By Greg Billson Starting a business is a bit like having a baby. At the beginning, it is very demanding, needs everything to be done for it and will die if you are not continually nurturing it. Then, as it grows, it becomes less dependent and can survive without needing as much of your constant intervention. As a new ShelfGenie franchisee in Calgary, I am now watching this process unfold.
By Patrick and Karen Higgins We have both spent our entire careers with Canadian Tire. You might say it’s in our blood. We used to move from location to location every couple of years, until we bought a store in Uxbridge, Ont., 16 years ago. We’ve been there ever since and the business has really grown with the community around it.
By Gareth Parry
Canadians love to make home improvements. As a testament to this fact, they spend some $48 billion per year—and rising—on all types of renovations and in-home modifications.