Winter Edition “Top Tips” for Business Success

January 2011
by Tony Gattari

What are the most important factors to consider when starting a business? Want to know
how to run your business better? Find out what business owners and operators consider the
most important tips for helping your business succeed.


Here is our selection of the top 17 business tips

1. Concentrate on your core business, use the most efficient tools available and be the best
at what you do!
2. Cash flow management is paramount. Always overestimate your expenses and
underestimate your income.
3. Do not commit to the impossible and always, always, deliver on promises - an
unreliable provider will not get return business.
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4. Plan well ahead. Think outside the square with care. Back up any financial risk you take
with a safe fallback position.
5. Write a detailed business plan and review it regularly.
6. Failing to plan is planning to fail…
7. Always have a mile on your dial. Treat the customer as you would expect to be treated.
8. Love what you do and continue to learn as you earn.
9. It takes weeks to gain a customer, but seconds to lose one.
10. Believe in what you are doing and never lose sight of your goals.
11. Know your clients' needs well and understand the value your service/product adds to
their business and how to constantly improve it.
12. Begin with the end in mind. Your dream and vision is what will motivate you and
inspire others onward and upward to your business success.
B A N D

13. Your own clients are your best sales tool. Look after them and they will look after you.
14. Don't be scared to change the direction of your business.
15. Have sufficient working capital to sustain the business for at least 12 months, only
draw the minimum to live off in that time.
16. Take advice from those who are where you want to be and ignore negativity from those
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who are not.

I N D I A N

17. Be determined, be focused, never give up, take negative feedback and turn it into a
positive, and never let anyone steal your dream.

About the Author

Tony Gattari of Achievers Group is a business keynote speaker and guest speaker.
His passionate enthusiastic style makes him ideal as your next sales speaker,
marketing speaker or keynote speaker. Tony Gattari has worked with over 120
businesses. See http://www.achieversgroup.com.au for more info.
T K ’ E M L Ú P S

Inside this issue:

Staff Updates 2
Highlights:
Business Unit Updates 5 New Staff Announcement! pg 2
Management Training 10 Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours a
Career Horoscopes 10
Success! Pg 6

Business Links 11 Sagebrush Downs/Mount Paul

Centre OPEN for business! pg 9
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Manager’s Message—Neil Leonard
Weyt-kp xwexweytep!
Hello Everyone!
Wow...our Business Development
Department has been in existence for
almost two years already! The team has
been consistently working extremely
hard to provide the kind of services and
support required to help bring significant
gains and successes for our numerous
existing and upcoming ventures.
As we go head into the 2011\2012 fiscal
year, I am very pleased to report that the
efforts of our team leaders and team
members are really starting to pay off for
us all. Business Unit financials are
looking much better considering the flat
markets we experienced since late 2007
and signs of economic recovery are more
evident.
The gas bar continues to be a very
profitable proposition despite lower than
peak sales levels. Cross marketing
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efforts with the car wash were effective Department and Finance Department.
in raising awareness and securing loyal Monthly variance and Strat Plan
and repeat customers. Under reporting has helped keep everyone on
management contract, TJ Camille has track of their projects and respective
done a remarkable job of keeping budgets. Investment in the development
expenses under control and production of our team members is as important as
levels high at Spiyu7ullucw Ranch. the significant investments we make in
our businesses.
Chief and Council have given our
Department a great lift by approving the We are especially encouraged by the
addition of an Economic Development number and quality of groups expressing
Specialist position. Stacie Coutlee was a keen interest in doing business with us.
the successful candidate for the posting Revenues from joint venture undertakings
and was promoted into her new position could overtake leasing revenues in the
effective January 24, 2011. upcoming years. Marketing campaigns at
CANDO and at the AFN General
Kelley O’Grady will soon be our
Assemblies are generating quality
Departmental Marketing Coordinator.
business prospects and leads. We are
For the last couple of years she has
gaining good insights into the most
served at the Band’s Communications
current business trends and strategies. It
and Events Coordinator. She will be a
is paramount that we be well positioned
most welcomed addition to our team! to take full and best advantage of the
Stay tuned for an open house opportunities coming our way.
announcement. We would like to
Life is good… take care for now, Neil.
introduce our growing team to the
community and give everyone an Kukwstsetselp!
opportunity to drop by and have a visit.
I thank you!
The increased training programs we’ve
received over the last while has really
helped us become a more effective and
cohesive team. The Smart Board
technology will take our staff and
planning meetings to another level. The
Thompson Rivers University Project
Management Program has us become
more organized than ever to meet our
workload requirements. We’ve
endeavored to take part in the many
courses offered by the Human Resources
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Portfolio Holder—Councillor George Casimir
I would like to thank the Department for
all their hard work on behalf of our
community to move us forward in the
area of Economic Development. We
have a number of projects we are
working on as a team and will be
implementing these early in the spring
and throughout this new year. As always
we hope to expend any revenues
generated toward culture, education and
to further our existing and new businesses
for our people. The one other area I hope
to work towards is how can we assist our
people more in way of providing business
opportunities and funding and training to
help in developing new entrepreneurs. If
anyone has any input or thoughts towards
our direction and how we can assist in
any way please call us anytime. Thank
you!

