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PAGE 4 - PLAINPEALER - FRIDAY, MARCH 7,1980 Here find There In Business Lighthouse Sets Record SoaystteVA... Pitfalls Of Owning Business "Eighty one new com­ petitive jobs for blind and visually impaired people have been filled during 1979 by our Job Placement service," announced Ted Frett of McHenry at the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind. Most people who decide to start their own businesses do it for all the wrong reasons. That is what the teacher of a McHenry County college ' seminar has to say about the pitfalls of going into business. "People go into business for themselves so they can be their own bosses, set their own hours and be in­ dependent. But they soon find out that having your own business means you work all the hours no self- respecting employee will take and end up doing all the jobs you can t convince anyone else to do." said Michael Lawrence, MCC's associate dean of planning and development. "As for being your own boss when you start your own business you trade responsibility to one professional <your old boss) for responsibility to a world full of amateurs. Every customer who walks through your front door becomes your boss. Regardless of whether they are likeable or enjoyable you stUl have to treat them as someone who is your boss," Lawrence says. Lawrence is an attorney who owned reta.l jewelry stores before coming to MCC. His seminar Is one of five being offered by the college this Spring to cover the problems of those who are going into business or who already are operating small businesses. During March, in addition to "The Pitfalls of Going into Business", which Lawrence teaches, there will be a course covering "Buying or Selling an Existing Business", taught by Petercf Christman. president of Business Search. Christman explains his course will include a step by step introduction to the process of Buying or selling a business. There will be advice for those who want to do it on their own as well as for those who want to leave the buying and selling to a firm. "It will be a hands.on type of thing and there will be people from my staff and also people who have recently bought businesses, at the seminar." Christman said. He added that the class will cover both the pitfalls of buying a business, how to set a price and the actual ex­ periences of many area business buyers and sellers. Lawrence said that for those who still want to start a business after hearing his bad news, he and the other seminar teachers will give tips on how to maximize the success rate, how to choose the best location, how to choose the kind of business that is needed in the com­ munity and how to get the training you need to run a business. He said he will also cover topics such0 as the ad- visiability of borrowing money; franchises, hiring an attorney and accountant, incorporation, leases and training employees. "Pitfalls of Going Into Business" was held March 5 and will be held again March 12. "Buying or Selling an Existing Business" will be held March 10 and 19. Both seminars will run from "7 to 9 p.m. and will be located at North Junior high school in Crystal Lake. Registration in person is now in progress during regular college hours. • ' E m p l o y e r s i n Chicagoland and downstate are providing a variety of jobs for qualified persons with visual impairments. Successful placements have been made in industrial and janitorial settings and in offices, hospitals and various professions. Most of the placements were made from the Lighthouse Training programs. However, a number were made for persons who-came to us 'job ready' and required no training," said "Frett. "Contributing to these .placements is our recently opened Lighthouse Placement office in Springfield. Fourteen people were placed by this office." "Blind people want to be independent. Jobs make them independent. During 1980 our goal is to make even more competitive job placements," Frett con­ cluded with a sense of pride. Founded in. 1906 the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind, among the oldest rehabilitation social service , centers, has become one of the nation's' leading job training centers for blind and visually impaired people. A private not-for- profit -i agency, the Lighthouse welcomes inquiries from corporate and private citizens. masfsi% i CU&8LE VETERANS M f/EEP OF HELP KK P*UG OEPEHPEHCy M0UMP S& L Insurance Agency Wonder Lake Bank In First Annual Stockholders' Meet Wonder Lake State bank held its first annual stockholders meeting recently at the bank facilities in Wonder Lake. Chairman of the board, ,Herbert Franks, presided over the meeting with Stephen Mitchell, president, commenting on the progress of the bank to date. Franks recognized each stockholder's help with the opening of the new bank and was pleased with community acceptance and support. Mitchell mentioned several new services offered to customers as well as others to be started during the upcoming year. John McCamman, the bank's cashier, stated that with only nine weeks of operation in 1979. the total assets exceeded $1,900,000 and the projections for next year were very encouraging. Franks also made note of fine community support and looks forward to continued growth in 1980. The following directors were reelected: Ralph Erickson, Herbert Franks, Helen Lindow^ Edward Marsh Jerome Martin, Conference 1980 Stephen J. Mitchell Morris Squire. and The following were newly elected: William (Ron) Johnson and Donald Sturm. DDS. Women And Business O'BRCIMfiY SINCE 1368--FOOD & SPIRITS 3425 W. PEARL ST.