P age Ab J anuary 18, 1995 • T he P ortland O bserver Host Families Needed For Exchange Students Seminar Offered On Small Businesses In a highly com petitive market place, q u a lity is a distinguishing, per haps even unique, characteristic that the co m p e titive stature o f sm all and m id-sized com panies and organiza tio n s in O re g o n and S ou th w e st can help businesses large and small, W a s h in g to n , th is c o rp o ra tio n is funded in part by a grant fro m the new and established, set themselves apart form their com petitors and build a strong, loyal customer base. On F rid a y, January 20,1995, the Oregon Q uality In itia tive (O Q I) and First Interstate hank w ill o ffe r a h a lf day seminar called “ G etting Started: Oregon E conom ic Developm ent D e partm ent and by mem ber dues and fees fo r products and services. ASSE International Student E x change Programs (ASSE) is seeking local H O S T Families fo r boys and g irls from Scandinavia, France, Ita ly, Spain, Portugal, Germany, H olland, These personable and academ i ca lly select exchanges students speak english, are b rig h t, curious, and anx ious to learn about th is co u n try B rita in , Poland, Czech R epublic, Slovakia, Switzerland, M exico, Ja attending h igh school, and sharing th e ir o w n cu ltu re and language w ith their n ew ly adopted H ost F a m ily. The students are sponsored by A SSE, a n o n p ro fit, p u b lic benefit organization, founded by the Swed ish M in is try o f Education. Asse also pan, A ustralia, New Zealand, B razil, Canada, and the N e w ly Independent States o f the former Soviet Union, 15 to 18 years o f age, com ing to this area fo r the upcoming high school year. cooperates w ith the Canadian Pro v in c ia l M in is trie s o f Education and is approved b y the A u stra lia n and The Oregon Association o f M inority Entrepreneurs, OAME, Center ¿S „ * invites von to its A n Introductory Executive Forum on Q uality fo r Small Business.” “ One true d iffe re n tia tio n fo r any type o f business is the a b ility to » N ew Zealand Departm ents o f E du cation. ASS E is the o n ly o rganiza tio n w ith these credentials. FUNDRAISER SUPER HOWL PARTY consistently meet o r exceed its cus tom ers current and future expecta tio n s ," sa id Jo h n D e lle r, F ir s t Interstate’ s senior vice president fo r service q u a lity, “ and O Q I consis Q U A L IT Y D E P A R T M E N T S T O R E IT E M S * New * F u rn itu re * * H o u s e w a re s # Lamps # F latw are * R eturns * O v e rs to c k Bedding * C lo th in g # Rugs * # Tools * Toys * E le c tro n ic s * * Auto A ccessories * And Much More COST CUTTERS - wapehouse outlet ?atio<'s (.9 4 0 6 9 N .E . M L K I 1 6 2 n d & D iv is io n f Block South ol Skidmore * 3 3 5 -5 9 8 5 { in Division Crnswg Shopping Center #761-2481 DOUBLE TEE PRESENTS U S A F R IC A A I R W A Y S nt the OAME/Caseade Plaza Business Incubator (4134 .V. I aneouver Avenue) on te n tly provides top-notch program s and services on q u a lity .” The program w ill be held from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm in T w o W o rld Trade Center in dow ntow n Portland. W ELCOM ES JANUARY 29, 1 995, x\ (2:00 PM - 7:00 PM) >!«• SPECIAL GUESTS The presentation is designed to o f fer company owners, chief executive COST officers, general managers and other senior executives an opportunity to dis = 5 20.00!Ticket A LL YOU C A N E A T & S O F T D R IN K S NO HOST BAR cover the relevance o f quality to small and mid-sized businesses and to become fam iliar with the common sense prin ciples o f quality management 9PM ♦ I I & OVER B U Y TIC KETS E A R L Y CALL O A M E (5 0 3 ) 24 9 -7 7 4 4 There is an $80.00 registration fee fo r O Q I members: non-members m ay attend fo r $120.00. The regis tra tio n fee in clu d e s a ll program m aterials, a continental breakfast LISCENSED IN OREGON SINCE 1975 and a n e tw o rk in g lunch. S in g le s & S e n io rs , I can h elp yo u ! M ore in fo rm a tio n about the p ro gram and O Q I is available by c a llin g the In itia tiv e ’ s o ffic e , 503-224-4606. “1st Class Guarantee” A-ZEBRA “ W e ’ ve been able to see the ben efits o f applying Total Q uality M an agement principles w ith in the bank,” said F irst Interstate’ s Linda Tubbs, a senior vice president and the bank’ s senior com m ercial lending o ffic e r in through liv in g as part o f a fa m ily , 0 ., rmls O R e a lty Inc. 3 0 0 NE M ultnomah, Suite #27 Portland, Oregon 9 7 2 3 2 George A. Hendrix MBA. 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