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VOLUME 7, ISSUE 11 • PUBLISHED BY EASY STREET DESIGNS • (719) 963-2526 • WWW.SOUTHSIDEBUSINESS.COM Nov 2010 ENOUGH WITH THE POLITICS - TIME TO GET TO WORK SouthSideBusiness.com SOUTH SIDE By Ed Duffy VIA EMAIL Another election cycle is coming to a Subscribe Free online at close. Once again, the debate has been www.SouthSideBusiness.com passionate, the issues polarizing and the emotion genuine and elevated. We’re again going to experience a Pick up your next major shift in the balance of power throughout the country, and once copy of the again we did it without bullets, blood - South shed or violence. If that’s not some - Side Business thing to be thankful for, I don’t know what is. News at :
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The group allows only one person ness Women can help. they aide in per profession and aims to keep start-up packages and marketing tools October 31st, Free Family Fun Day! membership at or under 25 people to get you on the way to business suc - 2pm to 6pm at Bradley Road Baptist Church, 4395 Bradley Road, bounce houses, so that meetings will be timely and cess. Meetings held once a month. games, prizes, face painting, food, drinks, first 50 kids get a free pumpkin, first productive. There are no dues or For more information contact Ann 100 get a free treat bag. Free family photo in an autumn setting. quotas. The group meets every Danner at 302-3729 or visit other Wednesday at South Side NetworkOfBusinessWomen.com November 4th, Common Legal Issues for Small Business Johnny’s downtown. 12:30-1:30PM. 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM @ UCCS. Covers common legal issues when starting a Members pay for their own lunch. ABWA CS Women's Network Ex - small business, including legal entities, business licenses and taxes, contracts For more information press (CSWEN) meets the 2nd Friday and leases, marketing and advertising practices, Consumer Credit and debt col - contact: Ann Campbell, 930-1077 of each month 11:15- 1:00 pm at the lection, employment practices, intellectual property protection and bankruptcy. Website: SouthSideBusness.com/ Garden of the Gods Club for network - Register by calling (719) 255-3844, or on the web at www.coloradosbdc.org Sterling.html ing, a speaker, and a luncheon. For November 6th, 4th Annual Handmade Hollyday Expo Colorado Springs Young more information about CSWEN, visit 9am to 5pm at Consolidated Marketplace, 4360 Bradley Road in Security. Spon - Professionals www.CSWEN.org or contact Rebecca sored by Lotion Bar Cafe, featuring locally produced goods, foods, art, col - CSYP organizes Socials every month Hume (719) 632-4410 lectibles and gifts. Free coffee, free massages, door prizes and more (see page on the second and fourth Thursdays 14 for more details). For more information call 321-9438 or for 6pm-8pm. The dates and times Fountain Valley Toastmasters visit LotionBarCafe.com are intentionally predictable. Young Acquire and build your public speaking Professionals have come to count on skills and confidence in a friendly, sup - November 10, Choosing the Right Business Structure it. Regular email notification of portive and fun atmosphere. The Foun - 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. UCCS. This workshop is designed to teach you the de - themes and venues keeps the meet - tain Valley Toastmasters meets every 2d tails of each type of business entity. The differences between Sole-Proprietor, ings fresh and entertaining. and 4th Thursday of the month at the LLC, S-Corp, & C-Corp will be discussed. If you are not sure how you want your Visit: CSYoungProfessionals.com or UMB Bank on Security Blvd (use the company to be formed, this is the class for you! You can register by calling call 719-232-6765 for more rear entrance) at 7pm. Newcomers al - (719) 255-3844, or on the web at www.coloradosbdc.org information. ways welcome. Look for us on Face - November 11th, Veterans Day Ceremony, Fountain book (search Fountain Valley 2 pm, The annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at The Fountain City Hall Colorado Seniors Toastmasters). Plaza. This years’ theme will be: “Honoring Our Local Veterans”. The ceremony will feature guest speakers from the local Military and Civilian Network Users Group Communities and presentations by student organizations from our local schools. Business Social Individuals or organizations desiring to participate in this event are urged to con - CoSNUG is a non-profit dedicated Are you ready for a little BS?? That’s tact Ms Darlene Baker, at 322-2000 or Frank Montoya, event coordinator, at 392- to teaching computing skills to Business/Social! Join other business 9482. The public is cordially invited to attend. those 55 years or older. Our club owners and 1099’ers in a relaxed social provides to its members a free setting. The only requirement is that November 13th, 15th Annual Holiday Craft Fair items table of material donated by you own a business that has standard 9am to 3:30pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 567 Marquette