Small Business Week '99
" Boosting Productivity "

L-R: Verdun Noel ( South Coast Community Development Corp.) and Kirk Tilley ( Ireland Business Partnership )

In celebration of Small Business Week, the Coast of Bays Corporation in partnership with the South Coast Community Development Corporation, the Department of Development and Rural Renewal and Human Resources Development Canada hosted an open house at the Regional Resource Centre in St. Alban's on Wednesday, October 27.

There were a number of displays about the services available to existing and new business. Following the open house, Kirk Tilley of the Ireland Business Partnership gave a presentation about how the Irish economy has faced many hardships in the past but is now flourishing. He talked about how Newfoundland businesses face similar challenges. Following his presentation, he invited the economic development agencies and interested businesses to contact him to investigate possible business relationships with compatible Irish businesses. The evening concluded with a wine and cheese social.