““I’m excited about this. We have a lot of good people with (business) ideas,” said Thomas. “This (program) comes at a good time to help promote the county and get people excited about getting involved and making positive changes.””   Cy Thomas, Enterprise Facilitator

 

Photo courtesy Mary Drier, Tuscola County Advertiser

 

A lifelong resident of Unionville is Tuscola County’s new Sirolli Enterprise Facilitator.

Cyril “Cy” Thomas, who owns and operates Thomas Marina, signed the contract to accept the position Tuesday. He will begin training for his new position later this month.

Thomas, 43, has strong ties to Tuscola County. Thomas Marina has been owned by his family for 100 years, and celebrates that anniversary this year.

Besides owning and operating the marina, Thomas is also part owner of Gutter Wizard, and has been a member of the Carpenters’ Union for 15 years.  He has taken classes at DeVry University and SVSU.

Enterprise Facilitation® delivers uniquely tailored services to individual entrepreneurs. As the Enterprise Facilitator, Cy personally meets with every client.  These meetings are confidential.  When Cy reports back to the Board of Management, he only reports the number of people he has met and the number of people he has helped.  He does not report the names of the people he is meeting.  The only time Cy will report the name of a client is if that person has requested to have his/her name revealed.  The Board of Management is also committed to confidentiality, and nothing revealed in a meeting will be talked about outside of the meeting, except as is required to aid the client.  

As Cy helps each client to assess their ideas, their plans, their needs, he is able to ascertain what agency or what professional can meet the needs of that client.  There is no cookie cutter formula that works for every person.  The consistent method that Cy uses is that of listening.  He does not interrupt the client to project his own ideas.  He allows the client to talk about his or her ideas, concepts, and fears.  Nobody knows more about your idea than you do.

Cy won’t do the work for you, but he’ll teach you the basics, connect you with the right people, and remove roadblocks along the way.  Cy will help you create a plan for your business and find people that can help you get the resources you need.