Drive, Security. the membership and a library of business expenses and overhead. Food and drink will be available at the snack bar. Admission is FREE. Produced CD’S, books and tapes all relating NO - Lead requirement. NO - Dues by the Knights of Columbus 4636 Ladies Auxilliary. For more information call to computers and how to use them. NO - Commercials. NO - Door prizes. Connie at (719) 392-5766. NO - Table Sponsors. NO - Only 1 per The monthly meeting which is held category. NO - Attendance requirement November 15th, 1st Annual Fountain Valley Chamber Business Expo at the Colorado Springs Senior 10am to 4pm at the Valley Event Center, at The Mart at Fountain (south of Wal - mart on Hwy 85/87). Come learn about the businesses and services available in Center, located at 1514 N. Hancock We meet the third Friday of each the Fountain Valley area. Of course there will be free stuff! Promotional items, Ave at 1:30 p.m., provides inter - month at: Jose Muldoon’s, 222 N Tejon giveaways, prizes, food and drink. Admission at the door is $5. Complimentary esting speakers and a nice snack, $3.00 Happy Hour Buffet 3:30—5:30 tickets available at Easy Street Designs, the Fountain Valley Chamber of Com - an opportunity to get to chat with This is a social, not a place to generate merce office and on the web at www.FountainColoradoBusiness.com and members all for $12 a year mem - www.SouthSideBusiness.com. For more information, including booth availabil - leads. Must RSVP by 4:00pm the ity, call the Chamber office at 382-3190. bership. Thursday before! Call or email Teresa Clark: [email protected] • 719-535-9933 Please attend a meeting as our PLANNING AN EVENT? guest. Visit our website at: If you belong to, or know of a network group that you would like If your organization has an upcoming event, email http://cosnug.apcug.org you may to see listed here, email or call: also contact Eleanor at 574-0744 the details to [email protected] Ed Duffy, 963-2526, on or before the 18th of the preceeding month. for more information. [email protected]
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She earned her license from Toni and Guy on main Street in Security in 2000. She didn’t launch right into the profession though. That same year she opened an ice cream/pastry cafe on Lake Avenue, aptly named “Suzanne’s Ice Cream By Ed Duffy dent known as “Eagle Flight”. Ricky and Pastry Cafe”. She ran that was one of 26 victims aboard two business for about two years One thing that has been constant in Blackhawk helicopters. before opening up Mandalay Suzanne Robinson’s life is change. It’s Bay Salon in Fountain. She had sometimes good, sometimes tragic, Suzanne was in mid-transition along some differences of opinion sometimes welcome, always challeng - with the rest of 10th Special Forces with the property management ing. But Suzanne has learned to roll when Ricky died, as they were relocat - there, so in 2006, rather than with what fate deals out. She’s also ing to Fort Carson. She finished her renewing her lease, she went learned that she enjoys the freedom move here and spent a lot of time over to work for Sassy Shears, that comes with the uncertainty of the next couple of years travelling and which recently moved from being a small business owner. She’s doing interviews along with other fam - Highway 85/87 in Fountain to struck out on her own again with ily members of the victims of that its Fontaine location, next to Blondie’s Hair Salon at 70 Widefield tragic accident. When it came time to the Big R . She was happy Blvd, just south of the Family Dollar in enough there, but within a cou - Suzanne Robinson in front of a relief Widefield. ple of years, she began to miss being memorializing her husband featured her own boss and having her own on a Fort Carson medical facility. Suzanne was born in Camden, NJ and place, and so, in September of 2010 grew up mainly in Thousand Oaks, Cal - she became the owner again with ifornia. She says hers was a “racetrack Blondie’s Hair Salon. hair in the Fountain Valley for over 20 family”. Grandpa was a jockey and years. They plan to add one more styl - Dad trained horses. That meant mov - Suzanne was joined by stylist and ist to the crew at some point, and may ing around a lot. She’s lived in Kansas, long-time area resident, Tammy Arm - offer walk-in service at that time, but Florida and Pittsburgh, PA as well. In strong. Blondie’s offers styles, perms, for now you can make an appointment the late 1980’s Suzanne moved to Au - hair cuts, coloring and facial waxing. with Suzanne by calling 719-650-1009 rora, Colorado. Her sister was already Suzanne says about half of her cus - or with Tammy at 719-233-7419. Con - living there. She met her husband tomers are military. The pair is off to a gratulations on your new venture, Ricky at a place called Packards, where running start, with scores of regular Suzanne. May it be as rewarding as it he was working as a bouncer at the customers. Tammy has been styling is challenging. time. They were married in 1990. Ricky was killed in action in Iraq on April 14th, 1994. It was a friendly fire inci - Tammy Armstrong HONOR YOUR VETERAN WITH A PERMANENT MEMORIAL MARKER ON THE Only “WALL OF HONOR” THE WALL WILL BE A PART OF THE Only $35 FOUNTAIN VALLEY VETERANS MEMORIAL $35
