It had been a long-time dream to start his own business for Roshan Navaratnam. After immigrating to Canada in 1993, he discovered that the idea of having his own business would not have to be just a vision for much longer. As a CEO, one manages all the different aspects of their business, and with …
Before launching his own consultant firm in 2006, David Barnes had spent 25 years in children welfare. “I decided it was time to take control and go ahead and do what I have always wanted to do”, states David. Starting a business would allow him to ful ll his dreams and work with people who …
Although Ronny Wiskin started ReliAble Living in 2003, he likes to think that his business was born when he came to TBDC in 2006. Before joining TBDC, Ronny explains that he did not really know what it really meant to put a business together. “It was a place that provided the necessary support to set …
For Jason Van Tassel, working with digital media had always been a passion. By launching Mouth Media in 2003, Jason has now taken his interest in web development and design and has turned it into a successful business. However, before he could run his business full-time Jason knew he would need help, and that is …
Jacqueline Sava founded Soak Wash Inc. in 2005 as a secondary product as a result of her clients asking how to care for their knit accessories they had bought from Jacqueline. She had never intended to start her own business, instead it had evolved naturally for her. As her business began to flourish, Jacqueline knew …
For Catherine Paull, it was never her intention to start her own business. After discovering TBDC however, the idea of being a conference and event planner slowly became a real possibility. “Each step I became more and more interested”, and by the time she completed the workshops she realized this is something she wanted to …
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Upon arriving to Canada from Albania, Perparim Kapllani knew he had only two options: either go back to school, or start his own business. After working in various pizza places around the city, Perparim reflects, “I thought, I’m getting really good at this so I decided to open up my own business”. Perparim knew he …
After working in the hospitality industry for 25 years, in 2009 Dan Hoffman decided it was time to set out on his own journey and start a business. With Hotel Gelato, Dan knew he wanted to do something different. Not only does his shop sell some unique avours of gelato, but it has turned into …
For Chris Carder, Kinetic Café was his second time around running a business. Shortly after meeting business partner and president, David Dougherty, he took his passion for entrepreneurship and created Kinetic Cafe in 2011, a business that helps companies from all over the world reimagine their spaces and turn them into new connected environments. With …
For mompreneur Sheree Wells, starting a family-first business like Travelbug Baby in 2013 is her greatest success. After having her son, Sheree experienced rsthand how di cult it was to transfer baby equipment from one place to the next. Later, when she had done her research, Sheree knew that she could create a business that …
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