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At Gibson‘s Pine and Oak Furniture they operate by a very simple philosophy . Sell quality products, at a reasonable price, with excellent service. It‘s a philosophy that‘s well worked for the stillâ€"young company, which is reporting a doubling of sales during six months in 1986, and last December moved to a much larger 6,500â€"squareâ€"foot location at 140 University Ave. W. in Waterioo. Chronicie Staff Calling on local business to invest in the future, Junior Achievement of Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo has launched its most ambitious fundraising campaign ever. The nonâ€"profit organization is aiming to raise $100,000, $40,000 more than last year‘s target, through a canvass of Twin Cities business, large and small. *‘*Don‘t look at you donation as a gift...look at it as an investment. You are investing in the young people of the region, the entrepreneurs of the future," Junior Achievement president John Emrich told approximately 30 businessmen at a campaign kickâ€"off reception Monâ€" day. A special feature of this year‘s campaign is Proiect Chronicle Staff Gibson‘s is a familyâ€"owned business, started in 1981 by Gord Gibson as a partâ€"time activity. Although the store enjoyed a modest success in its early years, actually very good considering it was only open 18 days a month, it didn‘t really start to expand until last year when it was purchased by Gibson‘s niece Judy, her husband Kirk Brutzki, and their two partners, Howard and Carol Ramsmeyer. The company is now a fullâ€"time, growing concern for Brutzki and his partners. ‘‘Uncle Gord started it as a hobbyâ€"he was more or less retired and started selling this pine furniture that another uncle was making. They started selling at flea markets and it grew. He turned 63 last year, and found it was getting to be too much for him, so he sold the business to us. He wanted to keep it in the family," said Kirk. ~ Gibson carries solid wood furniture made in the JA campaigns for ‘investments‘ The University of Waterloo‘s annual economic forecasting seminar â€" WAT.FORE. Canada 1987 â€" which will deal with the way Canada‘s economy is expected to function for the next 12 months, will be held Tuesday, March 10. UW annual economic forecaster ATTENTION s WISSAN OWNERS Keeping it in the family at Gibson‘s T idâ€"biz 35 WEBER NORTH (corner Bridgeport Rd. & Weber) WATERLOO NISSAN, your newest Nissan dealer is now factory authorized to perform service, repair and warranty work. For all your NISSAN needs, look to us! instail the best! WATERLOO I yO U 2000, a new drive to get 60 of the area‘s largest companies to donate at least $2,000 each to help educate the business leaders of the year 2000. According to JA executive director Kathi Smith, this sharp increase in the 1987 campaign total is necessary to finance a program expansion into Cambridge and wipe out a $9,000 deficit carried over from ‘86. ‘"We‘ve been deficit financing since JA was started in 1970. Last year we cut our deficit by $8,000. This year we want to wipe it out," said Smith. mn'n‘glngyumgpewlemaetupindum'fl:eirowil small *"* companies." The young entrepreneurs finance «Quality products and reasonable price are the foundations of Gibson‘s Pine and Oak Furniture, owned by Kirk Brutzki and his family‘s factory in Northern Ontario. In addition to the largest selection of solid wood chairs and rocking chairs to be found in southern Ontario, the company‘s line includes everything from desks, bookcases, and The general public is invited to attend the seminar, which is sponsored by The Society of Management Accountants as well as by UW‘s economics departâ€" ment. In the past, these seminars have attracted good turnouts from the business and financial community from both Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo and Cambridge. board and senate chambers, room 3001, Needles Hall. * This year‘s seminar will feature talks by Dr The seminar will begin at 7:30 in the university‘s FREE Delivery _ "a, k a, 2 and area. ® TO m @Love Seat _ WAREHOUSE 2 WEEKS ONLY 4Zky . SALE ALAN RIGBY‘S LAâ€"Zâ€"BOY GALLERY As well, UW‘s Dr. James Brox, economics profesâ€" sor, will present his eighth annual economic forecast for Canada, based on his computer model of the country‘s economy. (Past forecasts have shown the model to be highly accurate.) Douglas Peters, senior viceâ€"president and chief economist, Torontoâ€"Dominion Bank, and by William Golja, who hoids a master‘s degree in economics from Waterloo and who is senior consultant with Congas Engineering, a subsidiary of Consumers Gas. audited by the JA bank, and pay dividends to shareholders. In the spring the companies are dissolved and assets distributed to shareholders. The high school program run evenings, from October until May. Since JA was established more than 2,000 Kitchenerâ€" Waterioo students have participated in its program. This year, approximately 180 students are operating three banks and 11 manufacturing companies. Junior Achievement also operates Project Business, which takes a local businessperson into a grade eight classroom to talk to students about business. their companies by selling $2 shares to friends and family, decide on a product, manufacture it â€"at the JA headquarters, and sell their goods. The companies are Quality and reasonablyâ€"priced are not two things that usually go together when you‘re talking about furnishings. Brutzki explain that Gibson‘s is able to offer both because it is a family business and they are able to keep their overhead low. At the same time the partners have decided to take a lower margin on sales in order to get higher volumes. ‘‘*We‘re not ones to run specials. That just gets to be a circus. We give it our best shot up front and deal fairly with everyone," said Kirk. "We‘re just a friendly family company concerned about offering high quality. We take a laidâ€"back approach to itâ€"we‘re not a high pressure retailer." although most of the store‘s customers chose to have it finished, and Gibson‘s will customâ€"build furniture to purchaser specifications. Finishing is now done at the store by Mickey Marshall, who has 33 years of experience with one of the top two furniture manufacturers in the province. ‘"Our furniture is made the way it was 100 years ago. There‘s no chipboard or veneer. We offer the real thingâ€"solid wood and quality components," said ‘"About half of our customers choose to finish themselvesâ€"there‘s something about working with wood. 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