-McNEMY (1 block north of Rte. 120) 385-3130 Delicious Homemade Specials For Lunch and Dinner WE ARE OPEN WEEKENDS FOR BREAKFAST 7 AM TO 1 PM OVJR SAT. FEATURING FAMOUS FAftAll'* bee* batter FRIO** Includes Bake Potato and Salad Many other Delicious Items on our Menu Carry Outs Available Homemade Soups & Chili Women who want to ad­ vance in mid-management or "to start their own small businesses will find answers to many of their questions at the "Women and Business Conference" Thursday, March 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Conrad Hilton hotel, 720 S. Michigan avenue. The all-day conference, sponsored by the U.S. Small Business administration and the Loop center YWCA, celebrates the Loop YWCA's sixtieth anniversary of serving Chicago women. The workshops will be preceded by an opening address given by the Chicago Tribune's career's editor. Carol Carmichael, who will discuss women at work in the 80 s, and areas to look for employment. According to the Loop YWCA's~" director, Joan Retzlaff, speakers in the small business workshop will provide basic in­ formation about planning a small business and financial resources. Margaret Sherwood. CPA and president of the Chicago Society of Women Certified Public Accountants, will discuss record-keeping and taxes. Nona Noel, an attorney. VOTE TUES. MARCH 18 Po<d be Citizens tor Kiemm 40 Br'nk Crystal Lake 11 Vou LOST ANOTHER •6.84 TODAY 1 THE U.S. GOVERNMENT 5PEIVJDS OUR TAX MOAJEY AT THE RATE OF A BIUIOW/INDA HALF DOLLARS PER DAy. THAT IS #&.84 PER DAV (#2,300 PER YEAR) FOR EVERY MAN. WonftN. AND CHILD IN THIS COUNTRY. ANO YOU PAY FOR IT 1 TO HELP TRIM THE SHE AND COST OF BIG GOVERNMENT, ELECT DOW LV0W T0THE U.S. CONGRESS. DON LYON U.S. CONGRESS A RESPONSIVE LEADER VOTE REPUBLICAN MARCH 18,1980 fftw FOR BY PR! EN OS OP DON LYON - JOHN JOHNSOAJ, Ctf/t/firtjAI will explain the various factors to consider when selecting a legal organization for a small business. Joan Beugen, president of the -National Association of Women Business Owners, will discuss marketing in a small business. Learning how to speak up and at the right time is a subject Marie Kisiel, assistant professor of Humanitie^and Public administration, Roosevelt university, will cover. Flexible Career's Ann Orum will give pointers on marketing yourself. Registration is at the Loop center YWCA, 37 S. Wabash Chicago, 111., 60603, For more information and to register, call 372-6600, Ex­ tension 29. Registration fee includes coffee, lunch and all conference materials. H. WILLIAM JOHNSON A new local insurance office, the McHenry County Insurance agency, has just been announced. The agency, a subsidiary of McHenry Savings and Loan association, will primarily serve the insurance needs of the S & L's customers. Heading up the new agency, located in the McHenry Savings building, is H. William Johnson, with 25 years' insurance ex­ perience in sales and management. In addition to operating his own agency for almost 10 years, Johnson has worked for leading in­ surance firms. Johnson and his wife, Frances, have five children ranging in age from 30 to 12. They presently reside in Crystal Lake. AT CONVENTION Patricia Cervantes, Woodstock, installment trainee, of McHenry State bank, attended the Illinois Bankers association thirty- second annual Consumer Credit conference in Springfield recently. The 600 plus registrants heard presentations ranging from bankruptcy to forecasts for the automotive industry to state of the art ideas in consumer lending. Contact nearest VA Office (check your phone bfek) or a local veterans group. Dolphins Can See Dolphins have the unusual ability to see equally well.both in and out of the water. Uranium Finds Most of the estimated 11 million tons of uranium re quired each year by the nuclear industry in the United States is found in deposits through­ out New Mexico and Wyo­ ming. Corn Purchases Told Workshop-Seminar Set For Secretaries Secretaries and other office personnel are invited to a one-day workshop- seminar sponsored by the Greater Lakes chapter of the National Secretaries association (International) entitled Modern Business Communication, Saturday, March 15, at the Northern