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Briefly ...
Small Buslne
Day cheduled
Small busines
owners from acros
Michigan will meet May
1 at the annual Michigan
Small Bu ines Day con­
fe re nce , be i ng he ld from
9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on
the campus of Michigan
State University.
The conference, spon­
sored by the U.S. Small
Business Administra­
tion, will include an eve­
ning banquet honoring
the 1991 Mi c hl g a n
Private 100, a ranking of
the state's fastest-grow- .
i ng, privately-held com­
panies. The day will also
include workshops on
elirilating the cause of
em p l 0 y'm en t 1 i t i gat ion
and overcoming major
business crises, among
others.
Small Bus i n e ss Day
will take place at MSU's
Kellogg "Ce n t e r , For
more in for mat ion 0 nth e
conference and d i s­
counted hotel re e r v a­
(ions, call the SBA at
(313)226-6075.
New business
directory planned
i' Booker T.
ton B siness As­
sociatio nveiled its
new Bus ine s Service
Directory. The listing of
area small bu inesses
was pre ente at
Sh a r pe t s Seven Flags
Restaurant, during a
regular meeting of the
Association.
25,000 cop ie s of the
directory will be dis­
tributed free through
churches in the com­
munity "which results in
connecting the small
bus i nesses I i ted in the
directory with their tar­
get m rket," said Betty
Pulliam, Business Ser­
vice Chairperson.
"The Bu ines Service
Df r e ct o r y ... i de i g ne d
to .b e ne f i t companies
with limited advertising
budget who depend on
ales from the Afrlcan-,
American community,"
explained As ociation
President Rev. Nicholas
Hood III.
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Benton Harbor City Fire
Departm nt.
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many death and countle in­
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dent h re million of dollar
annually. Michigan t xp yer
paid out about $60 million
la t year in direct ar on 10 -
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Prevention Committee,
founded in 1973, coordin te
the tt c on r on throu h
education nd tr ining of
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ar on inform tion.
Ar on Control rd up to
$5,000 for information
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Styles shown are representative of
assortment at most larger Sears
stores. Selection varies.
Sal. through Saturday. Aprtl 2,1. 1991.
cSeas. Roebuck and Co. 1991. SatIsfaction guaoot