How to Get the Biggest and Best Yields For Cattle, by Mario Villarino
Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas
The beef industry in Texas is huge.
As I was reporting on this during the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Services Beef Cattle Short Course many topics presented during this event related to ranch profitability.
Profitability is defined by Dr. Dan Posey, Extension Veterinarian as net return to owner’s equity; retained earnings (or profits) increase owner’s equity.
Simply put Assets – Liabilities = Producer’s Equity. If profit is defined as a net return, several methods can be used to reach such a goal: (1) increase revenues, while maintaining the same expense level; (2) decrease expenses, while maintaining the same revenue stream; (3) do both, maximizing revenues and decreasing expenses.
But most cow-calf producers don’t generate a positive return to equity for the efforts they put forth. The cow-calf sector of the cattle industry is among the most heavily subsidized in agriculture – it is subsidized by “off-the- farm” income.
This sector has limited sources of “on the ranch” revenue: the selling of weaned offspring and the selling of culled animals (bulls, cows and replacement heifers).
However, adopting management techniques for better reproductive efficiency, increasing production and reducing production costs can significantly improve a producer’s profit margin. Reproductive efficiency is an important issue for cow-calf producers.
If expressed in economic terms, reproductive efficiency is 10 times more important than production (defined by weaning weights). Reproductive efficiency is 20 times more important economically than product (defined as carcass characteristics). A herd that produces more calves per exposed female will increase revenues by selling more calves.
The average cow-calf producer has a calving rate of 88 to 91.5 percent. The first goal of all producers should be to maximize the reproductive efficiency of their herds.
Four important management techniques that can improve reproductive efficiency are 1) Conduct breeding soundness examinations on all bulls every year 2) Palpate and remove all non-producers 3) Maintain cows in moderate body condition score at calving and 4) Appreciate the hidden values of vaccinations against reproductive diseases.
The key to ranching longevity is reducing production costs to survive cattle-market bad times and take advantage of market good times. Cost reduction can move individual producers toward profitability and ensure sustainability of the cow-calf sector. The last 5 years have seen a trend toward teaching producers how to market their cattle.
Discussions have centered around issues like carcass traits, niche-marketing, genetic selection and value-added products.
But cost reduction assumes even greater importance than marketing, because it allows producers to survive market bad times, then take advantage of good times. Because cattle markets are dynamic, producers must proactively set market strategies by determining unit cost of production (UCP).
Once unit cost of production is known, a cost reduction plan can be formalized. To determine UCP, producers should adopt standardized performance analysis (SPA), used by Texas producers for more than 10 years. The SPA process organizes production and financial information into a standard format for analysis.
For more information on this or any other agricultural topic please contact the Hopkins County Extension Office at 903-885-3443 or email me at [email protected].
Team Tennis Goes 1-1 in Matches Held Monday
On Monday, Aug. 4, Team Tennis hosted two DFW schools in their first matches of the year.
Not only that, but the aforementioned matches are the first competition of the school year for any SSISD squad.
Coach Martinez, head coach of Team Tennis, said the matches went very well.
His squad lost their first match to Sherman, as his student-athletes were only able to win five or six matches according to the Team Tennis coach.
It turned around in a big way when the second match-up came around later in the afternoon, versus Denison.
Coach Martinez said his squad turned it around in a big way, eking out the victory as the Wildcats won 10 matches to Denison’s nine.
The team tennis coach said he was very impressed with the way his team performed.
Compromised mostly of underclassmen, Coach Martinez said a lot of matches, like those held Monday, will continuously be building experiences for his team as they still have a lot to learn.
Thankfully, though, the team tennis coach said he will be relying on several upperclassmen to show leadership throughout the coarse of the season.
In times like the first match, against Sherman, Coach Martinez told his players that they have to keep their head up and keep working.
One of the keys for a successful team, according to Coach Martinez, is the ability to stay positive and continue to support teammates even in the face of defeat. He says that kind of family environment can bring a young team like the one he has to new heights.
It will be in instances like those where his upperclassmen will provide critical leadership over the course of the fall season.
Coach Martinez said he is excited about this team and the future, also saying that several freshman will be heard about here in Sulphur Springs “for years to come.”
That would not be possible without the groundwork that Coach Martinez has laid in his time in Sulphur Springs. That, and the amazing support and continuous buy-in of not only student-athletes, their parents, but also SSISD administration.
Having a state-of-the-art facility in the tennis center, combined with future plans to provide covered-courts at the SSISD athletic complex (the only of its kind between Texarkana and Dallas), has all compounded to making Sulphur Springs a destination for aspiring tennis players.
