Newsletter for July 2004

Pickens College of Business
West Texas A&M University

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July 2004

Success Stories

Frank & Colleen Williams

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Frank Williams was a long time employee of Scott Tractor who was laid off due to downsizing. He decided to open his own business focused on a life-long interest in hunting and the outdoors. While Frank primarily does animal and bird mounts, his wife, Colleen, prepares fish mounts.

Business - Trophy Taxidermy of West Texas

Owner - Frank & Colleen Williams

Location - 1820 N Western

Employs 2 Full Time

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SBDC
2300 N Western
Amarillo, TX 79124

806-372-5151
fax 372-5261
sbdc@mail.wtamu.edu

Partially funded by the Small Business Administration. Any opinions, findings and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Small Business Administration. All SBDC programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested two weeks in advance. Cooperative Agreement 4-603001-Z-0048-18

New Grant Program

For Ag Producers

Value-Added Producer Grants	Who Can Apply? Farmers Ranchers Ag Cooperatives Producer-based Businesses
The USDA has recently announced authorization of the Value-Added Producer Grant Program. Grants may be used for planning activities and working capital for marketing value-added agricultural products and for farm-based renewable energy. Eligible applicants are independent producers, farmer and rancher cooperatives, agricultural producer groups, and majority-controlled producer-based business ventures. The maximum amount that can be awarded is $500,000, and all VAPG funds must be matched by an equal amount of funds from the applicant or a third party. Applications are currently being accepted for the program. For more information about the program, please contact Clyde Jenkins at the USDA Amarillo office, 806-468-8600.

Seminars & Workshops
State Tax Laws - Wednesday, July 14, 6-8 pm
Do you know the state tax laws applicable to your business? The Texas State Comptroller's Office and the SBDC invite you to attend a free public seminar to discuss such issues as: Tax Forms Completion Taxability Issues Your Responsibilities Comptroller Services and Publications Wednesday, July 14 from 6-8 pm 7120 I-40 West, Room 431 (Park West Office Bldg) Call 806-358-0148 for more information
What's Gender Got To Do With It? - Tuesday, July 20, 8:30am - 4:30 pm
Dr. Connie Sitterly, author of "The Female Entrepreneur", "The Women Manager" and co-author of "A Woman's Place: Management", will lead this exciting seminar and follow-up action planning session. Learn from an expert: About the growing crisis of leadership and how the underutilized women's talent pool can meet the challenge How companies can gain the female leadership advantage Strategies most important to career success Draw on lessons learned Gender and leadership style differences What each gender can learn from the other Survival tips for men Survival tips for women Tuesday, July 20th, 8:30am - 4:30 pm Registration Deadline - Thursday, July 13th AC Business & Industry Center 1314 Polk Street $94, Light lunch included Call 806-371-2904 for more information or chelf-rd@actx.edu

Resources
Nature Tourism
The Texas Cooperative Extension Service has published "Nature Tourism - A Guidebook for Evaluating Enterprise Opportunities" It is an excellent resource and workbook for anyone considering the development of a nature tourism business. Extension Service publications can be found at http://texaserc.tamu.edu

Quote of the Month

"Tact is the rare ability to keep silent while two friends are arguing, and you know both of them are wrong."

- Sir Hugh Percy Allen
(1869–1946)

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