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By Ed Duffy Leandra’s Touch Therapy offers deep (Swedish massage), relieve back pain tissue massage, sports massage, and aches associated with pregnancy Many young people enter the military Swedish massage (stress relief) and (prenatal/pregnancy massage), recover at a point in their lives when they’re prenatal/pregnancy massage. They from injuries and even stimulate the not sure what they want to do as a ca - also offer spa treatments such as hot immune system. reer. Often, they find direction during stone massage, sugar scrub and salt their tour of duty. That was the case scrub (glow). Leandra’s certifications Leandra’s Touch accepts insurance, in - with Leandra Jackson. It wasn’t her job include Licensed Massage Therapist cluding Blue Cross and Blue Shield of in the Army that showed her the light. (LMT), Neuromuscular Massage Ther - Colorado and specializes in Workers It was the consequential aches and apist (NMT) and Lymphatic Drainage Comp and auto accident injuries. You pains that she decided to so some - Massage Therapist (LDMT). Gina An - can choose a single 30-minute session thing about for herself as well as for derson, also a LMT, joined Leandra’s or take advantage of package deal pric - others. Touch in June of this year as well. ing on regular treatments. For more in - formation or to schedule an Leandra was born in Anaconda, Mon - Massage is a non-invasive drug free appointment, call Leandra at 719-930- tana and grew up in Battle Lake, Min - way to deal with aches and pains (deep 3532 or Gina at 719-649-3597. You can nesota. After graduating high school tissue), recover from or prepare for also visit them online at www.leandras - in 2000, she joined the Army as a truck sporting events (sports massage), re - touchtherapy.massagetherapy.com. driver. She did two years in Germany Leandra Jackson duce stress and increase circulation as well as two tours in Iraq before her sought relief for herself, but it sud - term of service ended at Fort Carson denly dawned on her that massage in 2006. Fellow truck driver, Joe Jack - therapy was something she would re - son was in the same unit as Leandra. ally enjoy doing that could also bene - They started dating during their sec - fit a lot of people. So, when she ond tour in Iraq and were married in finished her six-year Army career, she September of this year. They have attended the Colorado School of Heal - three children, Joe, Donnie (both age ing Arts in Lakewood, Colorado. She 5) and 4-month old Devon. When Le - earned an Associates Degree of Occu - andra’s term of service was up, they pational Studies in 2008 and began decided to make Colorado Springs work as an independent massage ther - their home. apist at Security Chiropractic. She worked there for about a year before While she was in Germany, Leandra opting to start her own practice in Feb - was feeling the effects of the physical ruary 2010. demands of her job. Naturally she
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The casual get-together, hosted by the “We’re very supportive of busi - 527-8505 first-term lawmaker in his own dis - nesses,” said Gagliardi. “I’m all about 2230 B Street trict, was one of numerous business- small businesses.” She noted that in at the corner of Venetucci & B St. MaxHillMusic.com and-jobs outreach efforts by July she was on hand along with Open Monday - Friday members of both parties this fall to Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter to present gauge public concerns about the an award to an Arvada small-business economy. owner whose fly-fishing shop has been recognized industry-wide for its After an hour and a half of discussion, success. BBB ADVISORY Kopp said he heard them loud and clear. “They said they need certainty. Gagliardi said that what she is hear - If they’re going to invest in their busi - ing on the ground is that people want WRITING A PRIVACY nesses, it all comes down to that,” jobs and that jobs are a policy priority said Kopp. for her and her caucus. “We are work - ing very hard at jobs. We’re bringing AND IDENTITY THEFT Kopp said he’s been canvassing his more and more jobs to Colorado,” district’s business community to find said Gagliardi. “We’re doing every - out what they want done at the legis - thing we can to get people back to lature. “I’m trying to understand the work in a good-paying job.” POLICY side of the people who want to be productive in this economy,” said Meanwhile, Kopp told constituents at Federal Trade Commission will begin have nothing to hide. Kopp of the event. the tavern that he has a plan to help enforcing its Red Flags Rule Decem - businesses grow in Colorado: having ber 3, 2010 * How do you use the information? – One of those people is Paul the government step aside and use its Explain how you share customer in - Nighswonger, of Lakewood, who tax dollars more wisely. He said he Online privacy