Coach Martinez and his squad are not done yet, though, as they will be playing four more schools before the fall semester begins on Aug. 18;
- at Mesquite Poteet, on Monday, Aug. 9 at 9 A.M.
- at Bullard High School, on Wednesday Aug. 11 at 9 A.M.
- versus Greenville, on Thursday, Aug. 12 at 4 P.M.
- and lastly at Tyler High, on Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 5 P.M.
The tennis schedule in its entirety can be found here.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
Construction Of Senior Citizens Center Building Still On Hold
Construction of a new senior citizens center is still on hold, following Sulphur Springs City Council’s rejection Tuesday of the lone bid submitted for a pre-engineered metal building. The Grays Building continues to have aluminum panels in place of roll-up doors on the portion of the building facing the park.
Senior Citizens Center
In November 2020, the construction manager advisor for the project estimated the pre-engineered metal building would cost $220,000-$235,000. More than 230 potential bidders were notified of the project, with 28 packets with the plans and specifications were downloaded. However, at the conclusion of bidding on June 29, the City of Sulphur Springs had received only one bid for $561,503 from Hawk Builders, Sulphur Springs Assistant City Manager Lesa Smith told the City Council at their regular meeting Aug. 3, 2021.
She received reports that suppliers could not submit proposals because they are unable at this time to lock in prices for the materials until the day it goes into fabrication, which wouldn’t occur for 10-12 weeks at the earliest from the order. The global supply chain has become limited since COVID-19 so harshly impacted the economy. The steel market, one supplier said when declining to submit a proposal, is still too unstable and trying to guess what the cost will be and remain competitive is too much of a risk without bidding the entire project as a whole.
City Manager Marc Maxwell said the price of lumber has come down some, and the current thought is that other supplies will follow suit.
Thus, city staff recommended rejecting the lone bid and wait a few months and go out for bids again, in the hope that the steel market will stabilize enough to receive a competitive bid at that future time.
Maxwell noted the architect promised to have the final plans for the building complete by Labor Day, and recommends then going out for bids again for the pre-engineered metal building.
Smith noted that if the costs don’t come down, the city will need to make a decision to move forward. The city borrowed $1.5 million for construction of the new senior citizens activity building and has 3 years to spend the funding. Per an IRS rule, 85 percent of the bond proceeds should be spent before March 2023. City staff believes waiting a few months will allow those obligations to be met. She said even if the project is not complete, their bond advisors indicated if the city can show proof they are trying to meet that goal, that should suffice. Even if rates do go down during the waiting period, the city may have to pay more than originally projected for the project, Smith cautioned.
Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers and Assistant City Manager Tory Niewiadomski said they’d each had some enquiries and concerns expressed regarding what the bids were for. Sellers asked for clarification regarding what a pre-engineered metal building building is.
Maxwell said the facility will not be subpar to the Grays Building, and it won’t be trading one metal building for another. Asking for a bid for a “pre-engineered metal building” is simply asking for the the metal structure that will be erected under the exterior brick. The Grays building was not pre-engineered metal. Typically, steel is cheaper than lumber but sturdy, so that’s the direction the city planned to go for the building.
Niewiadomski said those he had spoken with regarding concerns for the Senior Citizens Center indicated they would rather wait longer for prices to come down in order to get more bang for the buck than having to downsize the building to reduce cost and match the budget.
The City Council unanimously agreed to reject the bid from Hawk Builders and put construction of the Senior Citizens Center building on hold for a short time. Place 5 Councilman Gary Spraggins recommended not only waiting and hoping but praying that the price of steel goes down in the mean time.
Grays Building/Pacific Park
The Grays Building was opened last month and is already in use. The City hosted a dedication, ribbon cutting and a presentation from Toole Design Group based on sketches made to incorporate community ideas and requests for the Downtown West project (also referred to as Town Branch project). The structure was rented at least once by the community as well.
While substantially complete, the Grays Building still does not have the glass panels for three large rollup doors facing the into Pacific Park, Maxwell reported. The supplier hired to provide the doors has been fired and another scheduled to obtain and get the doors in. The doors still aren’t in yet, but are reported to be in progress. In the meantime, where the three large roll-up doors would be has been outfitted with aluminum panels .
Landscaping is also in progress around the building Maxwell reported.
