movers & shakers

By Isabelle Southcott
All about business
Powell River is a great place to do business and this issue highlights just some of
the people and businesses that make it that way.
Small business week is October 19-25 and it is a great time to celebrate the many
ways in which small business contributes to this community.
Many of you have heard about the Powell River Business Fair on Friday, October 24
at Brooks Secondary School. Here at Powell River Living we are pretty excited about the
line up of terrific speakers and the day we have planned. We are especially excited that
businessman and internationally sought after speaker Peter Legge and his daughter
Rebecca, also an accomplished speaker and dynamic and successful businesswoman,
will be our keynote speakers!
In life, as in business, never stop learning. Read. Take courses. Find mentors. Hang
out with people you admire. Spend time with people who are better than you are and
from whom you can learn. Join a club or an organization. Stretch your mind. Get out
of your comfort zone.
Never underestimate the power of networking. You are your business and every time
you are out in public you are the face of your business so dress and act appropriately.
You may not pick up new business immediately but people who network effectively
have an impact. It may take time before Joe, who you talked to at the Chamber of
Commerce luncheon last spring, calls you up to order new skydiving gear but he called
you and not the other skydiving gear supplier because he remembered you.
Business is the cornerstone of our community and Powell River Living salutes the
five movers and shakers we have interviewed for this issue.
If you are interested in learning more about self-employment, be sure to check Community
Futures. They can answer your questions, give you lots of information and run
monthly self-employment workshops.
Election fever is running high these days with both a federal and a city election just
around the corner. How will the results affect business? Be sure to attend the all candidates
meeting hosted by the chamber October 30 and find out what local politicians
platforms are on various issues and make your vote an informed vote.
Home-based businesses are an important part of Powell River’s small business community—after
all Powell River Living Magazine is a home-based business.
Disabilities in the workplace is another area where many of us need to be more educated.
With Vicky Lundine speaking at the business fair, we will have the chance to
learn about the benefits for both the employee and the employer.
Isabelle Southcott, Publisher • isabelle@prliving.ca
Pass the Hat for the CAT
The goal is to have Powell River’s CAT Scan bought and operational
in 2009. Powell River Living supports the Pass the Hat for the
CAT campaign. We will keep you updated on the progress. In the
meantime, can you help?
Total as of
29 Sept 2008
$1,105,600
Foundation Office
604 485-3211 • Ext 4349
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CAT Scan Campaign, 5000 Joyce Ave, Powell River, BC, V8A 5R3
$3,000,000
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1,000,000
500,000
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