policies have gar - formation with third parties, such as owns a successful landscaping busi - wants to bring back certainty in regu - nered a lot of attention as social net - when you process orders. If you sell ness. He told the senator that he just lation and tax policy. working sites and search engines wants to know how his bottom line is customer information to marketers, have come under fire for sharing explain what information is sold and going to be affected by state policies, “If we can reduce the cost of govern - user information. As a result, the how it could be used. and he said he wants the freedom to ment, we can reduce the tax burden Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has grow his business without paying a on businesses in the state of Col - created the Red Flags Rule, which price. orado,” said Kopp, who said he plans * What control does the customer will require many businesses and or - have over their personal informa - on having the legislature revisit his ganizations to implement a written “I’m here because I’m a frustrated tion? – Customers need a way to con - “blueprint” bill for greater efficiencies Identity Theft Prevention Program. business owner,” said Nighswonger. tact your business and control their in government that was turned down The goals of these rules is to detect “When I try to play by the rules, they personal data, whether it’s changing by ruing Democrats last session. The the warning signs, or red flags, of change them every five minutes. I’m a password on their account or tak - measure would identify the core func - identity theft in daily operations. afraid to grow anymore because if I tions of government and eliminate su - ing their name off of a mailing list. get too big, I’ll pay for it–in fees and perfluous expenditures. Provide reliable contact information in health care. It’s frustrating.” Even if you think your business is too so consumers can manage their in - small to have a written policy, your Also included in what he and his cau - formation. Better Business Bureau advises that Nighswonger said he wants the gov - cus have dubbed “a business recov - it is to your benefit to have a com - ernment to use what he contributes ery package” are eliminating the * How do you protect the informa - prehensive policy - you may be re - wisely, and he wants elected officials business personal property tax, re - tion? - Explain how you protect cus - quired to do so. You can find out by to be more responsive to the people. versing the so-called “dirty dozen”–a tomer data including website going to ftc.gov/redflagsrule. “I pay state tax, I pay federal tax, I pay package of tax exemptions and cred - encryption, limiting employee access unemployment tax, I pay fee taxes. its that were suspended or eliminated to sensitive customer data and server In the meantime, your BBB recom - It’s tax, tax, tax, tax, and yet we keep by ruling Democrats in 2010–and re - security. coming up short in the budget. This versing the trend toward fees that Re - mends using simple language to isn’t working,” said Nighswonger. “I publicans are calling taxes. help you answer the following five There is no cookie-cutter privacy pol - have to live under a budget, why can’t questions: icy. Your business is unique and that they? We can’t do anything until we “The business personal property tax must be reflected in your privacy pol - give the power back to the people.” is at the top of the list. If you’re look - * What information do you collect? icy. Seek legal guidance before you ing for a bad way to tax businesses, – Outline the types of personal infor - finalize your policy. You are legally li - Also attending was another Jeffco Re - you would call it the business per - mation you collect from customers. able if you fail to abide by your pri - publican lawmaker, Rep. Jim Kerr, of sonal property tax,” said Kopp. “The This includes home address, e-mail, vacy policy statement or if the Littleton, who echoed Kopp’s focus on Democrats have made the argument phone numbers and credit card statement does not comply with local lending an ear to business owners. that Colorado is a low-tax state and numbers. and national laws. they’re right, but it’s an open question “We are representatives of the peo - as to whether we are on our way to * How do you collect the informa - ple. We’re part of the checks and bal - becoming a higher-tax state.” tion? – Websites collect information ances,” said Kerr. “He understands from customers in many different As your business changes, so should that the business of Colorado is busi - Nighswanger said if lawmakers want ways. Even if you don’t actually sell your privacy policy. Plan to revise ness–not government.” to help small business in Colorado, goods through a website, you might your policy as your web activities the formula is simple. “I want them to have an e-mail sign-up for a newslet - evolve and alert customers when Democatic Rep. Sara Gagliardi, of Ar - empower the businessman and free ter, an application for credit, or install you make revisions affecting their vada, says she and