Posts Tagged ‘Entrepreneur’
#SmallBusinessThatRocks: The Spa Date
Small businesses take off with the help of the community. This support can provide a lot more than business, though. It can also bring the right people together to make dreams come through. The core team of The Spa Date found each other through their community, and they’re achieving their goals with support from each…
Read MoreEight Free Or Low-Cost Ways To Support Local Businesses
Shopping locally is one of the best ways to have a positive impact on your local economy. For some people, it’s not within their budget to shop local, but there’s many ways to support local businesses that don’t always involve money!
Read More#SmallBusinessThatRocks: Fresh Approach Fitness
Sonya Janisse is the founder of Fresh Approach Fitness, this week’s #SmallBusinessThatRocks, and her attitude will change your attitude about exercise and eating right! We are absolutely overwhelmed with diet and exercise programs that tell us that results can be found simply by following the leader, no matter what they tell you. These “experts” instruct…
Read More#SmallBusinessThatRocks: Grocery Guy
Grocery Guy came about when Ben Fraraccio needed something more. While he was a graduate of the Liaison College of Culinary Arts in Kitchener, a lingering back issue made standing up in the kitchen next to impossible. Ben found that being out in the world making deliveries was better for him than sitting in an…
Read More#SmallBusinessThatRocks: HRM Photography
Capturing beautiful moments is not an easy job. For HRM Photography, the pressure is on all the time, not just to create a frame-worthy memento but to also reflect the beauty of the moment, whether it’s a wedding, an engagement, a newborn’s first photoshoot, or just a family portrait session. It requires a keen eye,…
Read More#SmallBusinessThatRocks: The Abby Fund
Ever wonder who makes costumes for superheroes? We have a designer like that right here in London, but she doesn’t only do costume-work for the budding superheroes of the Forest City: she’ll do princess dresses, ballerina costumes, and anything else requested by patients in children’s hospitals. This week’s #SmallBusinessThatRocks is The Abby Fund, and the…
Read More#SmallBusinessThatRocks: Rustix
Making furniture used to be a local industry, and it existed that way for centuries before cheap wood, assembly lines, and low shipping costs made this handy job a thing of the past. Well, almost made it a thing of the past. At Rustix, two skilled furniture makers are bringing the profession back to its…
Read More#SmallBusinessThatRocks: Sensibuild
Getting everything you need in one complete package is next to impossible these days, but more and more small businesses have seen the advantages of providing comprehensive, quality services to their clients. It’s the best way to earn trust in a world that is increasingly becoming more specialized, and local businesses are providing these services…
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