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CNW/ - Xerox Canada contacted 250 Canadian small business owners and managers to discuss best practices, and found eight Office Management Tips guaranteed to generate big results for your small business. 1. The early bird gets the worm: 47% of business managers said that mornings are when they do their best work 2. Dress for success: 54% of managers prefer a work dress code of “casual Fridays”, 23% ultimate casual, and 12% “traditional professional” 3. Money talks: 25% of managers list monetary rewards as their greatest motivator, while 18% said “nothing” could motivate them to be more productive 4. Need coffee: 65% of managers report only 3 to 6 hours of peak productivity. $ $ $ 10 • THE CHOMEDEY NEWS • September 6, 2003 • www.chomedeynews.ca $ Winning Tips for Small Business: Guide to working smarter, not harder! Visit our showroom! 5. ...and lots of it: the majority of respondents reported an average workday of more than 9 hours. 6. 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BIZ BIT$ $ $ $ $ IGA and Future Shop partner in Ste-Dorothée New spin on loyalty program: IGA Crévier and Future Shop Ste-Dorothée recently unveiled a new partnership: in an effort to encourage cross-chain shopping, customers will be able to present their IGA bills for a discount on their Future Shop purchases. For every $10 spent in groceries, clients will earn $1 towards purchases at the electronics outlet - although the minimum Future Shop purchase should at least equal the amount spent at IGA. The unique program is a first for Laval, and only the two Ste-Dorothée merchants are participating. Above, the IGA’s Fanny and Manon Crévier flank Stéphane Thibodeau, manager of Future Shop Ste-Dorothée, as they make their announcement; the home theatre system pictured is part of a joint promotion. Couche-Tard results up on U.S acquisitions (CNW) Expansion in the United States helped convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. post record quarterly results. The Laval based company made $24.1 million (28 cents per share), up from $20.1 million (23 cents a share) a year ago. "The sharp rise in the Canadian dollar had a negative impact of approximately $0.6 million on net earnings, or close to $0.01 per share," the company said. Couche-Tard's sales grew 31.5 per cent to $895.1 million, compared with $680.9 million in the same period last year. The company said 87 per cent of its growth is attributable to the company's expansion in the American Midwest, including the integration of 404 stores Couche-Tard has acquired, since August 20,2002, from Dairy Mart Convenience Stores. "We are confident we will achieve solid growth in 2003-2004, both in Canada and in the Midwest," Alain Bouchard, the company's chairman, president and CEO, said. "In addition to our recent acquisitions, we are constantly seeking further opportunities to expand," Bouchard said. Mad cow, blackout, forest fires take toll on economy: TD Bank The impact of mad cow disease, the Ontario power blackout and the BC forest fires will shave more than 1.5 percentage points off the annual pace of economic growth in the third quarter, a TD Bank economist said Thursday. Growth is likely to be weak in the July- September period, possibly as low as 1 per cent, bank senior economist Marc Levesque said. He added that some of that weakness will be recovered in the fourth quarter of this year, when growth could be more than 0.5 percentage points higher than otherwise would be the case. "Rather than normal cyclical behaviour, a good part of the apparent weakness in the economy in the second and third quarters of the year reflects temporary shocks rather than more fundamental factors – and will certainly not prevent the Canadian economy from chalking up a solid performance in 2004," Levesque said. Statistics Canada reported last week that the economy pulled back by 0.1 per cent between the first and second quarters of this year. On an annualized basis, the economy shrank by 0.3 per cent, mainly due to SARS, mad cow and the sharp rise in the value of the Canadian dollar.
BACK TO SCHOOL Proud media sponsor LPD: Uneventful return to school for Laval students Tips for parents and children CAROLINE GARDNER To help usher in the school year in a safe manner, Laval’s police force increased its presence across the island, according to LPD spokesperson Constable Marc Morel. “Not only were our officers on alert in Laval’s school zones and along bus routes, but we heightened our surveillance outside of those areas as well,” he said, noting that many of the city’s thousands of school children walk or cycle up to 1.6 km to their WATCH YOUR DRIVING! Passing a school bus $200 + admin. fees with flashing signals: AND 9 demerit points Not respecting a crossing $100 + admin. fees guard’s signal to stop: AND 3 demerit points Driving 50 km/h in a $55 + admin. fees AND 30 km/h school zone: 1 demerit point Driving 70 km/h in a $175 + admin. fees 30 km/h school zone: AND 3 demerit points LAVAL Prizes to be drawn courtesy of FUTURESHOP Candy provided to all by IGA Crévier respective institutions. However, the first day back for the majority of students, September 2 nd , went very smoothly, he reported. Despite the trouble-free nature of this year’s back-to-school, the LPD encourages parents to review safety and prevention with their children. “Tell your children to always respect crossing guards, and wait for their signal before crossing the street, and to always walk on city sidewalks,” he said. In the case that there is no sidewalk, the left hand side is safest, as children will be walking against traffic. For cyclists however, the right hand side is best – along with a helmet, the LPD urges. Motorists were not forgotten in the LPD’s back-to-school safety tips: with the heightened police presence, it would be highly recommended that drivers carefully obey the law – not only to protect Laval’s youngsters but to avoid fines and demerit points (see table.) “More than ever, back-toschool concerns all of us,” Morel concluded. The Sûreté du Québec also increased its presence in scholastic zones during the back-to-school period under what they dubbed “Operation Transpec”; like the LPD, they had no incidents to report. For more detailed information about back to school safety, contact your local Community Police Station: PPC 1, St-François, St- Vincent-de-Paul & Duvernay East, 662-4310; PPC 2, Pont- Viau, Duvernay & L-D-R, 662-7820; PPC 3, Chomedey, 978-6830; PPC 4, Laval-West, Laval-sur-le-Lac & Ste- Dorothée, 662-7140; PPC 5, Ste-Rose & Fabreville, 978- 6850; and PPC 6, Vimont and Auteuil, 662-4860. This Hallowe’en, there’s only one place to be in Chomedey: the spooktacular Centre du Sablon Hallowe’en Party! October 31, all day at THE CENTRE DU SABLON To find out how to become a volunteer (decorations, greeter, animation, etc.), call (450) 688-8961. Read The Chomedey News www.chomedeynews.ca • THE CHOMEDEY NEWS • September 6, 2003 • 11
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