Economic Development Officer—Robert Corman

Chief Louis Centre Development Canadian retail chains and developers, as Wind Turbine Project
well as a few off shore retailers planning
As part of a A business plan has been received from
on setting up locations in Canada.
broader Chief Windcor – a wind farm developer - that
Louis Centre The objective of the delegation was to could provide the basis for a joint venture
( C L C ) identify and attract potential retailers and with TIB.
marketing developers interested in doing business
The plan would see the construction of a
program, a on the reserve.
turbine that would be jointly owned by
delegation from
Wastewater System Windcor and TIB. Funding for the
the Business
project is contingent upon the Ministry of
Development A Wastewater System INAC funding
Aboriginal Reconciliation’s Clean
Department proposal resulting from a collaborative
Energy Program.
attended the effort between the Engineering, Lands
International Council of Shopping and Business Development Departments
Centers (ICSC) Conference in Whistler, is currently under development.
BC on January 23-25, 2011.
Phase 1 of the Wastewater System – the
This event was attended by some 2,000 installation of the main trunk line – will
delegates and included most of the major be completed by spring.

Quotes to Live By
Life is good.
Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but
Neil Leonard
each of us can work to change a small portion of
events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written
Do or do not. There is no try.
the history of this generation.
Yoda
Robert F. Kennedy
If you can DREAM it, you can DO it.
Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you
Walt Disney
love and believe in, and it will come naturally.
David Frost
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental
attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth
The future depends on what we do in the present.
can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Mahatma Gandhi
Thomas Jefferson

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Economic Development Specialist—Stacie Coutlee
New Gold Museum Tour
In addition to the
R o c k y
Mountaineer Rail
T o u r
performances (see
Museum article),
a performance
was conducted for
New Gold Inc.
(who had heard of the show and
requested a separate performance). The
group consisted of 45 employees from
Canada (Kamloops and Toronto) and
USA (Boston and New York). New Gold
Inc. expressed a sincere thank you to
Chief Shane Gottfriedson for his parting
comments, Jackie for her thorough and
enthusiastic presentation, and Dan for his
captivating stories. As well, a BIG thank
you was expressed to the musicians and
dancers for their superb performance.
Website Development -
Secwepemc Museum and Heritage
Park
At this point in time, a website is under
development for the museum. The
purpose behind the creation of the
website is to increase visitors/revenues,
offer value-added services, create
opportunities for local entrepreneurs and
artists, consistent branding, etc. In
addition, the website will create a key
message that would motivate a customer
to visit the museum. We want to provide
a unique, informed experience for the
customer (i.e. have the information they
are searching for). More importantly, the
website will provide a stand-alone
domain name that is easy to remember.
This will increase the profile and
awareness of the museum. Lastly, the
domain name would be communicated on
all promotional materials in order to
achieve the maximum benefit.
Marketing Initiatives
Once more, the Business Development
Department has been promoting TIB’s
business opportunities. Neil Leonard and
I have been attending conferences in
order to set up trade show booths. This
year we attended the Assembly of First
Nations (AFN) 31st Annual General
Assembly (July 20 – 22, 2010) in
Winnipeg, MN. In addition to the AFN,
we attended the 17th Annual Council for
the Advancement of Native Development
Officers (CANDO) National Conference
and Annual General Meeting (July 27 –
30, 2010) in Niagara Falls, ON. During
these conferences, we continue to build
on our successes by maintaining and
developing new and effective
partnerships.
Kamloops Chamber of Commerce
In October 2010, Chief and Council, the
Business Development and Lands,
Leasing and Taxation Departments met
with the Kamloops Chamber of
Commerce. The Chamber is interested in
discovering how they can assist TIB
endeavors. With that in mind, Chief and
Council discussed available TIB lands for
development, progress on the waste water
infrastructure project, future
developments, where we see TIB in the
future, and potential partnerships. In the
end, the Chamber was pleased to further
their understanding of what TIB is
looking for and most importantly
obtaining an understanding of how to
build relationships and business with
TIB.