her party are look - us up,” he said. cookies on the visitor’s computer to personal data. ing out for Colorado businesses as track their activities. Disclose how well, with a focus on job creation. data is being collected to show you 719-963-2526 SOUTH SIDE BUSINESS NEWS PAGE 7 CONTENT AS AMERICA’S AN ESSENTIAL VETERANS STRATEGY must participate in. You’ll never have 2010 total control over this category, but ig - nore it and it may be one of the most damaging to your brand. Get proactive By Tim Churchill and monitor this channel aggressively. * Testimonials – Customer testimo - nials are a powerful form of content. The U.S.A. was born of war, Every business today should seek cus - tomer content in multiple forms – writ - And the right to be set free; ten, audio and video. This content adds important trust building endorsements Our Founders pledged their very lives, and makes for great brand building as - sets out there on Google and YouTube. To have what came to be. Their courage, and their will to win, Content that educates Are still shared nationwide, * The Point of View White Paper – By John Jantsch Every business should have a well de - By diverse groups of every faith, DuctTapeMarketing.com veloped core story that’s documented in the form of a white paper or eBook. Who lived and fought and died. This content must dive deeply into I’m pretty sure you’re sick of folks like America’s veterans, through all our wars, me telling you that content is king and what makes your firm different, what that you must produce reams of it in your secret sauce is, how you ap - Have bravely earned our pride; order to compete these days, so I won’t proach customer service, and why you put you through any more of that kind do what you do. I wrote extensively As they determined to be free, of silly talk. about this idea in The Referral Engine. This is the primer for your educational Courageous, side by side. What I will say is that people today content push. have come to expect to find informa - * Seminars - Today, people want in - Diverse in culture, patriots all, tion about any product, service, com - formation packaged in ways that will pany, individual, cause or challenge help them get what they want. Presen - Our veterans paid the price, tations, workshop and seminars (on - they face by simply turning to the Some fought and died, while some live on, search engine of their choice. So, if line and off) are tremendous ways to they’re not finding content that you’ve provide education with the added In still more sacrifice. produced that provides them that in - punch of engagement. Turning your formation, even if someone referred point of view white paper into a 45 We honor those who keep us free, them directly to you, there’s a pretty minute value packed session is one of good chance you won’t be worthy of the most effective ways to generate, And bless them when we pray; their trust. nurture, and convert leads. * FAQs – There are those that want They pledge their lives, like those of old, I guess I am going to tell you that to know one very specific thing about you’ve got to commit to content pro - your company or approach and these God bless this Veterans Day. duction, but you’ve got to make it a learners get the most value out of the part of your overall strategy and you’ve traditional frequently asked questions got to produce content with an eye on approach. There’s no denying the doing two things – educating and value of information packaged in this building trust. format, but go beyond the questions that routinely get asked and include These two categories of your content those that should get asked but don’t. My Jerky Shop strategy must be delivered through the Particularly the ones that help position creation of very specific forms of con - you favorably against your competi - tent and not simply through sheer vol - tion. Healthy Alternative Snack * Success stories - Building rich ex - ume. Every business is now a High Protein – Low Fat publishing business, so you’ve got to amples of actual clients succeeding start to think like one. through the use of your product or Tender, Natural & Organic service offerings is a tremendous way to help people learn from other indi - Content that builds trust 34 Flavors of Jerky viduals and business just like them. 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Throw in Duct Tape Marketing Blog the fact that Google, Yahoo and Bing all John Jantsch’s Duct Tape Marketing allow folks to rate and review busi - Blog offers simple, affordable and ef - nesses and you’ve got an increasingly important category of content that you fective marketing tips, insights and ideas for small business. 