The city is planning to budget $155,000 for the city’s portion of the required grant match for the National Fitness Court court at Pacific Park. That’s not part of the $750,000 Parks and Wildlife Grant the city has been awarded for a new playground and other additional repairs and upgrades at Pacific Park. The city anticipates budgeting a separate amount in the general fund in 2021-22 budget for that.
“We are still waiting on a signed contract from Parks and Wildlife and National Parks Service, but they have approved the city, for them to get started and purchase the playground. Once the contract is signed we’ll begin the construction over at Pacific Park,” Smith told the City Council during a budget work session which preceded the regular Aug. 3 City meeting.
Among the improvements planned to the grounds of Pacific Park surrounding the HW Grays Building are: a new playground, sports pavilion, splash pad, restrooms, small pavilion and greenspace
New HW Grays Building in Pacific Park 
In front of temporary aluminum doors
Hopkins County Woman Earns Royal Ms. Elite US United Title
Linda Hawk-Pickle Hill who resides in the Reilly Springs area of Hopkins County earned the crown in her age division this summer during an intensive competition focusing on poise and professionalism. She now carries her title and furthers her cause through public appearances with a platform of breast cancer awareness and education.
Like many others, Linda Hawk-Pickle Hill ‘cut her teeth’ in pageantry as an adult. In 2016. Linda had just become a Senior citizen and ‘took the plunge’ with the Hopkins County Ms. Senior Classic Pageant, then advanced to the State pageant with her service dog at her side. At this point, she had more than fulfilled her granddaughter’s dare! But, along the way, Ms. Hill had developed a drive to reach further, rise higher and discover a worthy platform she could represent as a public service. In 2020 when she placed in the Ms. Texas Elite U.S. state contest, she knew she was on her way. “I am a breast cancer survivor myself, and this Pageant’s mission of breast cancer awareness and knowledge resonates strongly with my personal story. The title is more than an award, it’s actually a working title, inspiring and equipping me for personal appearances and public speaking about breast cancer. One in four women in the United States, as well as some men, will be diagnosed with some form of breast cancer, so the message is urgent. Early detection and medical intervention are the best weapons we have in treating this disease. The Royal Ms. Elite U.S. United title allows me to reach further with a message I believe in”.
Linda’s pageant appearances have always included Bordeaux service dogs, which she breeds and raises. “I am retired military. My current dog offers mainly mobility assistance and also alerts to neuro-pathway disorders, particularly Prinz Metal Angina Syndrome and vascular migraines, both of which easily trigger strokes and heart attacks if untreated. He allows me to continue serving my community in ways that I can. Actually, Erisede is the first service dog to compete with owner in this pageant system! Across the United States, only about a dozen women do so with service animals alongside, but it’s now another way that opportunities are opening up for senior women and for handicapped persons, and that’s a good step!”.
Linda is now busy seeking opportunities to speak on breast cancer awareness. “This has become a journey of self-evaluation; what can I give and how can my efforts be best put to use in this cause, and in service to others”.
Travel Tuesday: Atlas World Navigator Set Sail August 4
Atlas Ocean Voyages’ new ship set sail on it’s inaugural voyage today (August 4, 2021) from Athens, Greece.
The World Navigator will spend nine days at sea and wind up in Alexandria, Egypt with stops in several ports throughout Greece and a special opportunity for it’s passengers to view the pyramids in Cairo at night. The smaller Atlas ships are designed to visit smaller ports that larger ships cannot. The 196 passengers on the inaugural cruise have six different dining options spread across the six passenger decks. This new ship is packed with the latest technologically advanced systems including a hybrid propulsion system that uses one-fifth the fuel of conventional cruise ships.
Atlas Ocean Voyages is a new cruise line with smaller luxury ships that specializes in bucket-list worthy adventures. Their first ship, World Navigator, is the first of what will be a fleet of five similar sized ships to be released by the end of 2023. From the Black Sea to South America and even voyages to Antarctica, Atlas offers destinations for spirited travelers that larger cruise ships cannot reach. Atlas’ signature “All Inclusive All The Way” program provides all guests a complete and seamless experience by including complimentary round-trip air travel, choice of a shore excursion at every port, prepaid gratuities, polar parkas, emergency medical evacuation insurance, premium wine and spirits, international beers and coffees, Wi-Fi, L’OCCITANE bath amenities, and regionally inspired gourmet dining. In every stateroom, guests enjoy binoculars to use on board, en suite coffee, tea and personalized bar service, and butler service in suites.