Office Coordinator—Pat Lentowicz

Happy New Year! The department still has some minor
It has been an growing pains and fine tuning is always “All that we are is the
exciting 10 on the agenda, but it is amazing to see result of what we
months since I how well this team works together as
came on board they maintain order for all the business
have thought. The
the B u s in es s units that fall under the umbrella of the mind is everything.
Development Business Development Department. What we think, we
Department. I
It is a good feeling at the end of each
become.”
enjoy the fast
work day knowing you have made a
pace and working with this brilliant team
difference for the community. Looking Buddha
on the many current projects. It is
forward to an exciting New Year!
exciting to see the new business ideas
continually percolating and brewing. Howa’a (a big Haida thank you)

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Business Unit Updates
Tk’emlúps Forestry Development Corporation
It has been a
busy year for
the Tk’emlups
Forestry
Development
Corporation
( T F D C ) ,
managing
f o r e s t r y
licenses,
timber sales, harvesting contractors,
silviculture programs, fuel management
programs for forest fire risk prevention,
and operational planning. A multitude of
programs have also been conducted
involving recreation sites, fisheries,
wildlife and range.
The following are brief summaries of
only a few activities that TFDC has been
involved in over the past few months.
Douglas-fir Beetle Trap Tree Program
A Douglas-fir Beetle
Trap Tree Program was
initiated in May 2010.
The beetle population
has been expanding
throughout the Paul Lake corridor,
spreading onto IR#1. Douglas-fir trap
trees were baited to capture local beetle
populations. The bait trees were 100%
attacked, and were removed and burnt
this winter with other logging debris.
2010 Sheep Hunt
This 5-year pilot project between the
TIB, the Ministry of Environment, the
Wild Sheep Society of BC, the Guide
Outfitters of BC and the BC Wildlife
Federation is now complete.
The 5th hunt took
place on November 1,
2010 and generated
approximately
$91,000.00 USD. The
proceeds of the hunt
provide funding for
initiatives such as the
John Jules Memorial Bursary, research
programs and various natural resource
rehabilitation/preservation projects.
The sheep project will be put on hold for
2-3 years to keep the hunt unique and to
ensure mature rams are not being
overhunted.
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Fisheries Range Management
Notable
r a n g e
management
activities
w e r e
completed
on IR#1 over the past few months
including:
complete fence inventory and
assessment on the Strawberry Hill
This summer, the sockeye catchment was range;
the highest on record for the TIB. controlled burning program;
Approximately 1,230 sockeye were noxious weed spraying program; and
caught and delivered to TIB members. wetland rehabilitation and protection
TIB and the Skeetchestn Indian Band initiative.
partnered in a commercial fishery. Using
a beach seine, there was a catchment of TFDC also managed a grazing lease to
20,000 sockeye. generate revenue to keep the range duties
at a break-even for the year. Additional
This year the 2010 Coho Stream Walks projects are planned for 2011 that will
were done in-house. Every Friday from further enhance the range management
the end of October to the end of activities on IR#1.
November, Paul Creek and Tranquille
Creek were monitored to determine the Forestry Projects 2010
stream usage by spawning Coho.
Th ro u gh -o u t
Although Paul 2010 and into
Creek has been
2011, TFDC
home to Coho in has been
the past, no fish
developing
were observed in and harvesting
the lower reaches Mountain Pine
this year. In Beetle timber and fire salvage timber.
Tranquille Creek, Some of the projects are as follows:
approximately six
spawning Coho Community Lake salvage;
were observed. Chuwels Mountain CP5;
Melba CP6;
Emergency Preparedness Planning
Ridge Mtn. timber sale (bid sale);
The TFDC has CP3 FL73171 shared license; and
been involved in
Lionshead fire salvage sales.
implementation
of the TIB Much of the timber has been sold through
Emergency Tolko Industries, who has worked
Preparedness diligently in partnering with TFDC to
Plan (EPP). Ron achieve mutually agreeable solutions and
Tronson, Mark Diffin, Jim McGrath and a respectful working relationship.
members from various TIB departments
form the committee to ensure a solid For more information please contact:
cross-section of personnel is available for Jim McGrath, Forestry Manager
the development of the EPP. Training Tel: 250-314-1597 or 250-318-3639
courses are scheduled to bring the E-mail: jmcgrath@kib.ca
committee to a level that is required to
begin EPP implementation. Barry Bennett, Assistant Forestry Mgr.
Tel: 250-314-1563 or 250-851-1637
E-mail: bbennett@kib.ca
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Business Unit Updates
Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park
It has been an exciting time for the
Secwepemc Museum. Tours were a
steady stream this season. Many guests
visited from around the world and there
has been a continual increase in visitors
from Europe, Australia and the United
Kingdom.
Both international and local students enjoy
the pit-houses, which are a focal point of
all tours, as this is where Secwepemc
culture is shared and Coyote legends are
told.
A V.I.P. tour on December 3,
accommodated Superintendants, District
Principals and the Merritt District First
Nations Principal Shelly Oppenheim. The
tour was to secure the Merritt and
Similkameen School District (SD) #84
schools. After a full tour of the
Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park,
which included story-telling around a fire
in the pit-house, SD #84 agreed to send