719-963-2526 SOUTH SIDE BUSINESS NEWS PAGE 8 Point of CHOOSING A View FINANCIAL BY TIM CHURCHILL ADVISOR By Ron Phillips “Thanksgiving” News can say about it is that the “pickings” are good for finding exceptional em - This weekend I read an article in The Everybody loves Thanksgiving Day! ployees. It is my belief that disloyal Wall Street Journal. It went over the This one may be more special than employees have ruined more small hundreds and hundreds of designa - usual. I sense a note of optimism in businesses than the owner’s lack of tions financial reps use. There can be the air. By the time you read this, our expertise. a virtual alphabet soup after a pro - November midterm elections may be fessionals’ name. history, disappointing for some and The tenor of American industry will joyful for others. I believe, however, in change with the future change of Ad - The article had some important the good sense of our liberty loving ministration. Even before that, small citizens, and I expect to see the tide business will start to recover from points like which credentials are best turning. So let me say in advance, these hard times as Government (CFA, CPA and CFP) and which are have a hearty and thankful day. learns that we cannot spend our way “least rigorous” (CRFA, CSA and Happy Thanksgiving! out of recession. The newly elected CSFP). STOCKBROKERS Senators and Representatives, as November is a great time for reflec - they take office, will know why they One thing it did not mention was the Any time you see one of the big- tion, too. In our climate the onset of were elected. Congress holds the importance of getting advice. Most name brokerage companies most of winter brings not only physical purse strings. Let us just hope that investors would serve themselves their reps will be stockbrokers. They changes, but often an attitude upturn. stupid behavior will not interfere with well if they get some kind of advice. We tend to start thinking of “next have passed a test called the Series the application of good sense. The results are there. According to year.” I owned a small business for 7. This test covers most “paper” as - Forrester Research, “four in five US 25 years. It was a business very much I started with a cheerful note about sets like stocks, bonds and mutual affected by the weather. The winter Thanksgiving. I take great pleasure in millionaires use a financial advisor.” funds. It even goes into alternative season meant reduced income but at acknowledging the anticipated Con - Also, study after study shows that in - assets like gold and commodities and the same time, it was conducive for gressional change of command. If I vestors with no help at all underper - topics like taxes and investment organized planning. Any small busi - read the stars correctly, we are on our formed the market significantly. But strategies. ness needs that sort of inside assess - way out of the wilderness. We ac - who can we trust? Are they fiduciaries? There is a trend ment. However you may see yourself knowledge the Faith of our Fathers, in the industry to start holding these in the future, five years, ten years, reverence for our Flag. We support As far as professionals managing licenses to a fiduciary standard but down the road, preparation is neces - our democratic Republic, and we money, most people will be exposed sary to arrive where you want to be. trust in our faith. to three main types: insurance “A fiduciary is required to act in agents, stockbrokers and financial ad - Politically and economically (you can - In reverence to God, we ask the bless - the best interests of the person visors. They might have one or a not separate the two), these are diffi - ing for our traditional celebration of he or she is working with.” cult times for small business. High Thanksgiving Day. God bless the dozen credentials after their name but most fall into these three cate - unemployment affects consumers at United States of America. Investopedia.com every level. The only good thing you gories. currently they do not need to put the INSURANCE AGENTS investor first in their recommenda - NEW 2011 tions. 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be calculated after publication and mar - Short Story America: the keting expenses. A little different, but I'm future of short fiction? okay with that since all the start-up money is coming out of Tim's pocket. That's not a lot money as far as royal - A cool thing happened the other day. I ties are concerned, but I can't think of Flash technology provides a got a call from Tim Johnston, publisher many other short stories publishers who 3D look and feel. and co-editor of Short Story America. I offer royalties at all. In fact, I can't think had submitted a short story to his site of any. less than a month ago and he wanted to publish it. Even cooler is the site itself. Short Story America keeps permanent nonexclusive rights, which might be a Short Story America is a start-up with a dilemma for career short story writers unique business model. My story, "Bal - who plan to publish collections on down ance," will appeared as the Story of the the line. But not for me. I am primarily a playing with the pages. evolving technological world. They Week in mid October. When its run was novelist. If publishers so desperately might just have something here. over, it was moved to the Contemporary want to compile my short stories into a Readers must be members to access Lori Duffy Foster is a freelance writer/ed - Library with all the other