28 — Wednesday, May 1, 1996 — North Shore News rmome-base experts to convene Seminar set for Saturday HOME-BASED KNOW-HOW will flow liberally on Saturday May 4 at a day-long seminar. HOME BASE By Michael! Becker A number of home-based experts are scheduled to share practical information at the How to Succeed in Your Home- Based Business seminar, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Richmond Inn. Keynote speaker for the day is Douglas Gray, author of Home Inc., The Canadian Home Based Business Guide, pub- lished by McGraw-Hill-Ryerson. Gray is considered an author- ity on small business law and entrepreneurial development. Other speakers include: W@ Sherrin Western, home office services manager with B.C. Tel. She'll talk about office comraunications for home-based business; @ Janet Weaver, loans officer with the Business Development Bank. Weaver will delve into the world of raising capital for home-based business; Beverly Delich, The Organizers president. Delich covers the issue of organizing office, home and family; 4 Mike :Berris, senior partner Berris-Mangan-Elliott. He'll outline. tax;.advantages and. accounting tips for home-based a Margaret Hope, president of Lions Gate Training Ltd. The topic: networking skills for home base; @ ‘Emiest‘Von Rosen, independent Internet expert. Topic: ‘home-based business and the Internet; a) Allen Holender, president of HomeBase Business Experts. _ Holender.explores how one might successfully market a ’ ‘home-based business. - +The ‘session is produced by HomeBase Business Experts and is Sponsored by B.C. Tel, Van City, and Berris-Mangan- Elliott Chartered Accountants. According to: Holender, some studies indicate that as many: as ..2.5 million Canadians work from home part-time or full-time. Just _ four years from now up to 40% of the: North American Jabor force may weil be home-based. ; Tickets for the seminar are | available through Community “Box Offices at 280-2801. ' For. more — information about the seminar call 734- 2273. North. Vancouver-based Self Counsel’ Press has released a new book of inter- est of home-based business operators. A Small Business Guide to Doing Big Business on the Internet offers a plan for peo- ple interested in starting and _Tunning an Internet-based business. It also explains how existing companies might generate business on the Internet. : The book was co-written by Brian Hurley and Peter Birkwood, .both telecommu- space failed to mention an NEWS photo Terry Paters Sharp eye OPTICIAN MAATIN Semaniuk checks the preszrip- tion of a pair of eyeglasses with a lensometer. The image Contact Lens and Eyeglass Centre opened at Park Royal North In March. The store is the sixth for a company that has been in business for 25 years. HELPING THE WORLD WRITE NOW e CODE Self-sufficiency through literacy in the developing world For information, call 4-800-661-2633 stocks | Cail for your free copy of ScotiaMcLeod’s Oil & Gas Research Report Member CIP? “cut | CURLING RINK LONSDALE REC. CENTRE iors Shore home bat | ENTERTAINMENT + DOOR PRIZESe LOTS OF FUN FOR EVERYONE! business people. North Vancouver District and the North Shore Economic Development Commission provide a World Wide Web site at http://www.distcict.north- van.be.ca/hbb North Shore businesses post information about them- selves at the site. ft also offers business fips and links to other related Internet resourees, Admission $1.00 Adults » $0.50 Young Adults-10 to 15yrs. Children 0 to 10yrs. are FREE!