their K-12 students to the museum for
guided tours through-out the school year.
Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours
In June, the Secwepemc Museum and the
Business Development Department
produced an authentic First Nations
cultural experience for guests of the
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Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours with an
evening of live performances from local
dancers and the local drum group Sage
Hills. Traditional meals were served that
included bannock and candied salmon.
Tours were conducted by Dan Saul,
Museum Manager and Jackie Jules, STEP
Worker. This year there were six shows
scheduled; four in June and two in
September. Tourist feedback from all
shows was very positive and was the
highest scoring of all six pilot shows put
on by various tour companies in
Kamloops.
STEP Worker
The museum was
very fortunate to
have been
successful in
acquiring a Indian Residential School building.
t e mp o ra r y
position under the
Shuswap Training
and Employment
Program (STEP).
Jackie Jules, TIB member, began her 12-
week term with the museum at the end of
October.
Through training at SFU and
collaborating with volunteer trainers from
Australia, Jackie is qualified to catalogue
the many artifacts that are found within
or are donated back to the nation.
Cataloguing artifacts is extremely
significant regarding our archaeological
record and unraveling our history to
preserve our past for future generations.
Jackie’s contributions to the museum
during her term have been greatly
appreciated! Some of her responsibilities
have been booking presentations and
tours of the residential school, museum
and heritage park. Her knowledge of the
Secwepemc culture, language and history
has been a huge asset to the museum, the
community and School District #73.
School District #73
This will be the third year in keeping with
the SD #73 curriculum regarding First
Nation culture and history. There was a
huge increase in school museum tours,
classroom presentations and visits to rural
schools. Over the past two years, over
10,000 K-12 students visited the
museum.
The district added the history of
residential schools to their curriculum,
increasing tours of the old Kamloops
The museum is making a very significant
and positive contribution to the level of
cultural education being received by
students in the district. Nathan Matthew,
Chair of First Nations Education Council
and School District #73, acknowledged
and appreciated the work of museum
staff. He was also pleased to announce
that the funding for the Cultural Educator
Program at the museum was renewed for
the 2010/11 school year. The current
program funding was increased by 20%,
for a total of $9,000.00 this year.
For more information
please contact:
Janet Deneault
Cultural Education
Liaison
Tel: 250-314-1506
E-mail:
janet.deneault@kib.ca
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Business Unit Updates
Tk’emlúps Petroleum
Renovations at Tk’emlúps Petroleum
are 100% complete! The new addition
has created an organized, functional work
environment, and has eliminated safety
issues for vendors and staff.
The installation of a large delivery door
at the rear of the building and a loading
bay, has provided safety and convenience
for vendor deliveries. This has also
allowed easier access to the walk-in
cooler. A WCB compliant basement
stairway has also been constructed. The
addition provides extra storage and more
cooler space for supplies.
Tk’emlúps Car Wash
Staff (left to right): Tye Moses, John George,
Mason Hill, Brad Anolik and Barry Hazelwood.
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Weekly gas draws are ongoing. Fuel
must be purchased in order to enter the
draw. The winner, drawn every Monday,
receives a $20.00 gift certificate for use at
the Gas Bar. Soup and hot dogs are
available during the winter months, and
special prices are offered year-around on
certain drinks and combination items.
Cross-marketing with the Tk’emlúps Car
Wash continues and automatic car
washes can still be purchased at the Gas
Bar.
Sales levels continue to increase and
tobacco quotas have been increased over
The Tk’emlúps Car Wash continues to
provide a second to none car wash
experience!
New to the car wash is the windshield
rock chip repair service. There has been a
lot of interest in this service and many
customers have been calling to make
appointments. Repairing rock chips early
can save hundreds of dollars later.
The interior cleaning package has also
drawn positive attention. Call today to
book your appointments.
Staff (back, left to right): Bobby Paul, Rebecca Paul,
Allan Pelletier and Rhonda Ned. (front): Mindy Hall
Missing: Debbie Kenoras, Andrew Gottfriedson,
Robin Gottfriedson, Skye Gottfriedson, Jared
Thomas, Dailyn Swanson, Geraldine Rodgers, Shane
Gottfriedson, Simone Paul and Alicia Leonard.
the past two years to keep up with
demand. Tk’emlúps Petroleum continues
to be the most profitable band-owned
retail venture.
For more information, please contact:
Mindy Hall, Manager
Tel: 250-377-8684
E-mail: tkumlups@telus.net
Cross-marketing with Tk’emlúps
Petroleum has proven successful and sales
continue to grow. December revenues
tripled from the previous month, leaving
the car wash with a surplus to start the
new year!
For more information, please contact:
Barry Hazelwood
Tk’emlúps Car Wash Manager
Tel: 250-828-6877
E-mail: carwash@kib.ca
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Business Unit Updates
Spiyu7ullucw Ranch Corporation
In the spring of 2010, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Spiyu7ullucw Ranch
Corporation contracted a team of consultants to develop a business plan for the ranch.
The Board presented five goals from which the consultants created five
recommendations (formally adopted by the Board).

