By Diane Peters
Back in 1998, Elana Lancit started planning weddings; now, more than a decade later, she’s running Sweet Beginnings Event Planning, one of the only franchises of its kind in Canada. The company has a tried-and-true system that allows home-based entrepreneurs to organize everything from bar mitzvahs to engagement parties. Now that Lancit has stopped doing events herself to focus on expansion, this 10-franchise system is set to spread across the country.
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By Diane Peters
The marketplace is always changing. Where consumers live, how they work, what they do in their leisure time, what they like—these things are constantly in flux, and successful businesses need to know how to keep pace.
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By Diane Peters
When your family has been in the printing business for four generations, it’s hard to not get involved yourself. However, Gigi Harding, CEO of Kwik Kopy Canada, did try to do something else. Harding’s father, Kent, brought the Kwik Kopy franchise system to Canada from the U.S. in 1979. Harding knew growing up she could simply work at the family business.
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By Diane Peters
The marketplace is always changing. Where consumers live, how they work, what they do in their leisure time, what they like—these things are constantly in flux, and successful businesses need to know how to keep pace.
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By Diane Peters
In France, the name Yves Rocher is as well known as Coke or Pepsi, and has clout in Quebec, too. That history, along with the challenge of raising the brand’s profile across North America, attracted seasoned executive René Desmarais to join Yves Rocher North America.
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By Diane Peters
Last fall, two different Toronto-based entrepreneurs who were total strangers both heard about a unique frozen yogurt franchise concept called Menchie’s. Party organizer Sheryl Bielas learned about it from her daughter, who called after visiting an outlet in Los Angeles.
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