STBA News - Volume 2, Issue 6

January, 2000

• School Chief is Jan. 13 Speaker
• Tree Donated to Whitaker School
• Winton Road Access Management
• STBA Treasurer’s Report
• New Member - Schmidt’s Meats & Catering
• Business Expo
• Main Street to Global Commerce
• News You Can Use
• Featured Business of the Month
• Next STBA Meeting

School Chief is Jan. 13 Speaker

Don will discuss how business can help schools. He will also take questions. Dr. Schmidtt is retiring at the end of this school year. There will be many changes facing the district. For more school news, check the web site: http://www.finneytown.org/

Tree Donated to Whitaker School

Winton Road Access Management

The STBA is well-represented on the Winton Road access management committee. This group will assist Springfield Township and Hamilton County in their efforts to improve Winton Road over the next few years.

STBA Treasurer’s Report

The balance of the treasury as of December 10, 1999 is $2,457.04.

New Member - Schmidt’s Meats & Catering

The STBA welcomes our 78th member, John Hollatz, owner of Schmidt’s Meats & Catering, 8621 Winton Road.
Customers should know that they can use the access lane behind Arby’s to enter his store.
Visit his web site to easily order at: http://schmidtsmeats.com/

Business Expo

We are planning our second Business Expo sometime this summer. The Expo will be coordinated by Cathy Bonewell (851-6929) and Gene Burton (522-2650). We want to highlight STBA member services and products. Our first Expo featured 22 businesses.

Main Street to Global Commerce

As new president of the STBA, I want to welcome you to another exciting year for business.

To be alive while we change our calendars to the year 2000, is a momentous opportunity to both reflect on the past and to project into the future. Our past ways of doing business have been influenced so much by technology, communication and finances. Simply ponder the use, investment and returns we have gained from using computers, faxes, cell phones, e-mail and web sites. Think about the many sources of financial support your business uses, such as venture capital, credit cards, interstate banking.

Main Street commerce is quickly giving way to global commerce (read the book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree, by Thomas Freidman, 1999). The use of web sites, company mergers, common languages, transportation consolidations, help to make all the world our new customer.

News You Can Use

Members of the Association can use this newsletter to share news about your business.

Please fax your items for the newsletter to Leslie Ivey, STBA Newsletter Editor, at 662-2634.

Featured Business of the Month

Mercy Franciscan Terrace
100 E. Compton Rd.

Next STBA Meeting:

Thursday, January 13, 2000
8 a.m. • The Grove