16 - Sunday, September 29, 1935 - North Shore News

Business -

Businessmen get advice

ONCE: YOU'VE struck out on your own as the
owner of a small business, you can never get
enough assistance and advice from your peers.

One of the best ways to
meet others in the business
world is to join one-of the
many business organizations
in the Greater Vancouver
area, Shop around for one

that matches your specific |

interests.” Then’ find out’ if
you can attend a meeting on
a trial basis, before you pay
the membership dues.
One“of the newer
organizations available is the.
Advice Network, a group of
about 30 consultants that
was formed as a direct result
of the recession. It started as
a group of professional peo-
ple who had been laid off

‘work and who wanted help
_ in starting their own con-

sulting businesses.::

Now, the Advice Network’
_ specializes in matching up

_ product’ inventors, . financial

. . backers,‘ and. business “ex-
 “.perts.: Members. of the Ad-
+. -vicé’Network also offer con- :

sulting for fees ranging from .

$20 per: hour to more than
"$850 per day.

- Cost, ofsa. year’s member-

ship. is: $60. : The group's

monthly. dinner ' meetings,

-the high price!!

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which feature one hour of
networking followed by a
guest speaker, cost an addi-
tional $25. each. Phone 684-
591}.

Sales and Marketing Ex-
ecutives of Vancouver, with
more than' 250 members, is
an international organization
that also: features guest
speakers at monthly dinner
meetings. The group also

‘holds ‘‘breakfast

workshops” « for: members
and guests’on a number of
topics. The last workshop
dealt with Pacific Rim mar-

keting for the small business :
. owner. .
-Cost of -a membership in

The: Sales - ‘and Marketing
group is $330 per year, a fee
which includes dinners
Phone 681-3027... ©
“The: Vancouver ‘Board ‘ of

Trade, with more than 3,100”
‘members, features a private
dining facility. for members -:.
and their guests, trade: imis-...
-sions abroad, an informa-

tion library, and an ‘“‘elec-

_ 988-2324

tronic mailbox’’ through
which members can com-
municate with trade
organizations worldwide.
The Vancouver Board of
Trade also hosts a regular
Monday luncheon with guest
speakers, which in the past
have included prime
ministers, university presi-
dents and MLAs. Cost of a
membership starts at $215,
and is based on the number
of employees in your com-
pany. Phone 681-2111.
..The Better Business

Bureau, founded in 1939,
now has more than 2,000
members. As a non-profit
society, its mandate is to
answer questions on the
reputation of any company.

The bureau has recently
introduced an arbitration

program that is available.

free of charge to_ its
members.

The bureau also publishes
a yearly directory of its
members’ -businesses. Cost
of a membership starts at
$135. Phone 682-2711.

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Chris and Jason Peterson ©

Jason and Chris Peterson are a brother team,
delivering routes for us in the Norgate area and do-
ing an excellent job.

Jason is 14 years old and a ‘student at Carson
Graham School. He enjoys bowling, skiing and
plays the saxophone in We school band.

Earnings from the News are being saved for a
planned trip ‘to the Mediterranean in the spring; with
the school. Sounds like a great trip.

Chris is 12 years old and attends | Norgate School,
He plays basketball with the Y.M.C.A. and also en-
joys skiing. He plays the clarinet in the school band.

For Chris, having a paper route has helped him to
buy his mountain bike and now, he is saving for his
own computer.

We enjoyed meeting these fine young carriers and
for being our stars this week, they received, com-
plimentary movie passes, Nowh, Shore News
baseball. caps and a. special thanks. Enjoy the
movies and keep up ‘the good work. --

Toei verek OF wanti ano WEST vawcoueeis

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