Business Issues The official newsletter and web site of AND WEST STRATHEARN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Issue 1. Spring 2000

'Together we make a difference together we can help business grow'

Featured articles - click on story Welcome! - A New Century - A New Name - A New Approach A positive message on the area Crieff and West Strathearn Easter Food Festival. Business rates concern Path Network nears completion Industrial units available Crieff High Street frontages improvements Branding E-Commerce - discount scheme for members Business sponsor of this issue of Business Issues has been: VICTORIA WINE , Crieff Special Promotion - Personal shoppers at the Crieff shop, 8th. - 11th. June inclusive, 25% off all wines, excluding promotional offers (no further discounts apply). Victoria Wine are also suppliers to local hotels and businesses - enquire about quantity discounts VICTORIA WINE, 8 James Square, Crieff PH7 3EY Tel: 01764-656113 or try our Web Site for online shopping.

What we are about CRIEFF AND WEST STRATHEARN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION’S MISSION STATEMENT to act as a forum in which local businesses can come together to share views, experience and concerns to lobby to protect and further the interests of the local business community to implement and contribute to such projects as are of benefit to its members and the community at large through a network of contacts foster good business practice and communication between businesses and relevant agencies and other bodies to further pursue the interests of its members through working in partnership with other local, regional and national organisations ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Crieff and West Strathearn Business Association gratefully acknowledges the major support that Crieff and West Strathearn Initiative Trust (CWSIT), our area's Local Rural Partnership, has given to the preparation of this first issue of ‘Business Issues', and in particular, whishes to thank CWSIT's Chairman, Mr. David Kerr for his personal support of this new innovation. We also wish to thank the Economic Development Unit at Perth and Kinross Council, Victoria Wine, Crieff, (our business sponsor of this first issue of Business Issues) and Mike Christie of ML Publications for their contributions to production of this newsletter. Printed by ML Publications, Crieff, Tel: 01764 654111 Fax: 01764 654738 E-Mail: mlpfocus@telinco.co.uk

STOP PRESS 'Better Place to Live Fair’ planned to take place in Crieff on Saturday, 8th. July. For more information look under the ‘events guide’, at the Crieff site of Scottish Towns.

TO CONTACT US: TOGETHER IN THE ASSOCIATION BUSINESSES HAVE A STRONGER VOICE. MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION IS CURRENTLY £20. IF YOU ARE NOT YET A MEMBER BUT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN OR WISH A COPY OF THE ASSOCIATION'S PROSPECTUS, PLEASE CONTACT: THE SECRETARY, MR. GARY SMITH OR EMAIL: cwsba@scottish-towns.co.uk