AI8 - Weduesday, August 19, 1981 - North Shore News

By AL DOHERTY
Information is a vital

commodity for the owner or

manager of a small business.

For someone planning to
start a new business, in-.

formation could mean the

difference between success
and‘ failure. At the North
Shore branch.of the Federal
Business Development Bank
(F.B-D.B.), we would like to
put information to. work for
you. ‘ts

Let us tell you about the
government programs that
can assist owners and
managers of small business.
Our officers are familiar with
Various government
programs and can put you in
touch with the appropriate:
individual should it appear

that some assistance could |

be available to you. ~

The F.B.D.B.° publishes
booklets ona wide range of.
topics pertaining to the.
Management of small
business and these free
publications are obtainable
at the branch. The Small
Business News is a quarterly
newsletter directed to small
business interests and is
available free of charge.
Information is available on
the various kinds of
problems and opportunities
you will encounter not only
in starting your business, but
when your business is ex-
panding. .

The bank offers a series of
training seminars especially
oriented toward the small
business manager. These
one day sessions follow a
carefully designed format
geared to giving the most
information possible in_ the
limited time available. Each
topic is dealt with in a clear,
easy to follow, step-by-step
fashion.

Each seminar is built
around a case study, a real
life business experience, that
has been simplified for the
seminar and is supported by
comprehensive, clear,
pmnted maternal and visual
aids. The key to obtaining
information in the seminars
is group discussions with the

Back to School

exchange of information
between business people
being beneficial so all in-
volved. - 6
Management counselling
is available through the
banks C.A.S.E. (Counselling
Assistance

terprise) program _which
‘hk

people.

If you are currently in-
volved in a smal] business or

contemplating your own.

business, why not contact
the F.B.D-B. to discuss some
of the ideas or problems you
may have? We are here to
help small businesses to help
themselves. Additional
information is available from
the Federal Business
Development Bank at 145

West [5th Street, North
Vancouver.
(Al Doherty tx a manage

ment services officer with
the FBDB in’ North
Vancouver.)

Open House

September 1

700 p.m.

- 9:00 p.m.

2725 Se. Christopher's Road,

North Vancouver.

to Small En- |

45 day term with $5000 minimum deposit per annum

DY.

WELL AHEAD OF TIME North Van City Mayor Jack
Loucks (seated, left) and West Van Mayor Derrick
Humphreys

sign proclamation for Smal] Business

Bank, Robbin Lardeur,

Finest & Largest iaatirass ‘Selection

on the North Shore

842 W. 15th Street, N.V. 980-6715
(just off Fell and Marine Drive)

Super Savers will be offered fur a limited time only Drop in to your North Shore Community
Credit Unton branch soon and get a Super Saver working for you

No

Lonsdale Branch
1100 Lonsdale Ave
986-4321

Lynn Valley Branch Marine Dr Branch

1247 Ross Road
980-6556

1080 Manne D»
986 1116

Village Branch

3131 Edgemont Blvd
985 8221

North Shore Community
Credit Union

Five branches serving North Vane ouver

Dollar Branch

929-8111

po Week; October egecrs Looking on behind are (I to r)
/ |” - Bruno Kobi, assistant manager of the Federal Business
pe Development
. imanagement-services assistant and Al Doherty, FBDB
management services officer.(Eric Eggertson photo)

FBDB

oy

399 Dolarton Hiwy North