Entrepreneur Stories
Stories by province: British Columbia | Alberta | Saskatchewan | Manitoba | Ontario | Québec
New Brunswick | Nova Scotia | Newfoundland & Labrador | Prince Edward Island | Yukon
British Columbia
| Pemberton | Pemberton Distillery Inc. Tyler Schramm |
| Vancouver | Baaad Anna's Anna Hunter |
| Vancouver | twigg&hottie boutique Inc. Glencora Twigg, Christine Hotton & Jessica Vaira |
| Langley | Langley Plantar Fasciitis and Reflexology Centre Ltd. Robin Vorauer |
| Penticton | burger55 Chris Boehm and Steve Jones |
| Kamloops | Kidsmart Distribution Ltd. Leilani and Lisa Reid |
| Vancouver | Downtown Wellness Centre Dr. Aaron Van Gaver |
| Vancouver | Nicole Bridger Design Inc. Nicole Bridger |
| Surrey | Green Revolution Enterprises Ltd. Ankit Sharma |
| Vancouver | Growing City - Urban Composting Solutions Andrew Sutherland and Lisa von Sturmer |
| Vancouver | Tiny Travel Tribe Inc. Alexandra Howard |
| Vancouver | FIGJAM Apparel Inc. Justin Hanna, Trevor Hird, Dustin Ingram |
| Vancouver | Jackie Connelly Photography Jackie Connelly |
| Whistler | Whistler Tasting Tours Joe Facciolo, Skai Dalziel |
| Pitt Meadows | Vertical Suits Vladimir Rincon |
| Vancouver | GumDrops Wet Weather Boutique Shanda Jerrett 2009 CYBF British Columbia Best Business Award |
| Victoria | Sportposting.com Joe Mols |
| Vancouver | Athletic Attractors Enterprises William Oliver |
| Port Coquitlam | Trinket & Treasure Gift Baskets Inc. Opal Richards |
| Victoria | Advanced Ecommerce Research Systems Inc. (AERS) Anthony and Andrew Sukow |
| Vancouver | Elastic Path Software Harry Chemko & Mark Williams |
| Burnaby | Ride With the Tide Productions Ryan Catherwood |
| Vancouver |
West Coast Garnish Girls Inc. Danielle Tatarin, Tina-Marie Pelletier & Alejandra Parra 2006 British Columbia CYBF Best Business Award Winners |
| Port Moody | Rocky Point Kayak Ltd. Jamie Cuthbert |
| Vancouver | Burke and Hair Inc. Melanie Burke |
| Vancouver | Animals Overcranked Daycare Centre Ltd. Lilliana Olmedo |
| Vancouver | Vancouver
Client Finds Passion In Martial Arts Amber Murphy Purple Dragon Martial Arts |
| Vancouver | From Yappy Hour To Bark Mitzvahs, City Dogs Making Scene by Sandra Thomas (PDF)
Fetch |
| Victoria |
Victoria Based Young Entrepreneurs Take Software
Industry By Storm James DeGreef and Jonthan Kerr Genologics Life Sciences Software Inc. |
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Alberta
| Calgary | Progress Seminars Inc. Terri Sawchuk |
| Grande Prairie | Ultimate Promotions Inc. Carla Rakestraw |
| Spring Lake | Parkland Waste & Recycle Inc. Derek and Lindsay Bieda |
| Edmonton | Pinkpolka Wedding Design Jenelle Gartner |
| Calgary | Douglas Square Physiotherapy Centre Bryan Shopka 2009 CYBF Alberta Best Business Award |
| Calgary | she was stunning Sarah Khallad |
| Calgary | Eligeo IT Derek Major |
| Calgary | Dexterity Consulting Gena Rotstein |
| Calgary | Executive Airways Barbara McLean-Stollery |
| Edmonton | Heat 4 Health Ltd. Jennifer Murphy |
| Calgary | Calibrated Welding Inc. Jim McClurg |
| Calgary | Be'ato Coffee Company Inc. Melanie Breitkreutz |
| Red Deer | Chiroback Trekker Inc. Dr. Emily Roback |
| Calgary | Stealth Acoustical & Emission Control Inc. Colin Davison 2008 National and Alberta CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| Calgary | Focused Student Luc d'Abadie and Andrew Hewitt 2007 Alberta CYBF Best Business Award Winners |
| Alberta | DumpRunner Waste Systems Inc. Paul and Dayle Nielsen 2006 National and Alberta CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| Calgary | Extend Marketing Ceilidh McClurgh 2005 Alberta CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| Calgary | Typpo Wood Products Inc. Jeffrey Alatyppo |
| Calgary | Twisted Goods Shashi Behl |
| Calgary |
The Liquid Matrix Inc. Andrew Bennett |
| Edmonton | Scrap & Bean Inc. Camille Ostapowich-Allen |
| Canmore | Flying Pigs Curbside Recycling Rebecca Newhook |
