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eekend, < W *ri § :I.:: U) unday, October 23, 1994 â€" 14 "I~/ ud un cial f acros: m h c e Beaver Weekend, Sunday, October 2 or the past 15 years, the Fend of October has come to mean something speâ€" cial for small and mediumâ€" sized business owners from across the country, and the Federal Business Development Bank. It has come to be a time when the Bank, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce â€" with the help of regional and local coâ€"sponsors â€" have organized Small Business Week. While this oneâ€"week celeâ€" bration in British Columbia in 1979 when FBDB‘s Lower Mainland branches (Continued from page 1) neurs can identify ways to enhance their own business operations. The highlight of Small Business Week® will be the presentation of the 1994 FBDB Young Entrepreneur Awards, which takes place this year on Oct. 24th in Ottawa. The FBDB Young Entrepreneur Awards recognize the achieveâ€" ments of 12 outstanding young entrepreneurs, one from each province and territory. The Federal Business Development Bank promotes the creation and development of small and mediumâ€"sized businesses in Canada. A Crown corporation, FBDB provides specialized financing for commercially viable businesses including term loans, venture loans, and venture capital; as well as, a wide range of business planning, counselling, and mentoring services. This year marks FBDB‘s 50th anniversary of helping entrepreneurs. Help available Proud 15â€"year history ALL FRAMES STOREWIDE SPACE OPTICAL 8422821 While the main reason for combining their efforts was to save money, the B.C. branches quickly realized they had struck something remarkable. Small businesspeople were not only interested in learning how to better manage their businesses, (Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver _ East, New Westminster, Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Richmond) pooled their resources to hold small busiâ€" ness management sessions under a Small Business Week banner. (Continued from page 1) Public Library. The highlight of the week‘s events will be the Annual General Meeting and Dinner on October 27th with the dynamic and sometimes controverâ€" sial John Crispo as keynote speaker. The busiâ€" ness meeting at 6 p.m. is open to Chamber members and will be followed by dinner at 7 p.m. with Dr. Crispo‘s presentation. Cost is $50 for Chamber members, $65 for nonâ€"members. At the Oakville Golf Club. "Economic impact of the Bell Canadian Open on Oakville," by Scott Simmons, Director of Marketing for the RCGA. Cost is $20 for members, $25 for nonâ€"Chamber members. To register or for more information conâ€" tact the Chamber of Commerce at 845â€"6613. with purchase of your Rx lenses arranged _ * We accept all vision care programs * Large selection of frames * Doctor‘s appointment Fri., Oct. 28th, 11:30 a.m. "Business to Business Luncheon": they wanted to meet their felâ€" low entrepreneurs, and attract public attention. Small businesspeople wantâ€" ed to tell the country about the important economic benefits they produce. They wanted to tell people about the jobs they create, about the products they develop and about the new markets they explore. Most importantly, they were anxious to tell people that small business had come of age; that they were just as committed, daring and innovative as their big business counterparts. Bill Kiriakpoulos, owner of Biggalo‘s Restaurant and Bar, presents a cheque to Bill Cundill of the Oakville Men‘s Hockey Team â€" the Silver Bullets. The team is one of four recipients of $2,000 raised at the Cross Ave. eatery on Fri, Oct. 14. On that day, to celebrate his birthday, Kiriakpoulos donated 25 per cent of all sales to four local sport teams; the remaining three are the Oakville Minor Peewee AAA Rangers, Oakville Precision Skating Club, and MOHA Red Shirts (Midget). Bill‘s generosity proves that it‘s much more satisfying to give than to receive. Wednesday, October 26th 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Come join Please Mum for our Customer Appreciation Thank You for making our GRAND OPENING in Oakville a success. To show our appreciation, our entire stock of regularly priced items (excluding bulk buy program) will be... please Shoes, Winter Coats, NIEW Holiday Line, Accessories and so much more. Oakville Place, Upper Level CHILDREN‘S WEAR CREATED WITH LOVE please mum /: Please come...