WOMEN IN BUSINESS

A GROUP of = entrepreneurial
businesswomen on the North
Shore will host a ‘‘shopping
spree’ Sept. 9:at the North Shore
Winter Club from 6 to 9 p.m.

The event will give people an
opporiunity to see what there is to
offer through home marketing,
and to talk to the people involved.

The companies represented in-
clude Discovery Toys, TFomeats
Design, Body in Motion,
Breydon,, Lee Morgan, Jubii
Fashions, BeautiControl
Cosmetics, Childsplay Books,
Tupperware, Watkins Products
and others.

Visitors to the business event
will be able to- purchase women’s
and children’s fashions, books,
toys, active wear and household
products, receive fashion and
beauty consultation, and find out
what is involved in hosting their
own homme demonstrations.

“At a time when people are
looking for more value for their
money, this shopping spree will
make them more aware of the
choices available to them through
these established home-marketing
companies,’’ said Karen Nyberg
of Tomcats Design..

“To many people, the answer
to inferior-quality products and
poor service from many retaii
outlets is home marketing.

“When purchasing products or
using the . services available
through home markeiing, you can
be assured you are receiving ex-
cellent personal service from a

” knowledgeable sales person, and
that the product or service con-
cerned is of a high standard,”
added Nyberg.

- B.C, SAVINGS BONDS

FINANCE MINISTER Glea
Clark. has released details about
the.upcoming B.C. Savings Bonds
issue.” : .

‘The .bonds ‘go on sale from
Sept. 15. to Oct. 2 at participating
banks, credit unions, trust com-
panies, investment dealers and,
for, ‘the first time,.: from local gov-
ernment agents...

. Features of the. bonds include:
‘@ fully ‘guaranteed by the provin-
cial governmen ;

; ® guaranteed «mi imum interest
rate for the full three-year térm;
© interest rates may be increased
depending on market conditions;
2 $100 minimum purchase
amount. and $100,000 maximum
purchase limit;
@ transferable
Columbians; :
@ redeemable twice eacl? year;
© payroll purchase plan for gov-
ernment employees; :
@ available province-wide from

to” other | British

participating financial instivutions

and all government agents.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS

The bond interest rate will be
announced Sept. 15.

Sales information will be avail-
able from all participating finan-
cial institutions, investment
dealers and government agents by
Sept. 8. Investors with questions
can call the toll-free bond line at
1-800-463-BOND.

“*These bonds represent a
unique investment oppertunity
available only to British Colum-
bians. They are fully guaranteed
by the provincia! government and
have flexible, attractive terms,"
said Clark.

He added that every dollar in-
vested in the B.C. Savings Bonds
will stay in B.C. and the money
will be working for the investor
and helping to finance essential
locai projects like school and
health services.

Clark said the bonds will also
teduce the need to borrow from
institutional investors from
Canada and abroad.

“The government guarantee ‘of-
fers British Columbians a safe in-
vestment backed by the province
with the best credit rating in

Canada. The bonds are a smart.

choice for investors, particularly
in combination with other special
features like the guaranteed min-
imum interest rate,’’ said Clark.
The bonds may be cashed for
full value plus accrued interest
every six months on Oct..15 and
April 18 or upon maturity at the
end of the three-year term. The.
bonds are ‘also’ fully transferable
and holders may sell them to

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other British Columbians at any
dime.

“If this issue is successful, we
may consider an annual bond sale
simitar to Canada Savings Bonds.
We could then consider expanding
the payroll option beyond direct
government employees,’” said
Clark. .

The bond issue, which is ex-
pected to raise about $350 million,
is being managed on behalf of the
provincial government by RBC
Dominion Securities inc. and
Odlum Brown Ltd.

NEW BBB HEAD

PAMELA: ORAM, president of
The Marketing Force, has been
elected the new president of the
Better Business Bureau (BBB) of
Mainland B.C. for 1992-93.

“With our new 24-hour tele-
phone inquiry system and a
buyer's guide of members being
distributed in October, this BBB is
positioning itself for a year of ac-
celerated grow.h and develop-
ment,” said Oram.

“Our new board brings the
strength and enthusiasm to ensure
these endeavors deliver.”’

Her executive team includes:

@ Ror. Soeder, of the Hongkong
Bank of Canada;

@ David Van Seters of Peat
Marwick Stevenson Kellogg:

@ Ben Wendland of Com-
pucollese Schoo} af Business;

@ Peter Clarke of Clarke's Ree-
ognition Products:

@ Ridley Bestwick of West Bay
Consuhants.

New to the board this year are:
@ Peter Fassbender of Palmer
Sarvis;

@® Ken Hui
Scatia;,

@ Maria Leone of Leone's

@ Kim Spencer of NRS Block
Brothers Realty

@ Lucy Roschat of Cathay TY.

of Bank of Nova

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