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Page 31 Local THE BATTALION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1981 15, he ^10., -t, now ree adt ierii^ solutionj Wogswlj ases per j os County iys remaq lowistlit; h andij; ials know if the Owners selling out 12th Man bar closes By JENNIFER CARR Battalion Reporter Twelfth Man & Co., a North- gate bar, will close today because the original owners have decided to sell out. Dennis Parrish, Class of’68 and H part owner of the 12th Man, said ae and his two partners have de- ided to sell the business, and iince no one has bought it, the bar Will close. rnMl Parrish said Joe White and ® David White, Class of‘76, are sell- tj ng their two-thirds of the busi ness to finance a used car lot adja- *nt to their Odessa car dealer- hjp. Parrish said that since he is lot willing or in a position to buy Heir shares, he has put his share ip for sale. The entire business — includ- ng the building, land, fixtures, in- ^ -'entory and the name, which is patented in Brazos County — is selling for $225,000, Parrish said. To lease the land, but buy the building and business, would cost $150,000 plus $1,000 a month for a five-year lease with a five-year op tion. Parrish said he and his part ners would consider a price less than $150,000, but would then in crease the amount of the lease. Parrish attributes the success of the 12th Man, which is decorated with astroturf from Kyle Field and the pictures and jerseys of several Texas A&M athletes, to the ser vice his customers receive and to the people who frequent the bar. “The 12th Man is really that group of Aggies from across the street that ended up being our customers,” he said. “We’re talk ing about 100 to 200 regular cus tomers that are probably the best Aggies there are. Parrish said the worst part of moving is wondering: “What are my good old customers going to do for a beer?” Parrish is moving to Mobile, Ala., where he will manage the investments of a former Texas A&M student who owns a re staurant and nightclub in Alaba ma, as well as a vending company in New Orleans and oil and gas wells throughout Lousiana and Texas. In addition, Parrish said he is considering buying a bar in Mobile and taking one of his full time employees from the 12th Man, Jeff Casbeer, to run it for him. “It’s a unique opportunity for me to make a lot of money,” Par rish said. “I hate leaving A&M, and I know I’ll be back. ” January selling seminar scheduled at Texas A&M 'ft mssioneti esponsiklt financed | ). Bid gtheConj Id heal*;,! ie for anf nty woi , By KITTY FRALEY lotion HC Battalion Reporter nintyisk In a recent interview, 2,800 utionsanl -hiefexecutives across the United e theow ^ a ! es were asked, “What is a per- >est locks i0n s nuni f )er one need for suc- , less?" Thei most frequent answer ’ ™ vas, the ability to sell yourselfand 1 /our ideas. T agree with that,” said Carl Stevens, president of Carl Stevens ind Associates in Houston. “It akes a rare talent of skills, hard vork, knowledge and talent to be | a good salesman.” Stevens is scheduled to conduct i seminar titled “Selling Yourself _,ind Your Ideas” at Texas A&M University, Jan. 29-31. The semi nar is sponsored by the National Agri-Marketing Association and will cost $55. In the middle 1960s, Stevens tvas involved in sales education and consulting work but wanted more, he said, so he started his )wn business. He now has nine employees, two associates in San Francisco and associates in Phoenix, Atlanta ind Nashville. Stevens is currently a visiting professor at the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University where he teaches a marketing :ourse entitled “Sales and Sales Organization.” He has taught similar courses at Ohio State University, Franklin University and San Antonio Col lege. In the 1970s, Stevens began his selling seminars for people in in dustry. The $445 tuition for the two and one-half day seminar in cludes the textbook “Sfelling, ” co authored by Stevens, along with Various workbooks, presentations and evaluations. I started the seminars because d was embarrassed to be in a career where less than 5 percent of the people are considered profession- 8 Ids, ” Stevens said of his attempt to help others become better salesmen. 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