Chalet. Route 21 south of Route 137, Libertyville, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Discussions will be led by Gwen Jones of the College of Lake County on Secretarial- Business Techniques, changing attitudes in business language, and mechanical features of correspondence currently in practice. The fee includes con­ tinental breakfast, lunch, fashion show, and meeting materials. Everyone is welcome. For information and reservations call Anne Placzkowski. area code 312- 566-0010, Extension 301, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. . The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has purchased 281,349 bushels of corn in response to ah in­ vitation issued Jan. 22. Ray Fitzgerald, executive vice-president of the CCC, said successful bidders were those who offered corn at a national average of $2.40 or less per bushel, adjusted for location. He said the corn purchased today will not be available at prices less than $3.15 per bushel. Purchased were 140,762 bushels in Iowa, 50,000 in Indiana, 33,587 in Minnesota, 30,000 in Missouri, 17,000 in Nebraska, and 10,000 in Illinois. The decision to purchase corn was announced Jan. 19. Its purpose was to help stabilize prices and to relieve congestion in the transportation chain caused by the decision of longshoremen to not load ships bound for Russia. Bids were received for 53,387,364 bushels from about 5,000 bidders in 19 states. Unsuccessful bids were those which offered sales at higher than the market price, Fitzgerald said. "The U.S. Department of Agriculture will continue to monitor prices and congestion problems caused by suspension of exports to Russia and may offer to purchase corn at a later date if conditions warrant," Fitzgerald said. Flood Damage Manual Available To Public Ewald Incorporates in its directory advocates. of solar The faces are the same but the name is different. Ewald Associates, an architectural firm with offices at 457 Coventry Green in Crystal Lake since 1968, has in­ corporated as Ewald Associates Architects, Ltd. Since moving to McHenry county 12 years ago, the firm has planned and designed a number of industrial, commercial. institutional and residental buildings and complexes in the area William Ewald lives at 3108 W. Judy lane in McHenry. The firm recently has become somewhat of a specialist in the area of solar design. Ewald Associates Architects, Ltd. is the ohly McHenry county ar­ chitectural firm listed by the U.S. Department of Energy In anncouncing the in­ corporation, William Ewald, president of the company, noted a trend among professionals to incorporate. County board chairman, Richard O. Klemm, has announced the availability of a free Illinois Department of Transportation's Division of W a t e r R e s o u r c e s , publication, '.'Protecting Your House from Flood Damage." This easy to read manual is a good common sense discussion of what area residents can do before, during and after a flood. Klemm believes this manual could prove to be a wor­ thwhile reference item to have on hand. Local residents can review a copy of this manual at the courthouse, Rt. 47, Wood­ stock. Klemm suggested interested residents should write to the following ad­ dress to request a free copy of the manual: Illinois Division of Water Resour­ ces, Local Floodplain Programs, 300 North State Street - Room 1010, Chicago, 111., 60610. Tardy Tax Payments Mean Higher interest Since Feb. l it cost more to be tardy with tax payments, according to Revenue director James B. Zabel. The interest charge on late payments was raised Feb. 1 from 6 to 12 percent, Zagel said. WILLIAM J. "BILL" FITZGERRLD FOR COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT TWO BILL FITZGERALD IS PLEDGED TO: ...Planned growth ...Fiscal responsibility ...Public Offical accountability ...Seek methods to reduce the tax burden on home and farm owners. ...working to keep a lid on all taxes. VOTE REPUBLICAN MARCH It, 1980 PAID FOR BY CITIZENS TO ELECT WILLIAM J. FITZGERALD 7314 HANCOCK D* WONDER LAKE Zagel explained that the Illinois Department of Revenue follows the interest schedules charged (and paid) by the federal Internal Revenue Service. "This interest rate was raised effective Feb. 1 - and we raised ours too," he said. He noted that the depart­ ment will also be paying out at the higher rate of interest. "All interest due to tax­ payers from late refunds will also be calculated at the 12 percent per annum figure." Zagel said. That's all there is ... I just gassed up the car! 1976 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 2 dr. hardtop, V8. automatic, power steering, power brakes, factory air, silver $3595 1975 CHEVROLET CAMERO 2 dr., V8. automatic, power steering, power brakes, fac­ tory air, white *3195 % 1975 BUICK REGAL 2 dr., V8. automatic, power steering, power brakes, fac­ tory air. 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