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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Business and You! Business and You! hv Rosie Sufficool, STBC Business Information Counselor hv Rosie Sufficool, STBC Business Information Counselor Are You a Good Employee? - A Key to Business Success Competition - Can Your Business Compete? If you are interested in becoming an entrepreneur and owning your own business, one of the keys to your fu ture success might be the skills you learned working for someone else. As an employee, hopefully you will have developed some good hab its, like: Being on time Being dependable and always showing up for work Treating other employees with respect Providing excellent customer service Continuing to look for ways to im prove business • • • • • These same qualities also are needed to become a successful busi ness owner. When you own a business, you have to maintain regular business hours, you always should be looking for ways to improve your business, and the way you treat your employees and customers will determine how success ful you are. Unfortunately, many people never learn good work ethics - like being on time and always showing up for work - and if they become business own ers, these bad habits often can have a negative effect on if they are success ful or not. Customers won't come back more than once if the business opens at dif ferent hours each day or if the owner decides not to open the business one day because he/she wants to do some thing else, like go fishing or shopping. As an owner, you have to take the business seriously or you will lose cus tomers and eventually your dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur will fail. So if you are still working for some one else and are thinking about own ing your own business, develop good work habits. They will help you be successful as both an employee and a business owner. If you have a business question or would like to see a specific topic cov ered in this column, please e-mail me at rsufficool@stbcorp.net or call 541-994-2142 or 1-877-564-7298 (toll free). S.T.A.N. Workshops June 6 7 27 28 Computer Basics Using E-mail Excel I Excel II (basic knowledge of Excel required) July July July July July Communication Skills Résumé Development Using the Internet Using E-mail I I 12 18 19 8 9 22 23 Communication Skills Career Planning Computer Basics Developing a Business Plan 1 1 »W I M Mi l n—im w iai — w m mm --------- ’l l—........... ■ MÜ STAN workshop here 10 • Siletz News • • • Read their advertising - are your prices and products or services competitive? Do they advertise more, provide extra services or delivery? (Many potential customers choose where they shop by ads they see, dis counts, and special offers.) Do you hear people talking about your competition? • • Do you notice that suddenly a lot of your regular customers aren't shopping with you as often as they used to? Do your competitors offer dis counts, special offers, or prices that you have trouble matching? If you are an independent business owner, it’s often difficult to match or beat the prices and services offered by large chains or discount stores. To improve your chances of suc cess, make sure you have the cleanest store, offer the best customer service, and keep your prices as competitive as possible. Think of competition as a challenge that will help you and your business strive to be the “best it can be.” If you have a question or would like to see a specific business topic covered in this column, send an e-mail to me at rsufficool@stbcorp.net or call 541-994-2142 or 1-877-564-7298 (toll free). Logo Contest Tipi Drawing Name: _________________ For Siletz Tribal members to use during the Nesika lllahee Pow- Wow, Aug. 11-13, 2006. One entry per house hold, please. Deadline Address: ___________ for entries is July 14, 2006. Names will be drawn soon after the deadline. Return the form to: Siletz Pow-Wow Attn: Tipi P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 August Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. • How can you tell if your competitors are taking away some of your business? Nesika lllahee Pow-Wow Please note: This is a revised schedule. Some workshop dates have changed. June June June June If you are planning to open your own business or if you already are in business, “competition” is something about which you should be concerned. Many entrepreneurs and business owners fail to realize the importance of competition and keeping up with what their competitors are doing. Too often, business owners have the mistaken idea that they don’t have to worry about competition because they feel the product or service they offer is “superior.” You should always think positively about your product or service, but failing to compare your business to the competition on a regu lar basis can contribute to failure. How can you evaluate your competition? The Pow-Wow Committee is now soliciting fine artwork for this year’s pow-wow logo. We are looking for original work depicting the cultural/traditional as pects of the tribe or of any American Indian design appropriate for a logo. The artist will be compensated for the artwork selected. If you have any questions, contact Mona Fisher at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1230, or 541-444-8230. Please send your work to: Mona Fisher ATTN: Pow-Wow Logo P.O. Box 549 Siletz, OR 97380-0549 Tribal Royalty Applications The Siletz Tribal Pow-Wow Com mittee is now taking applications for the 2005-2006 tribal royalty contes tants. Age categories are as follows: Little Miss Siletz Jr. Miss Siletz Miss Siletz 7 to 12 13 to 17 18 to 24 Young Siletz Tribal women inter ested in running for one of these cat egories can request an application from June 2006 Mona Fisher at 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1230, or 541-444-8230. The deadline to turn in applica tions is June 30, 2006. Contestants are judged on knowl edge of tribal and family history, poise and personality, speaking abilities, dance abilities in both the Feather Dance and intertribal styles, and ticket sales. Each contestant will receive a com mission on the number of tickets she sells. Commission rates are as follows: 200 to 500 at 20 percent, 501 to 1,000 at 25 percent, and 1,001 or more at 30 percent. This year’s royalty will be spon sored to go to the Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow and Miss Siletz also will be sponsored to go to the Miss NCAI competition. The pageant is scheduled for Aug. 10. 2006, and the winners will be crowned before the first grand en try on Aug. 11.