CONSULTANTS
BOARD GOALS
RECOMMENDATIONS
Reduce or eliminate losses Increase hay production
Improve short term efficiency Sell cattle herd
Create yearling (or cow/calf) herd in
Prevent loss of Crown licenses
preparation of 2012
Create member employment Install animal husbandry team by 2012
Capitalize on zoning & location Establish garden/greenhouse operation

TJ Camille, TIB member, has been working diligently to ensure ranch operations run
efficiently. We are proud to report that both cattle and hay production have increased
and expenses have decreased for the 2010 season. We are looking forward to what the
2011 season produces.

Hay Production (2010 – 2011 Season)

Optimal weather conditions allowed for higher hay yields and extended the grazing
period for cattle. This year the ranch produced approximately 1,600 dry tons and 482
round silage bales. As of January 13, 2011, hay sales were approximately $103,767.00.

Hay Expenses

Hay expenses for the 3rd quarter of the March 31, 2011 fiscal year (2010 season) are
significantly lower than the 2010 fiscal year (2009 season). Since most hay expenses are
incurred in the first half of a year, total hay expenses for the 2011 fiscal are predicted to
be considerably lower than 2010.

Cattle Inventory (2010 – 2011 Season)

In October 2010, 36 cows, 1 bull, 72 steers and 62 heifers were sold (including wild and
late calves). After expenses, net amount totaled $139,059.99. The current cattle
inventory is 150 cows, 9 bulls and 5 calves.

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Business Unit Updates
Sagebrush Downs/Mount Paul Centre
TIB has been managing the Sagebrush Downs/Mount Paul Centre (SBD/MPC) for the past year. Although the Kamloops Exhibition
Association (KXA) no longer manages the facilities, they are providing free use of their non-fixed assets in lieu of extending their
residence on the grounds to September 30, 2011.

Salvina Holcomb, Coordinator, and Ernie Thomas, Maintenance, (both TIB members) have been busy managing the day-to-day
operations. Things are in full swing at Winners Café and the Teletheatre betting license has been renewed to provide customers with
great food and entertainment. The 1-mile track has been plowed and raked, and the barn stalls have been cleaned and re-surfaced.