formerly fea - collection, they are still welcome to use the stories, but membership is free. itor and a former journalist for The Post- tured stories. At the end of the year, Tim "Balance." If they don't like the deal with Personally, I'm thrilled just to be part of Standard in Syracuse, N.Y. . Her short and his co-editor, Sarah Turocy, will Tim, I'll write another one to fill the slot. this new venture. Some folks are criti - stories have been published in Aethlon, a compile those stories into an anthology, cal, of course, but the short story market journal of sports literature, and on Short which will be sold in book format. At Coolest yet is the look and feel of the must evolve somehow and this seems Story America ’s website with publica - some later point, all the short stories will tion in a print anthology forthcoming. Her site. Short Story America uses flash to me a different and interesting way to be available as audio downloads. technology to make the stories look like nonfiction has appeared in Healthy Living do it. and Running Times magazines. Contact real books with illustrated covers, bios I get $100 for the story plus 15 percent of Lori Duffy Foster at lori@loriduffyfos - and all. Readers click and drag, or just I wish Tim, a short story author himself, ter.com or visit her website royalties on all audio downloads. I will click on the page corners to turn them and Sarah the greatest of success, not www.loriduffyfoster.com. share 15 percent royalties with the other and it makes a sound like a real page just for my sake, but for the art of short authors in the anthology. All royalties will flipping. My kids had a blast tonight just stories and its the survival in this ever- 719-963-2526 SOUTH SIDE BUSINESS NEWS PAGE 13 Commercial Real Estate Office/Medical Craddock Properties Available! Davita Professional Building 1,250-4,634 SF Available FOUNTAIN Grea$1t2V.5is0iNbiNliN ty At OFFICE/WAREHOUSE I-25 & Exit 132 EXIT 132 AT I25 AND HWY 16 Units (AWviadeilfaiebldleExfiot) r Pur - 5,000 SQ FT, AVAILABLE chase! 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RECESS FOR ADULTS (Press Release) Introducing the Col - Club (CSSSC) will be launching its in - point of participation. orado Springs Sport & Social Club augural season of co-ed adult sport (CSSSC) - Recess for Adults leagues on November 1st, 2010– “My philosophy has always been to known as “Recess for Adults.” As make recreational sport accessible to Colorado Springs’ first co-ed, recre - well as offering co-ed recreational all adults. I hope the Colorado ational sports league and social club sport leagues, CSSSC will offer sport Springs Sport & Social Club provides for adults launches November 1st tournaments, social events and out - that outlet for adults in the Colorado door adventure programs. The social Springs and surrounding areas, mak - The Colorado Springs Sport & Social aspect of the club will consist of part - ing this community an even better nerships with some of the local pubs place to live”, says Nicki Bridgland. which will give members a place to Photo from coloradospringsssc.com gather socially after their games and The 2010 fall sport leagues will con - spring and summer months. on nights they are not playing. sist of court volleyball, basketball, in - door soccer, dodgeball and floor Registration can be done through the CSSSC is managed by Pete Carson, a hockey. As CSSSC’s membership in - website or over the phone. Registra - graduate of UCCS, who has been a creases and league participation rises, tion options are: as an individual, lifelong participant of sports. One of more sports will be added to give with a friend or as an entire team. CSSSC’s sister clubs in Ottawa, members a greater variety to choose More information can be found at Canada has grown to 9,000 weekly from. For outdoor adventures, as www.coloradospringsssc.com and participants. Founder and Director of winter approaches, Pete plans to or - questions can be answered by call - CSSSC, Nicki Bridgland, has high ganize group ski trips up to the moun - ing (719)578-TEAM (8326) or by hopes that CSSSC, with its active tain resorts and is already planning emailing Photo from coloradospringsssc.com community, will someday reach that hiking and biking trips through the [email protected]. PAGE 14 SOUTH SIDE BUSINESS NEWS WE MEAN BUSINESS! IS MARK TWAIN'S
