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Exeter Times–Advocate
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Professional organizer helps clients Clear the Way
By Mary Simmons
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER — When the
clutter in your home or
office gets a little too
much to bear, there's
someone a phone call
away who can help bring
some organization to your
life.
Bobbi Hoffman of
Exeter is an organizing
consultant who started
her new business, Clear
the Way, in January.
Hoffman says she can
help people be more
organized, productive,
efficient, focused, relaxed,
energized, successful and
profitable.
"All my services will be
tailored to your needs and
implemented in an order-
ly and comfortable man-
ner," she says. "My ulti-
mate goal is to teach you
systems that can be main-
tained by you on an ongo-
ing basis."
Hoffman offers services
for the home and the
office or small business.
She helps clients de -clut-
ter and organize rooms,
closets and desks.
She implements filing
and storage systems,
paper management solu-
tions, time management
and goal setting, policy
and procedure manuals,
storing of photos and
keepsakes and event and
party planning.
"As a wife and working
mother of two children, I
too, like many others,
always have things to do,
deadlines to meet and
places to go. It's impera-
tive for me to be and stay
organized," she says. "By
having order in my life I
am able to encompass
and enjoy all the things
that are important to
me."
Hoffman covers a wide
area in southwestern
Ontario with the
Professional Organizers in
Canada (POC).
Hoffman found out
about the association
through a friend who
hired a professional orga-
nizer after a move.
"She said it would be a
good thing for me to look
into," Hoffman says. "I
knew right away it was
something I would enjoy
doing."
Hoffman, who spent 15
years as an administra-
tive assistant, says it took
a lot of reading and
hands-on work to start
her new business. She
also has the opportunity
to attend training semi-
nars through POC.
Hoffman works with her
clients so she will know
what can be thrown out
and how the space func-
tions. She also follows up,
either calling or dropping
by six months later to
make sure the system is
working.
Through POC Hoffman
has also been involved in
the association's National
Organizing Week. The
annual event is being held
May 3-7.
Hoffman, along with six
other professional orga-
nizers from the south-
western chapter of POC,
went to Ronald McDonald
The grand opening for the No Frills store in Grand Bend was held April 22 with
the official ribbon cutting. No Frills senior vice-president Rob Adams congratulat-
ed owners Mike and Terri Rahn on the opening and said it's important the busi-
ness is family owned. Division business director Al Tornatore thanked the staff for
its hard work over the last six weeks. From left at the ribbon cutting are Matt and
Brad Rahn, Lambton Shores Mayor Cam Ivey, Stacie, Mike,Terri and Jay Rahn and
Tornatore. Mike Rahn said the store's opening had been a dream of his for a long
time."I know we're going to do a good job," he said. (photo/Scott Nixon)
Industry Canada supports HBDC
SEAFORTH — Huron -
Bruce MP Paul Steckle
recently announced a
Government of Canada
investment to the local
Community Futures
Development Corporation
(CFDC).
Known as the Huron
Business Development
Corporation (HBDC) the
CFDC will receive funding
in support of its continued
operations, and for the
Huron Gets Smart initia-
tive, an online tool for
long-term business devel-
opment and economic
growth.
HBDC is one of 60
CFDCs in rural Ontario
funded by Industry
Canada's Community
Futures Program. CFDCs
deliver a wide variety of
programs and services to
support community eco-
nomic development and
small business growth.
"CFDCs foster economic
growth, employment cre-
ation and self-reliant com-
munities," Steckle said.
"The three-year funding is
reflective of the key role
this local -level partner has
played over the last 10
years in helping business-
es and communities flour-
ish."
In the last five years,
Ontario CFDCs, through
their investment and busi-
ness counselling activities,
invested more than $196
million to help the small
business sector create or
maintain 22,288 jobs.
Last year, the HBDC
invested $719,250 and
assisted in creating 74
jobs from loan fund activi-
ty, which contributed to
an enhanced business
community. Industry
Canada is providing a total
of $838,250 to the HBDC.
Of this amount, $750,000
will help support the cor-
poration's ongoing opera-
tions over the next three
years, while the remaining
$88,250 will be used to
implement a multi -faceted
Web -based project aimed
at promoting area busi-
nesses, providing impor-
tant market information to
Huron's agricultural pro-
ducers, and developing
online tools and profes-
sional mentoring for local
youth.
"Small and medium-
sized businesses drive the
economy, so it is impor-
tant we have the
resources in place to help
them prosper," said HBDC
president Rosemary
Rognvaldson.
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POLICE BRIEFS
Two men
charged
over theft
SOUTH HURON — A rep-
resentative of MacLean's
Home Hardware contacted
Huron OPP April 17 over a
theft from the store located
on the Main Street of
Exeter. The investigating
officer learned a man was
seen leaving the store with
something hidden under
his clothing. A staff mem-
ber attempted to get to the
person but arrived in the
parking lot to see the man
enter a vehicle and drive
away. The officer was sup-
plied with a plate number
and description of the vehi-
cle and 15 minutes later
found a blue van with two
men inside. The officer
then found a 2004
Excellerator paintball gun,
the item the store reported
stolen. The missing $300
item was recovered and
the store was advised.
Two men were arrested
and later released charged
with possession of property
obtained by crime under
$5,000. Charles Morris, 42,
and Michael Mills, 37, both
of London, will attend court
in Exeter May 27.
House in London April 5
as a volunteer co-ordina-
tor for their Health House
Clean Up 2004.
"Once you're organized
and have a system in
place, it makes it so much
easier," she says.
For more information,
contact Hoffman at 235-
3745 or go online to
www. organizersincana-
da. coin.
Bobbi Hoffman is a professional organizer helping
customers cut through the clutter with her business
Clear the Way. (photo/Mary Simmons)
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