Page 16 ^lortlanb (Observer Recruiting Nurses of Color co n tin u ed fr o m p a g e 8 help to 4 4 students annually. T hose enrolled at Southern O regon U n i O regon U niversity in M onm outh w ill qualify for stipends and schol arships ranging from $ 1,800to $5,000 annually. Students in com m unity co lleg es and those w ith a tw o-year associate degree w ho w ant to earn a b a ch e lo r’s degree in nursing will versity in A shland and W estern October 9, 2013 be eligible for $ 1,000 to $2,250. percent population), the grant hopes In O regon, the program sp ecifi to boost enrollm ent and support for cally hopes to increase the num ber students o f L atino/H ispanic origin. o f undergraduate nursing students A n o th er goal is to enroll m ore from d isad v an tag ed backgrounds co m m u n ity college students w ith by 2 percent a year, going from the associate degrees into O H S U ’s bac cu rren t 13 percent to 19 p ercent by calaureate nursing degree program . 2016. B ecause o f the state ’s poor C urrently O H SU educates 55 o f ratio o f L atino nurses to the L atino these students a year; the target is p opulation (3.6 percent nurses to 12 70 by 2016. *********^ Turning a Hobby into a Business 003-310 3600 long term objectives fo r the co m pany are recorded along w ith the T h e m issio n sta te m e n t a rtic u form ulation o f the c o m p an y ’s strat l a t e s th e p u r p o s e o f th e egies, tasks and functions. c o m p a n y ’s e x iste n c e , th e ir ta rg e t The competition refers to research a u d ie n c e as w ell as th e p ro d u c ts ing other businesses that offer sim i an d serv ice s. T h e v isio n s ta te lar services and products w ithin m ar m en t -i is th e g u id in g fo rce b eh in d ket. This is com paring prices and th e m is sio n s ta te m e n t th a t f o other m arketing techniques. c u se s o n the v a lu es, aim s an d the T he m arket analysis is the study fu tu re d ire c tio n o f th e c o m p a n y . o f the m arket in its entirety that relates T he organizational plan is a d e to the strengths, w eakness, opportu scription o f y o u r business, p ro d nities and threats that m ay arise w hen ucts and services and the goals o f launching your business. the com pany. In this section, the T he m arket plan is an essential c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 8 T he N ew C lub Roy (ay's Holiday "Spam and Velveeta" R IB NON PROFIT FUND RAISER PRESENTS S 1114 0 S E P ow ell B lv d Live Music every weekend, good R&B, Blues and Gospel. Gospel every Sunday 3:00pm until 7: pm The Kirk Green Jam, every Sunday 8:00pm until 1:00am Everyone is Invited • 0T0WN Showdogs is a full service salon. 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