BUSINESS BRIEFS BUSINESS WOMEN MORE AND more women are learning the fine art of how to adapt to the business world, ac- cording to business trainer An- nette O'Shea-Roche, who operates the Women in Successful Enter- prises (WISE) program. ‘*Business may well be a jungle but we've learned not only to Operate in it but to use the animals to our advantage,’' said O’Shea-Roche. She added that while large cor- Pporations spend thousands of dollars telling women about the dangers of the ‘‘jungle,’’ they perceive business to have become, WISE trains women entrepreneurs to take control of their business situations and come out ahead of the pessimists and ostriches. - “With bankruptcy rates soaring and the ‘R’ word running through the small business sector like a plague, it’s encouraging to find a group of entrepreneurs who are still positive about the business climate and whose enterprises are growing,’’ said O’Shea-Roche. ‘*The statistics cited by the course graduates to support their suc- cesses give credence to the pro- grarm’s hands-on approach.”’ WISE was started in 1989 and has now graduated two classes, started an alumni association and is putting out a quarterly newslet- ter, The business women who grad- uate from the program not only run the association and the newsletter but are constantly upgrading and improving their businesses with valuable input from the other members of the WISE alumni. In an effort to plan and design housing more responsive to peo- ple’s needs, one of Canada’s largest developers recently con- ducted a survey of opinions from a cross section of owners and renters. The resulis may be of some interest to you. Ninety percent of married couples with two or more children prefer a detached house. On the other hand, single persons under age 35 and single parents have the lowest preference for detached single units. The study found that of those living in high rises, the majority are under 30. In the detached houses sampled, more than 70% were over 40 years of age. High rise residents iend to eal “Estate By ROBERT AND ANN 985-8231 SINGLE HOME STILL FIRST CHOICE The neat WISE course starts June 4 and runs once weekly throug) November for a total of 90 hours consisting of class’ seminar time and. on-site assistance and evaluation of each participant’s business. For more information. call O’Shea- Roche at 299-9744, FEDERAL FUNDS VANCOUVER-BASED Prema Systems Lid. has received a $800,000 Ioan from the federal government to be used towards commercializing its Mark 1 (MKI) casting and facing machine and other unique machinery which casts and moulds concrete build- ing units with stone and embossed facings using a single operation. “Prema’s machinery produces superior conerete products,’’ said Justice Minister and Vancouver- Centre MP Kim Campbell. ‘‘As a result, the market for the MK! machines looks very promising.”’ While the MK1 was in its pro- totype stage, the demand for the finished faced blocks was over- whelming. But Prema’s main in- terest lies in machinery design and the company plans to market the MK1i equipment rather than the finished blocks. It’s primary target will be major concrete-product suppliers. Subcontractors will be used to manufacture machine parts, but Prema intends to carry out its own final assembly and testing at a proposed Richmond site. In ad- dition, Prema has identified ideal sites and sources of facing stone in Grand Forks and other areas of B.C. Prema will provide lectures and hands-on training for its custom- ers. Total costs of the project are estimated at $2 million. TELEPROMPTER UNITS TEKSKIL INDUSTRIES inc. of Surrey has received a $79,875 loan from the federal government’s Western Economic Diversification fund to market « ‘ine of portable teleprompting units in the United States. A teleprompter consists of ver- tically scrolled text projected onto a glass screen which allows speakers to read text while main- taining eye contact with the au- dience. Tekskil’s products are used in the television industry as portable on-location units for news and po- litical broadcasts and by speakers VAN OEVEREN REALTORS have smaller family incomes than condominium owners while detached home occupants have the highest. High rise dwellers are the more mobile and more willing to move followed by condominium owners. Detached house owners are the least likely to move. Regardless of the dwelling type, convenience to facilities and ser- vices is the primary factor deter- mining satisfaction with the current home. es + © ® Hf there is anything we can do to help vou in the field of real estate, lease phone us at Royal LePage, 985-823! or 925-9486. in) business and corporate com- munications. Tekski! is the only Canadian company that offers a complete range of teleprompting products at the lower end of the price range. The products can be either purchased as integrated systems or individually for use with other equipment. Since the company has focused on developing its product tine, it has not been able to initiate a full-time marketing effort. Total costs of the project are estimated at $177,500. “Until this point, we have sold our teleprompling equipment through North American dealers who carry a variety of different products related to the video in- dustry,’’ said Tekskil director Fred Butler. ‘But in addition to this, we want to establish sales representatives in the U.S. who have extensive knowledge of our products and are up-to-date on new developments as well as a marketing coordinator who will be devoted to expanding our mar- ket.”’ Awarded by CBC’ Drivers Scat immediately available. Shawmom models do cot apowar exectly 25 dlustrated *Plus PDA. and freight $395.00 ¢*See your Hyundai on Burrard dealer for details JUST AROUND THE CORNER. 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