Atlas welcomes travelers to ‘come back to something brand new’ in the brand’s ongoing marketing campaign “At Last… Atlas” (www.AtlasOceanVoyages.com/itstime.) To learn more, please visit www.AtlasOceanVoyages.com.
9-Night Athens to Cairo: Immersive Egypt:
For more information about Atlas Ocean Voyages cruises or to request pricing contact us at: [email protected]
Chamber Connection – August 3
30 Businesses Featured At Aug. 5 Chamber Showcase
By Butch Burney
Don’t miss out on the premiere networking opportunity of the summer with the Chamber Showcase Thursday, Aug. 5, at the Sulphur Springs Country Club. There will be 30 businesses there, with samples and information about them and their services. Additionally, each business will have a gift or gift card to give away, so that’s up to 30 gift cards going to 30 lucky individuals who attend the come-and-go event.
Adult Leadership
The Adult Leadership program is currently accepting applications for the 2021-22 Adult Leadership class. Registration is on our website, HopkinsChamber.org or I can email you the documents if you contact me at [email protected] or by calling 903-885-6515.
Adult Leadership takes you through all of the services of the city and county in an in-depth program that will enrich your life, both occupationally and individually.
If you applied last year, please re-apply this year. The class needs 20-25 members, and the deadline is Aug. 13.
Photography Contest
It’s time for the 6th Annual Chamber of Commerce Photography Contest! Anyone of any age can
enter as we have a children’s category. The picture must be newer than January 1, 2019 and must have been taken in Hopkins County. The contest will be open from August 2 to August 31. There are seven categories you may enter: Natural World, Travel, People, The Hopkins County Experience, Altered Images, Mobile, and Children’s Category. Only digital images are accepted (no prints). To submit your photograph, email the picture to [email protected]. Rules and releases will be available on the Chamber of Commerce website.
Stew Fest Market Vendor Call
The Chamber is excited to announce our vendor call for the Stew Fest Market! The Chamber is currently accepting vendors for the Stew Fest Market, which will be located on the south side of Buford Park during Friday night and Saturday Stew Contest activities. This is a great opportunity to sell goods or to promote your business to 7,000 people who attend the Stew Contest annually. Vendors may rent booth space to sell goods or distribute information about their business. Booths will be assigned on a first-paid basis. Access to electricity is not guaranteed. Generators are permitted. Vendors who are interested in purchasing booth space, call the Chamber of Commerce at 903-885-6515 email us at [email protected]
Stew Contest Drink Sales
Every year, the Chamber allows a non-profit organization to sell drinks at the Stew Contest. There are several rules and regulations to follow, but if you are interested in placing your organization’s name in the hat, please call the Chamber. You will be asked to come in and sign an understanding agreement in regard to rules and expectations. Deadline for volunteers is August 31. Once we have all our volunteers in place, we will literally pick one out of a hat and award drink sales to that organization. Please call if you have any questions.
Chamber Eats
If you don’t follow the Chamber on Facebook or Twitter, you’re missing our weekly special, Chamber Eats, in which we highlight a local restaurant’s lunch plate each week. Keep up with our happenings on social media.
Lunch and Learn
State Sen. Bob Hall and State Rep. Bryan Slaton will be in town for a Lunch and Learn from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15. Registration forms are on our website, so sign up to learn how laws passed (and not passed) by the Texas Legislature will affect your business. Lunch will be provided at the Sulphur Springs Country Club. Tickets are $15 for Chamber members and $20 for nonmembers. Thanks for Atmos Energy and Oncor for sponsoring this important luncheon.
Business Highlight
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is highlighting a member of the Chamber each week. Please join me in congratulating our Business of the Week for July 14, the Centurion World Logistics. You can read biographical stories at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook page and Instagram page.
Ribbon Cuttings
- The Plant Niche, 222 Tomlinson St., will host a ribbon cutting at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 4. Join us for that celebration.
- QB Data will have a ribbon cutting at noon Tuesday, Aug. 10, at the Chamber. Please welcome them to the Chamber.
- Nunez Roofing will host a ribbon cutting at 1121 Loop 301 at noon Wednesday, Aug. 11. Come out and join us for that.
Residents Discuss What To Do Next In Fight Against Planned Dike Solar Plant
Battle Over Proposed Solar Plant In Dike Receives Attention From National Media Monday
Dike residents Sunday discussed the next round in their fight to prevent a solar plant from being constructed in their community. Cynthia Martin’s petition to the 62nd Judicial District Court for a temporary restraining order and injunction were denied last month, but neither she nor the Dike residents in opposition allowed Judge Will Biard’s order deter them for long.
