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The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday O c to b e r 23, 2002 - C7 Staff credited for success of business (Continued from page C6) There's a whole new world out there. discover it today. W W W .o r a division of HaJtonSearch.com "Endorse what you are doing. D on't sit and wait for people to come to you," she said. "You have to be determined and never give up." Even if that means doing some "crazy things." "I remember one time I put my head in a guillotine just out front o f the store. It ended being on the front page o f the paper. You have to think o f ideas to grab the press," she said. From a small l,000-sq.-ft ice cream shop, Lick's is now 25 stores strong across Canada and celebrating its 22nd anniversary. She credits much o f the suc cess to her staff. Lick's classics like addressing customers by first name and singing their requests were originated by the younger employees. "Listen to your staff, treat them well, encourage leadership, and get them involved. "It may sound like small stuff, but it's am azing how small stuff adds to big stuff," said Meehan. In celebration o f Sm all B usiness Week, various events have been planned to offer small business owners, entrepre neurs and the public tips and networking tools. This evening (Wednesday) from 5-8 p.m. at Otello's Banquet Hall, representa tives from a large num ber of local busi nesses will be in attendance for the Trade Show and Business After Hours to offer tips in expanding small business. Prior to the event, Sue Acton from the Enterprise Centre will offer networking tips and tools from 4:30-5 p.m. There is no co st On Oct. 24 pick the brains o f local marketing, advertising, and sales experts in a unique roundtable question/answerstyle discussion. The panel members include Ed Foster, president o f the Business A dvisory/The Tax Advisory Inc., Bill Dodge, advertising and market ing representative w ith the O akville Beaver, Glenn Marshall, president of Perspective M arketing Inc., and Bill Weis, president o f HRD Group. There is no cost and refreshments will be served. It will take place at Town Hall in the Oakville/Trafalgar Room from 6-10 p.m. To register for these events contact Sarah at the Oakville Chamber o f Commerce at 905-845-6613 ext. 28 or e-mail sarah@oakvillechamber.com. illebeaver.com connecting you to your community HALLOWEEN SUPER DISCOUNTS Pre-Inventory Clearance of Premium Quality Paints - D u lu * A ll A pplicators^ *§£$£ 2 0 %off Professional Ceiling Flat w hite 20030 Barrie Erskine · O akville B eaver R egular - R etail Price j U flfi / ,, ' I 3 . 5K J / gallon 3 B A Y S O N LY October 24, 25, & 26 |S |) Glidden Paints |B |) 500 Speers Rd., Oakville 905-842-1163 2 4 -H O U R SERVICE: Nobody is crazy about doing their laundry, but it sure can be helpful if there is a laundrom at that is open 24 hours a day and pro vides security cam eras on the prem ises. On Saturday, M ayor A nn M ulvale helped G ino and Angela Costabile celebrate the official opening o f Spinz Coin L aundries, located at 113 Elm wood Rd. The new laundrom at, which is a con verted hom e, also offers television and m usic to keep you occupied while the new front-loading m achines are at work. Parking is free and the laundrom at is w heelchair accessible. 2 JS 3 G J UHE m , B UFFET CATERING D&G Quality Homemade Italian Cuisine Everything made from Scratch! ·Business Meetings ·Parties ·Christmas Ask About Our Vegetarian Selection Q uality Italian Dishes ·stu ffed m ussels · m in e stro n e so u p · h o m e m a d e p e s to · fresh p asta · m a rin a ra sauce (905] 8150863 (416) 389-5061 Yellow Pages More pages More restaurants More possibilities go Belli More restaurants, more bistros, more cafes, more diners, more take-out, more of what you're looking for. You'll always find more in the one and only Bell Y ellow P ages Directory. Y e llo w Pages a n d w a lk in g fin g e rs lo g o are re g is te re d tra d e m a rk s o f B ell A c tiM e d ia In c ., u se d u n d e r lice n se .