TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Business and You
Have you ever thought about own
ing your own business? If you have, you
aren’t alone.
Each year, the number of new small
businesses opening in the United States
continues to grow. Although many new
businesses fail within their first five
years of operation, many succeed and
develop into profitable enterprises.
Why do most people want to own
their own business? The reasons vary
with each individual, but many entre
preneurs are attracted to business
ownership because they are tired of
working for someone else. Others hope
to increase their earning potential.
In reality, being in business for
yourself may present unexpected chal
lenges, including financial instability
and long, hard hours of work. But for
many new business owners, the chal
lenge of making their own choices and
becoming successful far outweighs the
problems they may encounter
Here are some characteristics many
“successful” business owners share.
They include:
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Good People Skills - Able to deal
effectively with people
Problem Resolution - Able to suc
cessfully resolve problems with
customers and employees
Positive Attitude - Able to focus on
the positive instead of the negative
Self-Motivated - Able to work
without supervision
Goal Oriented - Able to focus on
and achieve goals
For additional business informa
tion, contact Rosie Sufficool, business
information counselor at the Siletz Tribal
Business Corporation, at 541-994-2142.
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Include Your Company in Tribal
Business Directory
Most Often Requested
Telephone Numbers
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Salem Area Office
Salem Finance Office
Portland Area Office
Eugene Area Office
Springfield Siletz Tribal Head Start
Contract Health Services (CHS)
Siletz Community Health Clinic
Siletz Alcohol and Drug
Chinook Winds Casino Resort
Chemawa Health Clinic
Bureau of Indian Affairs
1-800-922-1399
503-390-9494
1-888-870-9051
503-238-1512
541-484-4234
541-747-0161
1-800-628-5720
1-800-648-0449
1-800-600-5599
1-888-244-6665
1-800-452-7823
1-8OO-323-8517
Are you a Siletz Tribal member
who owns your own business? If you
are, we would like to hear from you.
The Siletz Tribal Business Corpo
ration is developing a directory of busi
nesses owned by Siletz Tribal members.
When completed, the directory will
be available for Siletz Tribal members
to use when they need a particular ser
vice or product and would like to sup
port a tribal business.
If you currently are a Siletz Tribal
business owner, please contact Rosie
Sufficool, STBC business information
counselor, at 541-994-2142 so your
business can be included.
Cut Wood for the Elders Day
The tribal Natural Resources Com
mittee and Natural Resources Depart
ment will sponsor a “Cut Wood for the
Elders Day” on April 2. The woodcut
will be held at the old log yard on the
tribe’s Toledo Mill Property.
We need lots of volunteers to help
cut and split firewood for tribal el
ders. Bring your chainsaws, split
ting mauls, axes, hydraulic
splitters, and lots of energy.
Even if you don’t
have any of those, we
can use the moral
support! Lunch,
drinks, and snacks
will be provided.
We will meet at
the Siletz Tribal ad
ministration build
ing at 7:30 a.m. and
caravan to the mill.
For anyone wishing to come later,
directions to the mill will be posted on
the front door of the building.
The goal of this event will be to
stockpile firewood for future delivery
to elders, particularly those who have
not yet been served this season. We have
a long list of elders who have not re
ceived any wood yet this season.
People willing to haul firewood to
elders outside of the Siletz area should
contact Elders Coordina
tor Angela Ramirez at
541-444-8225
or
1-800-922-1399,
ext. 1225 and she will
pair you up with an el
der in need. We espe
cially need folks who
can haul wood to the
Eugene, Salem, and
Portland areas.
Previous wood
cuts have seen more
. elders showing up to
work than young
folks! This is a chal-
lenge to all you “youngsters” (in body
and/or spirit) out there to come out
and show your respect for the elders
by providing them with the means to
keep warm during the cold months.
Web site: www.ctsi.nsn.us
CTSI Jobs
CTSI Employment Job Line
541-444-8296 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1296
Visit our Web site at www.ctsi.nsn.us
Note: “Open Until Filled” vacancies may close at any time. The tribe’s
Indian Preference policy will apply. Tribal government will not discriminate in
selection because of race, creed, age, sex, color, national origin, physical
handicap, marital status, politics, membership or non-membership in an em
ployee organization.
Elections, con’t from page 1
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Delores Pigsley, chairman
Alfred “Bud” Lane III, vice chairman
JoAnn Miller, secretary
Philip W. Rilatos Sr., treasurer
The tribe used electronic ballot
counting for the first time in this elec
tion. Automated Election Services in
Albuquerque, N.M., provided this ser
vice, as it has done for elections in vari
ous states and for other tribes.
Seven hundred fifty-eight ballots
were returned out of the 1,813 ballots
that were issued. Enrolled members of
the Siletz Tribe who are 18 or older are
eligible to vote in tribal elections.
March 2005
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