wsl nweekendeff t t f y ptifflic board to teach people smlls to business world by mike adler staff reporter describing his mississauga opera tion over the phone john danson is actually giddy with success it has more work selling adjust ment services for businesses than it can handle it helps fire thousands and hire hundreds it counts govern ment ministries as clients it has offices in etobicoke toronto scar borough north york its really just the glorified corpo rate arm of the peel board of educa tion danson a teacher joined a con tinuing education program offering service to businesses seven years ago it had seven employees then now 200 to 250 people work for what is called the centre for education and training inspired by its bank balance offi cials at the york region board of education are trying to start some thing like it and after meeting edu cation director bill hogarth danson declared success for the york boards new business development venture the board will be the closest thing to us he predicted last week if thoy didnt do it we wouldve moved into york but we wont unless were in partnership with them he said consultant michael muir said the york program is looking for chances to show businesses what it can do the boards continuing education division he said has experience helping companies improve basic skills in the workplace with english as a second language courses acade mic assessment and literacy train ing but now it wants them to con sider paying for employee orienta tion or leadership assessment for workers being considered for promo tion or supervisory training for the people in charge the york board of education advice on bankruptcy and alternatives free consultation to discuss your options with a trustee in confidence call anytime evg wknd appts sta rkma n kraft inc trustee in bankruptcy personal corporate services markham 905 8897529 7030 woodbine ave at stales lawyer peter j lewarne matrimonial person injury legal aid accepted small business law bankruptcy real estate wills over 20 years experience low rates quality service 4701 highway no 7 at kennedy rd unionville ontario l3r 1m7 tel 4774381 fax 4777668 24 hour availability residential and commercial cleaning service wayne armstrong 9054712357 servicing york region wants to be your business partner entreats a promotional flyer engaged in a profitable joint venture with immediate returns for a modest investment muir said even though the school board may know nothing about your product it can teach you plenty about the people side of your business its the same kind of thing the board does trying to get people to work together he said our costs to customers are about half of what commercial programs charge said muir ikwik g a area ocpasgr- ttfffih all vanity fair hosiery socks tights and underwear selected womens spring tshirts and sweaters mens retreat pique polo shirts chinos sports shirts mm mm all womens and mens dress shoes excludes rockport prospector womens designer fashions and easy spirit all glassware and flatware excludes oneida lots more instore watch for great deals in every department on all furniture major appliances home electronics and mattress sets all serta mattress sets buy a set of towels bath hand face at regular price and get 50 off your 2nd set february 21st to february 23rd savings are off the regular price selection may vary by store while quantities last excludes factory outlets warehouse stores and clearance centres not available in conjunction with any other offer eatons we want to be your store wwml