Martin, following the July 19 hearing, indicated to KSST that the lawsuit filed to stop Hopkins Energy LLC and Hopkins County from building the solar facility is still on. Her attorney, Joanne Hatton of Braun & Gresham Attorneys at Law, in a prepared statement said the judge’s order “does not speak to the merits of the case, which will be determined at trial.”
Hatton contends the primary issue of the case is whether the law was followed when the county approved a tax incentive for the solar company “without any due diligence to protect the community,” including failing to require the company to provide information about any possible impacts to surrounding landowners and roadways.
“There are numerous requirements for tax abatement agreements under the Local Government Code and the Texas Tax Code enacted by the Legislature to protect the public. The agreement between the county and the solar power plant company does not contain these required terms,” Hatton stated.
One point in the lengthy statement Hatton issued explaining her client’s cause for filing and continuing to pursue a suit against Hopkins County and Hopkins Energy LLC, appears to have resounded with Dike residents. They see an opportunity that could allow them to protect their small community moving forward from a solar plant as well as any other perceived threats or potentially provide added benefits for the community.
“However, it is apparent that the location of this extremely large project, which will contain a sea of nearly one million solar panels in a small, unincorporated town, next to county roads that already experience flooding, is not the proper place,” Hatton stated.
The battle between the county officials and Engie, the international company behind the Dike solar project, in addition to generating local media attention, also garnered a national headline this week.
Dallas writer Mary Beth Gahan, Monday in an article in Washington Post Magazine, entitled “A battle of green against green in this Texas community,” reported on the struggle between those in favor of and those against a solar complex in Dike. Gahan reported that the “magic rabbit” the Dike residents pulled out of a metaphorical magic hat Sunday is taking the required steps needed to legally make Dike an incorporated area.
Gahan reported that not only have members compiled enough signatures in support of incorporating Dike as a city, they’ve already collected at lease $3,000 of the $12,000 needed to hire a surveyor and are making plans to hold a fundraiser soon to raise more money
According to the Aug. 2, 2021, Washington Post Magazine story:
“If the vote goes their way, the residents hope to annex land that has been leased for the solar facility. “We’re just going to tax them out,” [Dike resident Michele] Barnes says.
(Barnes regularly speaks out during public forum at Hopkins County Commissioners Court meetings against the proposed solar plant and at the regular meeting of residents determined to Save Dike From Solar
There are still many details to be worked out regarding incorporation, according to Martin, the Dike residents are “going through with incorporation regardless, and then we will be annexing after that.” As of Tuesday, over 200 signatures had been collected from Dike residents, which they have been advised should be enough to meet the requirement to call for incorporation.
Once the Dike residents get everything in order, they will need to contact the county judge, with required documentation, to ask him to set a date for an election for the proposed incorporation of Dike.
Team Tennis Schedule Released by Coach Tony Martinez
Team Tennis, helmed by head coach Tony Martinez, has released the schedule for the 2020 fall season.
Tennis, in fact, has already held their first competition.
Team tennis hosted two DFW schools, Sherman and Denison, at the tennis center in the SSISD Athletic Complex on Monday, Aug. 2 at 9 A.M. and 2 P.M., respectively.
The Wildcats lost the meet versus Sherman, but edged out a victory against Denison in the afternoon. More to come on those matches on Monday after meeting with Coach Martinez tomorrow morning.
It is a busy time for the tennis team, coached by Tony Martinez, as they will compete against four more schools before the school year begins on Aug. 18.
Those teams are:
- at Mesquite Poteet, on 08/09 at 9 A.M.
- at Bullard High School, on 08/11 at 9 A.M.
- and versus Greenville, on 08/12 at 4 P.M.
The tennis schedule can be found below or here.
KSST is proud to be the official Wildcat and Lady Cat Station. We broadcast Sulphur Springs ISD games year round live on radio. When allowed, we also broadcast games via our YouTube channel.