Come attend a scheduled event or call today to book your own!

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Management Training
On November 2-4, 2010, members of the
Business Development team attended the
Project Management Tools and
Techniques and Strategic and Business
Planning workshops. The workshops
were facilitated by Janice Lawson of the
Management Centre at Thompson Rivers
University.
The Project Management Tools and
Techniques workshop was attended by
Neil Leonard, Robert Corman, Stacie
Coutlee, Pat Lentowicz, Barry
Hazelwood, Jim McGrath and Jackie
Jules.
Over a 2-day period the following topics
were covered:
Career Horoscopes
Aries (21 March—20 April)
Aries are very independent people so the
job that has the independence can be a part of
Aries career. Aries are the fighter and great
entrepreneur and very impulsive. So these
people will start their endeavor in business or in
politics. They will initiate the things and let
others to finish it. Also their career activities are
mostly involved in protecting others and risk
taking activities.
Career astrology for Aries says that they will
work in Armed forces, as athlete, blacksmith,
dentist, firefighter, lawyer, mechanic, policeman,
race car driver, trade union leader, self-
employed businessman.
Taurus (21 April—21 May)
Taurus are very practical people with great
determination. They look for the career that
gives them stability hence the government jobs
are best for Taurus.
Career as per astrology for Taurus say that they
can be very good accountant, engineer, lawyer
and teacher.
Gemini (22 May—21 June)
Gemini are born with intelligence and great
intuitions. You cannot keep Gemini in one job
for a very long period of time as they look for a
change.
So anything related to travelling, technical
support, writing, and creativity will go as best
options for them.
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The Project Management Framework
Project Management Processes
The Project Manager
Building/Managing the Project Team
Project Manager’s Resources
At the end of the workshop, all
participants received a certificate of
completion. Credits received from
completing the workshop can be applied
to Thompson Rivers University business
programs.
The 1-day Strategic and Business
Planning workshop was attended by Neil
Leonard, Robert Corman, Stacie Coutlee
and Pat Lentowicz. The workshop was
cu s t o mi z ed f o r t h e B u s i n es s
Cancer (22 June—22 July)
Cancer people are very dramatic,
optimistic, and philosophical people. Astrology
career for Cancer are personnel, human
resources and social working.
Leo (23 July—22 Aug)
Leo love the career in which they get
recognition and applaud. They love to be
admired. Leos are gifted with great aesthetic
sense so anything related to fashion and design
is the best for them.
Leo can be a good actor or actresses, athlete,
business manager, gardener, hairdresser,
media or in public relation, interior designer or
decorator, managing director, teacher, writer
and promoter.
Virgo (23 Aug—21 Sept)
Virgo are the perfectionists, hard-working
and look for detail in every task. So they are
very good at writing, teaching, secretarial jobs,
public service and detective works.
Libra (22 Sept—22 Oct)
Libra people are very charming and
diplomatic. At the same time they also very
social and easy going. They need everything
luxurious and in a lavish style. Thus the jobs as
ambassadors, customer service, travel agents
and sales people are best for them.
Scorpio (23 Oct—21 Nov)
Scorpio people have analytical thinking,
hard working and motivated. They get the jobs
of highest level. The best jobs for them are of
scientists, educators, surgeons and physicists.
Development Team, focusing on
individual and departmental goals and
roles.
The workshops were very productive and
highlighted the importance of
communication and organizational
teamwork. The Business Development
Team strives to keep improving their
operations in order to dutifully serve the
TIB community.
Other training sessions attended included:
Success Strategies Workshop
Respectful Workplace
Variance Training
Sagittarius (22 Nov—21 Dec)
9-5 office jobs are not made for Sagittarius
as they do not like routine. Anything that
includes physical work is the best for them.
Sagittarius can work under pressure and feel
the excitement of the job.
Sagittarius works the best as anthropologists,
bookseller, construction worker, gambler,
jockey, paramedic, sociologist, travel agent,
travel writer and Veterinarian.
Capricorn (22 Dec—20 Jan)
Capricorn are very goal-oriented,
determined and clever people. They are great
workaholics. Astrology jobs best for them are as
bankers, managers, administrators or IT.
Aquarius (21 Jan—19 Feb)
Aquarius are very intelligent, visionary
and progressive in life. They love to explore
new things so can be a very good designer,
musicians and scientists.
Pisces (20 Feb—20 March)
Sensitive, creative, artistic and spiritual
fishes, Pisces love the jobs of nursing, physical
therapists and of psychologists.
Business Development
Business Links
All Nations Trust Company (ANTCO)
ANTCO provides developmental lending services, trust and agent agreements, and management/financial/technical advisory
services to Aboriginal communities through-out BC.
Phone: 250-828-9770
E-mail: antco@antco.bc.ca
Website: www.antco.bc.ca

