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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-07-07, Page 26Wednesday, July 7. 1999 Lwow Tionimr•Advocats 15 New mentorship pr�gram for small businesses SEAFORTH' — A group of community -minded lawyers, accountants and bookkeepers have joined forces to support new a existing businesses in Huron County. Working through the Huron County Small Business Resource Centre in Seaforth, they are offering free one hour consultations to entrepre- neurs and existing busi- nesses in the county. The centre has modelled their program on a successful one run out of the City of Brantford's Self Help Office. Dwayne Evans, the centre's Acting Business coordinator, has invited members of legal and accounting firms to explore the feasibility of a partnership between local professional firms and the Huron County Small Business Centre. Evans said while firms are used to giving clients informal initial consultations for free, "Consultations are especially vital during the planning stages of any business?' -DWAYNE EVANS ACTING BUSINESS COORDINATOR most are scared away by the clock ticking away. The centre has done away with that by formalizing and focussing the consul- tations. Evans said consultations are especially vital during the planning stages of any business. To access this service, clients need to complete a client information form at the Huron County Small Program gets a boost EXETER -- The Summer Employment Officers of Huron. County have. given South Huron Big Brothers/Big Sisters In -School Mentoring Program a boost. As part of Hire -A - Student week, the staff raised $136 through a barbecue at Holtzmann's IGA and dress -down day whereby business people paid $1 for the privilege of dressing casually in the workplace for a day. Big Brothers/Big Sisters Executive Director Diane Beach told the T -A she was pleased the Human Resource Centre for Students chose SHBBBS. :Winners from the Exeter Optimists Bike Rodeo held on Canada Day were presented with prizes donated from Canadian Tire. In the front (I -r) Abbey Brintnell, 5, Brendan 'Shapton, 7, jaimee Glover, 8, and Chelsey Janke, 6. In the back (hr). Exeter Optimist Programmer Alida Struyk+e and Canadian Tire employee Eunice Aikenhead. Deife1d Livestock Sales Denfield Livestock Sales Market report for June 29. The market at Denfield Livestock Sales traded on a selective demand with the fancy cattle barely steady and the plainer end of the grades $1.00 to $2.00 low- er. American type cattle traded on a steady demand. Cows sold active at strong prices. Stockers were steady, pigs, sows and boars hilly steady. Atok.141 Norman G. Hodgins, Park- hill sold 29 mixed steers av- eraging 1341 at an average }price of 93.16 and had the high sale of the day at 1i`a#i} 105.00 purchased by Case Dendekker Meats. Jim Brandon, Forest sold 10 steers average weight 1170 average plrice 93.94. Prospect Feedlot, Wy- oming sold 9 steers average weight 1253 average price 93.13 to a high of 96.50 purchased by Case Den- dekker Meats. Norman Lewis, Ailsa Craig sold 11 steers average weight 1417 average price 92.70. Frew Farms, Norwich sold 11 heifers averaging 1058 average price 91.22. Claire and Kevin Schwartz, Crediton sold 11 heifers average weight 1224 average price 90.40. Bob Rice, Stara sold 6 holstein steers average weight 1459 average ,price 81.75. Bob Burnett, Denfield sold a bull weighing 2200 for 79.00. Wim Klessens, Kirkton sold a holstein cow weigh- ing 1645 for 64.50. Choice steers: 92.00- 96.00, sales to 105.00; Good steers: 88.00-92.00; Plain- steers: 75.00-85.00; Choice Exotic Cross heif- ers: 92.00 -96.00; -Good belt-. ers: 88.00-92.00; Common and medium heifers: 75.00- 85.00; Good cows: 57.00- 62.00 sales to 64.50. Canners and cutters: 50.00-55.00; Shells: 35.00- 45.00; Bulls 65.00-75.00 sales to 79.00. Direct to packers cows over 600 lbs.: 115.00; Direct to packer bulls: 120.00; Yearling steers 95.00-105.00. Year- ling heifers. 90.00-100.00. Good holstein bull calves. $125.00-$225.00. Sows: 37.00-40.00; Boars: 20.00- 25.00. W a2ndMONY AVAILABLE at 8.5% interest or less Personal Loans Totally Unsecured if you quali- fy, monthly payments as krw as Amt. • • • . Mthly Payt. mitt $2768 $10,000 $54.16 $15,000 $81.25 ConeoHdlM• Your Drbts 1(600) 307-1932 Astral Funding Business Directory AUCTIONEER • 647,4;frn, (Ad.. FULLY LICENSED & BONDED, CALL OR FAX (519) 666.0833 Pick up and salsa of complete at partial *States. Specials bt Fenn, Real Estate, and Genera Sales. Serving the communis and area for OVEN 40 years. • • REPAIRS Sewing Machine Repairs to all makes Free estknates 90 Day Warranty Experienced since 1952 Sew and Save Centre Ltd. 149 Downie St., Stratford Phone 271-9660 John D. Mencel Bank of . Montreal is pleased to announce the appointment of John D. } Mencel to the position of Vice -President and Community Executive for the City of London and surrounding area which includes. the St. Thomas Simcoe corridor and the Stratford -Exeter market. In his new role, Mr. Mencel will direct all facets of the bank's operations including customer service delivery and the provision of a full range of financial services to the bank's personal and commercial customers throughout the. area. Mr. Mencel joined Bank of Montreal in 1978 and has held a nutnber of senior positions in London and South Western. On tario. Most recently, he was Community Banking Manager for the Brantford - Woodstock area. M`r. Mencel is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and the University of Windsor, and a fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers. Ile and his family have returned to London where he plans to continue being actively Involved in the community. ea Bank of Montreal Business Resource Centre. This information is faxed to a local professional firm for a free one hour consultation. Consultations can take place in the office of the local professional firm or at the Huron Business Centre, 138 Main St., Seaforth. If you would like to par- ticipate in the program as a professional advisor, please call the centre and request the one page application form. If you would like a free consultation, please call the Huron County Small Business Centre at (519) 527-0305. 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