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Tribal member Leroy Shaw recently started his own business, with his wife Kathy,
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TRIBAL MEMBER OWNER: Leroy Shaw
BUSINESS TYPE AND SERVICES:
Snow Bird's Taxi Service
LOCATION: Aumsville, Oregon
HOW LONG IN BUSINESS?
Started the end of October.
OTHER JOBS AND BUSINESS
EXPERIENCE: "I was a truck driver, but
I decided to get off the highway and
start my own business," said Shaw.
Shaw also gained experience working
for a taxi service in Astoria.
REASON FOR STARTING A BUSINESS?
"I have worked for 30 years for
somebody else, so I figured it was
about time to do something for
myself," said Shaw.
GETTING STARTED: "Going through
the process of getting the business
started was the hard part," said Shaw.
The insurance was the most expen
sive thing I have ever known it was
almost $10,000." Shaw said he went
through Stayton Ford to get his two
business vehicles. Shaw has a 1997
Dodge Caravan and a 1998 Mercury
Sable. Stayton Printing Shop did
Shaw's car door signs and the sign in
front of his house. Shaw's taxi service
is licensed with the State of Oregon
through Marion County.
REWARDS OF OWNING A BUSINESS:
"My reward is helping the people out
here that need help," said Shaw.
"I pick them up and take them where
they need to go and get them there
safe. I help people that are broken
down on the highway if I can't
help them or take them some where
then, I can call someone and get
some help out there."
WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU UKE PEOPLE
TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS?
This is the first time Aumsville,
Oregon has ever had a taxi service
out here," said Shaw. "Stayton,
Turner, Sublimity have never had a
taxi service in this area, so my wife
Kathy and I started this business."
Shaw said he has set a lower rate for
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Elders who use his business and he
encourages people to call who want a
ride to the casino.
"They (customers) can call our toll free
number and we will take them right to
the front door," said Shaw of his
frequent trips to Spirit Mountain Casino.
"We run 24 hours a day, seven days a
week," said Shaw. "If any tribal
members are interested in the taxi
business, we are taking applications."
Small Business Development and ONABEN presents:
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WHAT: This is a class designed to
"DISCOVER" what it takes to devel
opment your business idea BEYOND
"JUST AN IDEA." These classes are
presented by the Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde Small Business Devel
opment Center and OBABEN.
WHERE: Classes will be held at the
Governance Center staff lounge.
WHEN: Interested persons should plan
on attending both of the two Discov
ery classes.
FEBRUARY 1 & 8
5:30 TO 8:30 P.M.
WHAT: A ten week series of classes
designed to guide participants through the
BUSINESS PLAN WRITING PROCESS.
The course materials and individual coun
seling sessions allow participants to work
through the BUSINESS PLANNING PRO
CESS. The end result is a comprehensive
business plan that can be taken to finan
cial institutions for loan consideration!
WHERE: Classes will be held at the
Governance Center staff lounge.
WHEN: Tuesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 15, 22, 29
MARCH 7, 14, 21, 28
APRIL 4, 11, 18, 25
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MONDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 17: Windows 9598, part 2
Jan. 24: Word Perfect, part 2
Jan. 31 : GroupWise & How to use
the Tribal Network
TUESDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 18: PowerPoint
Jan. 25: Computers and
Small Business
WEDNESDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 1 9: Microsoft Word, part 2
Jan. 26: Quatro Pro, part 2
THURSDAYS from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 20: Corel Presentations
Jan. 27: Mac Computers, part 2
FRIDAYS from 9 to 1 1 :30 a.m.
Jan. 21: Excel, part 2
Jan. 28: Web Page Design
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