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If you weren't aware, Twain (real other words, it may be a copyright Commmunity Clinic, Inc. participates name Samuel Clemens), wrote this au - mess. with all major insurances and can be tobiography towards the end of his life, reached at 719-390-3150 but demanded that it not be published Also, the book appears to have more until 100 years after his death (some of than just the text written by Twain. It it, he demanded be withheld for 500 includes a new introduction, along ENGLISH/SPANISH years). Allegedly, he did this so that he with explanatory notes, appendixes could say what he wanted without and commentaries, many of which worrying about the people he spoke ill may likely be able to get a new copy - TRANSLATION SERVICE of ever finding out. Also, it's not your right. So... the answer is that it's prob - typical autobiography. Apparently, it ably complicated, but the copyright Amanda Martinez came from Puerto She is now offering English to Span - was more or less stream of conscious - claim by the Foundation is not accu - Rico 17 years ago and has been ish and Spanish to English transla - ness, concerning whatever he felt like rate and certainly segments of the working as an Educator Assistant in tion services on a freelance basis to talking about. He would get up in the book are almost certainly in the public Colorado Springs for the past 11 area businesses. morning, talk about whatever he felt domain, despite the claims of the years. She also translates meeting like, and people working for him would Foundation. Of course, perhaps this is minutes and official documents into Amanda can be reached at 719-200- take it all down in dictation. why Clemens/Twain once famously ar - Spanish. 8597 or via email at gued for infinite copyright, though [email protected] Now, PrometheeFeu suggested that it many believe he was being satirical at was going to be a hit despite a lack of the time, in noting: copyright. And while it's sure to be a hit, the folks putting out the book are My copyrights produce to me annu - claiming a brand spanking new copy - ally a good deal more money than I HAPPY right on the work: have any use for. But those children of mine have use for that. I can take care Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol - of myself as long as I live. I know half HANDMADE ume 1 Copyright© 2010, 2001 by the a dozen trades, and I can invent a half Mark Twain Foundation. All Rights Re - a dozen more. I can get along. But I like served. Transcription, reconstruction, the fifty years' extension, because that and creation of the texts, introduction, benefits my two daughters, who are HOLLYDAY notes, and appendixes Copyright© not as competent to earn a living as I 2010 by The Regents of the University am, because I have carefully raised On Saturday November 6th Consoli - fine art prints, calendars, magnets and of California. The Mark Twain Founda - them as young ladies, who don't know dated Marketplace at 4360 Bradley lots of other hand crafted and locally tion expressly reserves to itself, its suc - anything and can't do anything. So I Road will host the 4th Annual Hand - produced goods. cessors and assigns, all dramatization hope Congress will extend to them made Hollyday Expo, sponored by rights in every medium, including that charity which they have failed to the Lotion Bar Cafe. There will be free coffee from Chick’s without limitation, stage, radio, televi - get from me. Espresso and free massages compli - sion, motion picture, and public read - The event will start at 9am and to to ments of the Knead to Relax. The first ing rights, in and to the Autobiography Now, all of that said, it is worth point - 5pm and will feature all-natural body 100 attendees will get a swag bag full of Mark Twain and all other texts by ing out that even though it may be treats by Lotion Bar Cafe, childrens of freebies and everyone will be eligi - Mark Twain in copyright to the Mark falsely claiming copyright on parts of books by author Rebecca Deunning, ble for great door prizes. For more in - Twain Foundation. the book, the Foundation has made organic foods, dips, hand crafted jew - formation call 321-9438 or visit the entire work available to read online elry, fair trade goods, greeting cards, lotionbarcafe.com. I was thinking about this for a bit, and for free, which is certainly a very cool I'm pretty sure the Foundation is thing for them to do. So, even if we ig - (mostly) wrong. According to the nore the copyright kerfuffle part of it, handy-dandy copyright term and pub - the fact that this book is available, in BETTER BUSINESS lic domain chart for the US, unpub - an authorized manner, for free online lished works from authors who died and it's also becoming a bestseller in before 1940 are in the public domain. physical format, once again, suggests That would indicate that most of the that you can still sell content that BUREAU work should be in the public domain. you're giving away for free. Separately, even if we look at the chart for published works, a work published ANNOUNCES NEW in 2010 is supposed to be granted copyright for 70 years after the death of the author. We're 100 years after the death of the author -- so, again, it BOARD MEMBER should be public domain. Beth Braaten has been named to the Better Business Bureau of Southern Col - Of course, it's not that simple. It ap - orado’s board of directors. pears that many segments of the book were published previously, and that Braaten is the vice president of admissions for the Southern Colorado Cam - could, potentially, put some of those Article reprinted with permission from puses of Colorado Technical University. TechDirt.com 719-963-2526 SOUTH SIDE BUSINESS NEWS PAGE 15 Understanding Credit Scoring & Credit Repair
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