown 8332773 Put More Muscle in your advertising CALLUS TODAY 8772201 THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Hills I Halton Hills PO Box HILLS Goorgotown L7G WARD AVEWINSTON CHURCHILL BLV0 Council the Town of Halton Hills will conduct a Public Meeting to examine and discuss proposed amendments to the Kills Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw 1965136 to permit a contractors yard lor the storage of vehicles and contractors equipment The subject hectare acre property Is located on the west side of Winston Churchill Boulevard south Steeles Avenue with the property being described as Part of Lot 1 Concession 11 Town of Hills Further information is available In the Planning Department ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE WELCOME Time Date Location 700 pm Monday July 15 1991 Council Chamber Hills Civic Centre 1 Halton Hilts Drive Halton Hills Georgetown THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Hills Hoi tor Hills Drive PO Sox HILLS Georgetown Ontario L7G5G2 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING WARD 3GUELPH STREET Council tor the Town Halton Hills will conduct a Public Meeting fa examine and discuss proposed amendments to the Halton Hills Official Plan and Georgetown Zoning Bylaw to permit the development of a retail commercial plaza square feel The subject property Is located In the urban community of Georgetown on the north side of Street between the intersections of Sinclair Avenue and Armstrong Avenue The property is approximately 95 acres in size and is described as Lots and 18 Georgetown Further information available in the Planning Department ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE WELCOME Time- 700 p Date Monday August 12 1991 Location Council Chamber Town of Halton Kills Civic Centre Halton Hills Drive Georgetown Pile No THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Halton Hills 1 Ha Hills Drive PO Box 128 HILLS Goorgotown Ontario CONTRACT P91C1 2 DUBLIN LINE FIRST LINE UPGRADING Sealed tenders clearly marked as to contents will be received by the Purchasing Department at the Civic Centre 1 Hills Drive Hallon Hills Georgetown until noon local time Tuesday July 23 1991 lor the Resurfacing of Dublin Line from Regional Road 9 to Dufferin Aggregates entrance and the Reconstruction ol Dublin Line from Dufferin Aggregates entrance to Golf The major Items of construction are Full Depth Asphalt Removal 200 mm 19 mm Crusher Run Limestone or Granular A Excavation Hot Mix Asphalt Hand Laid Rip Hap Cold Plane Existing Asphalt 50 mm Depth Top Soil Seed and Mulch Culvert Installation Self Adhesive Pavement Reinforcement Mesh 1900 Square Metres 11359 Tonnes 3955 Cubic Metres 3430 Tonnes 500 Square Metres Square Metres 5500 Square Metres 80 Metres Square Metres Plans Specifications and Form of Tender may be obtained from the office of the Towns Purchasing Department upon payment a twenty live dollar S25 refundable deposit A certified cheque in the amount specified in Ihe tender documents must accompany each tender Inquiries baling to fie project should be to Mr K Chalmers Senior Operations Technician Engineering Department at extension Tenders will be opened at pm July 1991 In the Engineering Department Boardroom at the Civic Centre 1 Halton Hills Drive Hallon Hills Georgetown Those Submitting tenders are Invited attend Lowest or any tender not necessarily Town of Halton Hills PO Box 128 Halton Hills Georgetown Ad NO Ontario L7G THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Hills 1 Halton Hill Drive PO Box HALTON HILLS Georgetown Ontario L7G 5G2 CONTRACT P91C11 ROADWAY UPGRADING 1 27 Slderoad Asphalt Surfacing and Knoll Lowering 2 Rural Asphalt Overlays 3 Mill Street Acton Overlay Hornby Park Parking Lot Sealed tenders clearly marked as to contents will be received by the Purchasing Department at the Civic Centre 1 Halton Hills Drive Hills Georgetown until 1200 noon local time Tuesday July 23 1991 for the Asphalt Surfacing and Knoll Lowering at 27 Slderoad Blue Mountain Place to Line Also Included In the tender are the Rural Asphalt Overlays Mill Street Acton Overlay Park Avenue to Victoria Avenue and Asphalt Surfacing of the Hornby Park Parking Lot The major construction Items are Granular A Stripping 1030 Cubic Metres Rock Excavation 950 Cubic Metres Granular A 836 Tonnes Granular B 683 Tonnes Hot Mix Asphalt 3553 Tonnes Earth Excavation Tonnes Plans Specifications and Form of Tender may be obtained from the office of the Towns Purchasing Department upon payment of a twentyfive dollar 2500 nonrefundable deposit Inquiries relating to the project should be directed to Mr K Chalmers Senior Operations Technician Engineering Department at 8782600 extension 30S Tenders will be opened at 1205 pm July In the Engineering Department Boardroom Civic Centre 1 Halton Hills Drive Halton Hills Georgetown Those Submitting tenders are Invited lo attend Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted Town of Halton HiUs PO Box 128 Halton Hltts Georgetown Ad Ho 14Z9 Ontario L7G 562