| Calgary | Chip'n In Ltd. Bev Boehm |
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Saskatchewan
| Saskatoon | International Immigration and Business Consulting Inc. Dirk Propp |
| Saskatoon | CLP Photographic Catherine Popiel |
| Regina | Trino's Menswear Inc. Trina Fader |
| Lumsden | Lumsden Florist etc. Rachel Devers, Sean Brimacombe |
| Moose Jaw | Hoopla Clothing Inc. Jessica Williamson 2009 CYBF Central Prairies Best Business Award Winner |
| Regina | NWL Contemporary Dresses for all Occasions Nadia Williamson |
| Saskatoon | Shutout Solutions Inc. Dan Robinson and Chad Fischl |
| Saskatoon | Bay's Waterpaws Canine Aquatic Center Corinne Deschambault and Darcy Deschambault 2007 Saskatchewan CYBF Best Business Award Winners |
| Regina | Best Price Railing Ltd. Todd Reichel 2006 Saskatchewan CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| Regina | OH Media! Trent Haus and Jason Orban |
| Saskatoon | GNC
Franchise Achieves Success in Saskatoon Jason Bru General Nutrition Centre (GNC) |
| Saskatoon |
Young Saskatoon Entrepreneur Wheels Car Enthusist Award Chris Daviddovich Flat Out Performance |
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Manitoba
| Winnipeg | Global Wind Group Inc. Justin Phillips and Alex Stuart |
| Winnipeg | CISI Canadian Immigration Strategies Inc. Bradley Jacobson |
| Winnipeg | Sunpeak Foods Multiwise Regan Stevenson |
| Winnipeg | Invenia Technical Computing Corporation Matthew Hudson |
| Winnipeg | South Sherbrook Therapy Jason Moniz 2008 Central Prairies CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| Winnipeg | Harmony Naturopathic Health Dr. Cory Storm, ND 2007 Manitoba CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| Winnipeg | Candie & Dolls Inc Candice Versace and Dolly Woo 2006 Manitoba CYBF Best Business Award Winners |
| Winnipeg | Cake Clothing Rebecca McCormack 2005 Manitoba CYBF Best Business Award Winners |
| Winnipeg | Young Entrepreneur Provides Dental Services for Aboriginals Tom Mac AccuSmile Denture Clinic |
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Ontario
| Katrine | Northern Disposal & Sanitation Katy Bailey and Dave McGregor |
| Sudbury | Showers & Sheets Limited Jill Mannella, Jeremy Mannella and Heather Scott |
| Kapuskasing | KapOnline Alain Guertin |
| Toronto | Aime Monica Mei |
| Oakville | Oliberté Limited Tal Dehtiar |
| Timmins | Northern Swing Golf Centre Mathieu Vachon |
| London | Steamers Brian Kliza |
| Oakville | Beachy Keen Swimwear & Accessories Kathryn Badovinac |
| Ottawa | SpecialsToday.ca Karim Mitha & Aaron Grant |
| Waterloo | Allerta Inc. Eric Migicovsky |
| Toronto | English School of Canada 2002 CYBF Ontario Best Business Award Winner Saskia Stille & Anthony Stille |
| Toronto | Tea Aura Inc. Susan Ho |
| Kakabeka Falls | Brule Creek Farms Jeff and Andrea Burke |
| Pembroke | Eat Me Alive Veronique Jobin |
| Mississauga | Kill Shakespeare Entertainment Inc. Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery |
| Mississauga | Trans-Plan Transportation Inc. Shadi Hagag |
| Toronto | Clickbox Software Inc. Daniel Del Mastro |
| Ottawa | Digital Lifeline Inc. Gerry Corcoran, Daniel Abramenko |
| North Bay | BioPed Footcare Centre Crystal Kaufman 2009 CYBF Ontario Best Business Award Winner |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Café Natüra Kelly Burton |
| Hamilton | kitestring creative marketing + communications Jenn Hudder, Chris Farias and Jennifer Geekie |
| Oshawa | Isabella’s Chocolate Café Giacomo Bruno |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | Euromotive Steve Pallante |
| Windsor | Celi Lisa Rodrigues |
| Temiskaming Shores | EcoLogix Belinda Beairsto |
| Toronto | TalentEgg Inc. Lauren Friese |
| Timmins | Woodchuckers Manufacturing Kevin Mulligan |
| Ottawa | Adorit Boutique Emma Inns |
| London | The Chef's Hat Catering Company Meghan Anderson |
| Kenora | Green Adventures Scott Green |
| Toronto | ECO3 Inc. Mike Williams and Justin Downey |
