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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Business and You! hy Rosie Sufficool, STBC Business Information Counselor and ST. A.N. Coordinator Business Partnerships: Are They Right for You? S.T.A.N. Offers Workshops for 2007 At the beginning of each new year, people often make resolutions and lists of goals they would like to accomplish. If one of your goals is to learn more about technology or to improve your skills either for your job or as a busi ness owner, the Siletz Tribal Action Network (S.T.A.N.) is here to help you. The S.T.A.N. program provides a variety of workshops offering the op portunity for people to learn new skills or “brush up” on ones they may al ready have. Workshops planned for the first three months of 2007 include: • • • • January Goal Setting Computer I (for people with basic computer skills) Customer Service Excel I Communication Skills Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 February Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 12 13 26 27 28 ‘ Telephone Skills Excel II Basic Computers Excel III Computer I (for people with basic computer skills) March March March March March March 12 13 26 27 28 Publisher Organizing Computer Files Power Point Marketing Your Business Using the Internet and E-mail S.T.A.N. workshops are free to Siletz Tribal members, their spouses, and children age 16 and older. There is a $10 fee per workshop for non-tribal CTSI and Chinook Winds Casino Resort employees. There is a $20 fee per workshop for all other participants. All classes begin at 6 p.m. and are held at the S.T.A.N. Training Center, located in the Siletz Tribal Business Corporation office at 2120 NW 44th St., Suite D, in Lincoln City. For more information or to regis ter for S.T.A.N. workshops, contact Rosie Sufficool at 541-994-2142 or 1-877-564-7298 (toll free). Be the “best you can be” with S.T.A.N.! 6 • Siletz News • The charts below are more results of the survey called the Tribal Under age Drinking Community Profile that was given to the parents of middle and high school students and to non • Will the partners each hold the same percentage of business ownership? Will each partner have equal au thority when a business decision needs to be made? How will business profits be divided? Who will handle day-to-day busi ness operations? Who will be in charge of handling business problems and resolving them? What will happen if one partner wants out of the business? Is there a procedure in place that will keep this change from negatively affect ing the business? It’s important that potential partners discuss and write down exactly how they want the partnership to work be fore they go into business together. It's just as important to have a legal part nership agreement written up so that any questions, concerns, and proce dures that have been agreed on already will be in place. Developing partnerships can be more complicated if the partners are family members. Although many fam ily business partners work really well together, others often have difficulty separating the business from their fam ily relationships. Another potentially difficult part nership can be between friends. No mat ter how strong you think your friendship is, being in business together often can cause your relationship to suffer. So whether you are thinking about taking friends or family members as partners, make sure you spend a lot of time discussing your agreement before you formalize it. Remember, it’s better to resolve any partnership issues before you start your business! If you have a business question or a topic you would like to see covered in this column, please contact me at 541-994-2142 or 1-877-564-7298 (toll free) or e-mail to rsufficool@ stbcorp.net. January 2007 parents. The students themselves also completed them. Surveys were given out in the fall of 2005 and the spring of 2006. Look for more survey information in February! Parents allow children to have alcohol at parties in their homes If you are planning to start your own business, you may find yourself intimidated by the thought of assum ing all of that responsibility on your own and may be considering taking on a business partner. For many business owners, having partners can be a positive thing, but for others, business partnerships can cause relationships to disintegrate and busi nesses to fail. Potential business owners need to think about several things if they are considering a partnership, including: • Jan. 16 Jan. 17 Underage Drinking Survey Results a Middle School ■ High School □ Adult Non-parent □ Parent ■ Grand Parent □ Not Identified ■ Total Agree Disagree Not Marked Minors steal alcohol from homes □ Middle School ■ Highschool □ Adult Non-paront □ Parent ■ Grand Parent □ Not Identified ■ Total Older siblings/relatives provide alcohol to minors □ Middle School ■ High School □ Adult Non-parent □ Parent ■ Grand Parent □ Not Identified ■ Total Disagree Not Marked
