Monday, April 17, 2006

Valdez Star - Dr. Ernesto Sirolli

Valdez Star: "Dr. Ernesto Sirolli, an expert at economic development for the little guy, made a full day presentation in Valdez last week, selling a unique program he calls Enterprise Facilitation.

“This is not a government scheme,” Sirolli to the assembled crowd of attendees that included a good number for of people from the small business community in Valdez and a contingency from Mat-Su and Cordova, “It’s really up to you.”

What Sirolli was offering the people of Valdez is a chance to take control of the local economy by capitalizing on local resources, the entrepreneurial spirit of common people and getting the local community together to foster an environment to nurture, support and educate ordinary people who wish to go into business for themselves or to teach existing small businesses how to flourish and avoid the pitfalls that most small businesses fall prey to.

Mike Williams was so inspired by the message of the Sirolli Institute that he offered up $1,000 on behalf of the Totem Inn - on the spot - as seed money to start raising the $50,000 it will cost to get the program going in Valdez."

www.sirolli.com

The Valdez Star - Valdez, Alaska

The Valdez Star - Valdez, Alaska: "Sports and activity travel cut from school budget

By Lee Revis
Editor, Valdez Star
A sharply divided school board managed to adopt a working budget Monday night after several painful budget hearings, special meetings and debates on what programs and services to cut."