All Nations Development Corporation (ANDEVCO)

ANDEVCO is a subsidiary of ANTCO and offers business support and advisory services, business development and
training, Aboriginal Business Canada (ABC) services, and ABC Aboriginal youth entrepreneurship.
Phone: 250-828-9770
E-mail: antco@antco.bc.ca
Website: www.antco.bc.ca

Canada Business—Government Services for Entrepreneurs

Canada Business provides a wide range of information on government services, programs and regulations relevant to
existing and potential business entrepreneurs. Western Economic Diversification Canada delivers Canada Business
Services to BC residents.
Phone: 1-800-667-2272
Website: www.canadabusiness.ca

Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

WD supports a wide range of initiatives targeting three inter-related strategic outcomes – innovation, business development
and entrepreneurship and community economic development.
Phone: 1-888-338-9378
Website: www.wd.gc.ca

Community Futures Development Corporation of the Central Interior First Nations (CFDC of CIFN)
CFDC of CIFN provides the following community economic development support services to First Nations people within the
Central Interior area: Entrepreneurial Certificate Program, Self Employment Benefits Program, First Citizen's Fund Aftercare,
Cross Cultural Training, Community workshops, Artisans Catalogue and Native Artisan's Showcase and Sale.
Phone: 250-828-9833
Website: www.cfdcofcifn.com

Community Futures Thompson Country (CFTC)

CFTC provides business loans services, business services, community economic development support and administers the
Self Employment Program (SEP) and a new loan program for an annual 4H project.
Phone: 250-828-8772
E-mail: info@communityfutures.net
Website: www.communityfutures.net

First Nations Agricultural Lending Association (FNALA)

FNALA is a subsidiary of First Nations Agricultural Association (FNAA) and provides financing for Aboriginal agricultural and
agri-food producers.

Phone: 250-314-6804
E-mail: info@fnala.com
Website: www.fnala.com

Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) - Aboriginal Banking Department

The BDC Aboriginal Banking Department offers customized, long-term and flexible solutions especially designed for
Aboriginal Entrepreneurs. Some initiatives include the Aboriginal Business Development Fund (ABDF), Peer Lending, Growth
Capital for Aboriginal Business (GCAB) and E-Spirit.
Phone: 1-877-232-2269 or 250-851-4900
Website: www.bdc.ca/en/i_am/aboriginal_entrepreneur/default.htm

Literature
Journey to Success—Aboriginal Women’s Business Planning Guide. www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ecd/pubs/js/js-eng.pdf

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With Teamwork We Create Action And Pride

The Tk’emlúps Indian Band is an economically diversified First Nations organization and
government. By creating economic opportunities for our people through careful strategic
planning with high regard to the wisdom of our elders, and respect for our history, we ensure
the economic health and wellness of our reserve.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT

200-355 Yellowhead Highway

Kamloops, BC V2H 1H1

Phone: 250-828-9802
Fax: 250-828-9758
E-mail: plentowicz@kib.ca

www.tkemlups.ca

Winter Works
Winter Works Museum Painting Project
From November 22-30, 2010, nine winter workers took part in the Winter Works Museum Painting Project. The front entrance, front
office, hallway and gift shop area were taped, spackled, sanded, primed and painted to bring a fresh new look to the museum.
A BIG thank you goes out to Hank Bennett, Caretaker, for securing the Winter Works positions, the Winter Workers (Harmony
Seymour, Rob Lampreau, Marvin Jules, Bill Paul, Cora Thomas, Dolly Thomas, Kara Thomas, Tony Larue and Gerald Peters) for their
hard work and Jackie Jules for her coordination assistance.

Marvin Jules Bill Paul Cora, Dolly and Kara Thomas Tony Larue and Gerald Peters

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