A&M-Commerce Recognized with Vetted Teacher Residency Distinction
| A&M-Commerce Recognized with Vetted Teacher Residency Distinction |
| COMMERCE, TX—The Texas Education Agency recently designated Texas A&M University-Commerce with the Vetted Teacher Residency distinction along with nine other programs in Texas. Sherri Harwell, director of the Office of Educator Certification and Academic Services at A&M-Commerce, lead efforts to secure the designation. “The Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce is tirelessly driven to provide world-class preparation for educators,” Harwell said. “It’s a joy to assist them from the certification office as part of that process.” She continued: “It is an honor to have our transformative teacher residency program recognized by the TEA. We are excited for this opportunity to deepen our partnerships with school districts and continue to implement innovative clinical experiences for our preservice teachers.” Programs are selected through a rigorous application process. Qualifying programs must offer high-quality, yearlong teacher residency programs that pair teaching candidates with experienced, highly effective mentor teachers for a full year of clinical training or co-teaching in K-12 classrooms, with a minimum of three days per week. Dr. Kathryn V. Dixon, associate professor of curriculum and instruction at A&M-Commerce, said the department is honored and excited to receive the designation. “With help from the University-School Partnerships for the Renewal of Educator Preparation program (US PREP), we have made substantial strides in transforming our educator preparation program to realize our vision for preparing teacher candidates to meet the needs of their K-12 students from their very first day on the job,” Dixon said. “This is a natural and much-needed next step in meeting our joint goal of preparing and retaining highly qualified K-12 teachers in Texas.” A&M-Commerce is currently working with several school district partners to investigate grant opportunities related to the Vetted Teacher Residency distinction. (TAMUC Signage Image download) ### About Texas A&M University-Commerce Texas A&M University-Commerce serves rural and metropolitan East Texas with a dedicated mission to Educate. Discover. Achieve. With an enrollment of 11,624 students, the university is the third-largest member of The Texas A&M University System. The 2,100-acre Commerce campus provides many opportunities for students to learn and grow. The university offers more than 130 degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. A vibrant student experience includes 14 NCAA Division II athletic teams, a thriving Greek system and more than 120 student-led organizations. Classes are delivered on-site in Commerce, Corsicana, Dallas, McKinney, Frisco and Mesquite. In November 2021, the university will open A&M-Commerce at Dallas, located at 8750 North Central Expressway. Contact: Michael Johnson Executive Director of Marketing and Communications 903.886.5128 [email protected] |
Paris SBDC Offering Training to Assist Restaurants, Other Businesses
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Paris SBDC offering training to assist restaurants, other businesses
The Paris Small Business Development Center is offering free in-person and online training events next week, one on building restaurant staff recession-proof tips for small business, and the other on getting, managing and spending money.
Delivering 99 recession-proof tips for small business success is the subject of a live webinar co-hosted by Paris SBDC and Rhonda Abrams, “America’s Best-Read Small Business Expert.” The online event will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 3.
Abrams is a national speaker, author, and small business expert and will address how the business world as we know it was turned upside down overnight by Covid-19. Perhaps there has never been a time when the economy has changed so radically so fast. Customers changed buying patterns. Online companies ate even more market share. Many employees got used to working from home, while other employees were overstretched.
How does a small business owner navigate this new world? In this presentation, Abrams will share strategies for how small businesses can survive and even thrive in this new world. The first 25 individuals who register for the Aug. 3 session and attend online will be eligible to receive a free copy of Abrams’ book, “Now What?!.” Register at https://bit.ly/2V6XgHJ.
Building restaurant staff in today’s market is the subject of the in-person training session Wednesday, August 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Paris Junior College – Greenville Center, 6500 Monty Stratton Parkway.
For this free event, the Paris SBDC partnered with hospitality consultant Chris Tripoli, founder of A’la Carte Consulting. Tripoli has been sharing resources and strategies with restaurant owners transitioning and retaining their business staff through the pandemic. Participants will find out what how to overcome these obstacles when opening a new concept or operating an existing one. Register at https://bit.ly/3lipF8m.
These training sessions are provided by CARES Act funding to deliver services and webinars to small businesses in support of business recovery. The Paris SBDC is a partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of Texas, and Paris Junior College. Advising services are offered by the Paris SBDC without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, sex, or disability. Special provisions will be made for limited English speaking individuals and those with disabilities. Those interested may contact the Paris SBDC at 903-782-0224.
Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.
Paris Junior College offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as Certificates of Proficiency in technical/workforce fields. The college has expanded its academic curriculum through the years to encourage associate degree and university transfer candidates. Since establishing its first vocational program — jewelry and watchmaking in 1942 — the college has been aggressive in adding technical/workforce programs that will benefit students entering the workforce.
The campus of 54 tree-shaded acres includes 20 major buildings and residence halls and provides students a unique and pleasant environment for learning.
Paris Junior College also operates centers in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and in Greenville, Texas.
Vision
To be the educational provider of choice for the region.
Mission
Paris Junior College is a comprehensive community college serving the region’s educational and training needs while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of our diverse community.
