Finding Concrete Markets
Jul 24What if you initiated the business of your dreams, then discovered that conventional marketing was not producing the results you need? Such was the dilemma confronting Gina Gillis, proprietor of GLC Pavement and Patio Scrub. Gina was enthralled watching her uncle use a high pressure water sprayer while he was cleaning concrete surfaces around the house and reckoned she could make a viable...
Recruiting with a Message
Jul 13You’re starting a business, have an impressive idea for launching a new line of clothing and then you have to “brand it”…what do you do? This was the challenge facing 18 year old Owen Osinde, who immigrated to Canada from Kenya only nine short years ago and is now ready to enter the world of entrepreneurialism. Over the past several summers, Owen worked hard to get the pocket money he...
Bringing Back the House Call
Jul 06Forward-thinking entrepreneurs are always looking for that lucrative idea and then addressing the ways and means of making it happen. For Gordon Hannan, it was a matter of examining his own personal experience. As a student entering post-secondary education, Gordon found his laptop overloaded with adware and junkware which was not pertinent to his needs. “I just felt there was way too much...
Energy in the Right Places
Jun 22When one learns on the job that one has the skill sets to do even better by becoming an entrepreneur, then it’s time to act. Jason Kemp was gainfully employed as an installer of blinds and windows, but noticed that there were a lot of better ways of doing things. “I believe in personal, one- on- one service for the customer, and knew I could deliver that service, so I struck out on my...
Quality First
Jun 15Sean Bremner, Owner & Operator of Highland Custom Carpentry will not compromise his standards, and prefers not to become involved with projects where a quick, cheap fix is required. That is, unless this is going to be a temporary fix until proper and permanent repairs/construction can take place soon after. Sean, hailing from the small town of Thurso in the far North Highlands of Scotland,...