| Waterloo | Maxwell's Music House Paul Maxwell |
| Toronto | Joy Apparel Jeff Woodrow |
| London | Wellington Preschool Mary Pabstel |
| Toronto | La Tortilleria Juan Roman & Axel Arvizu |
| Toronto | Momzelle Christine and Vincent Poirier |
Kitchener | Blue Skies Yoga & Eco Store Janine Keller Ng |
| Toronto | Sinden Home and Lifestyle Inc. Jodi Sinden 2008 Ontario CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| Toronto | The Helicopter Company Inc. Julia Henderson and Kevin Smith 2006 Ontario CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| London | Precision Healthcare Solutions John and Kara-Lee Carson-Simpson |
| Uxbridge | Jeffrey Ross Jewellery Jeffrey Ross |
| Toronto | The Soko Company Jonathan Davids |
| Toronto | Bollywood Unlimited Amandeep Narula |
| Toronto | Young Entrepreneur Tackles International Marketplace |
| Toronto | Knight Gives Flight 24 Hours Newspaper May 11, 2004 Stuart Knight Knight Flight Productions |
| Toronto | English School
of Canada Ranked on PROFIT HOT 50 Saskia Van Viegen Stille & Anthony Stille The English School of Canada |
| Toronto | Jam Van Inc.
named "Best New Business" by CYBF Gary Francis Jam Van Inc. |
| Thunder Bay | Ottawa Client "Designs" Her Future Laurie Abthorpe Designs by Laurie Abthorpe |
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Quebec
| Montréal | AQUAOVO Experience Inc. Noémie and Manuel Desrochers |
| Blainville | Lavéco Mobile Inc. Mélanie Larin, Pierre-Alexandre Villeneuve Tremblay |
| Montréal | 3Dvisionic Inc. Driss Barrada, François Baron, Saad Sebti |
| Québec City | Vigneault Chocolatier Ltée Josée Vigneault, Jean- René Lemire |
| Victoriaville | GG Telecom Yan and Sébastien Gagnon 2009 National and Québec CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| Québec City | Nutra-Fruit Inc. Jean-François Veilleux 2008 Québec CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| Montréal | La fourmi bionique Inc. Geneviève Gagnon and Valérie Gagnon 2007 National and Québec CYBF Best Business Award Winners |
| Québec | Le Rouge Vin Pierre Dubillard 2006 Québec CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| Sherbrooke | Young Woman
Biotechnologist takes skills to an entrepreneurial level Isabelle Boucher ISM BioPolymers Inc |
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New Brunswick
| Moncton | Thera-Ped Moncton Inc. Alison Smith |
| Moncton | Gold Sun Games James Bernard |
| Riverview | Maritime Lifts Inc. Patrick Godin |
| Moncton | Bella Promessa Bridal Boutique Inc. Janice Melanson |
| Saint John | Prop2Go NB Inc. Jason Joseph Richard |
| Saint John | HELP Group Management Inc. Christie Ruff 2007 New Brunswick CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| New Brunswick | PropertyGuys.com Fredericton Inc. Mike Hannay 2006 New Brunswick CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
| Moncton | PropertyGuys.com Inc. Ken Leblanc, Jeremy Demont, Dale Betts & Walter Melanson 2005 New Brunswick CYBF Best Business Award Winners |
| Montcon | Helping Company's
Succeed - Profiles Global Dave Veale, Jason Darling, Scott Darling Profiles Global Inc. |
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Nova Scotia
| Dartmouth | Red Spruce Limited Michael Christie |
| Halifax | Love, Me Boutique Chara Kingston |
| Bedford | Aplaydia Inc. Jennifer Aiken |
| Lower Sackville | Massage Addict Inc. Karlie Redden |
| Halifax | Brightwhite Design Group Inc. Jeff White |
| Halifax | The Brooklyn Warehouse Café & Grill George Christakos 2009 CYBF Atlantic Canada Best Business Award Winner |
| Halifax | Cha Baa Thai Restaurant Limited Kim Hong Dao and Chitsanupong Prathumma |
| Halifax | Opolo Pictures Inc. Marc Almon |
| Halifax | Lean Machine April Glavine |
| Dartmouth | Alloy Concepts Inc. David Schnare |
| Halifax | QuickSnap Inc. Drew McKenna & David Reynolds |
| Halifax | Talay Thai Restaurant Limited Bang Gia (Jimmy) Dao and Kim Hong Dao 2008 Atlantic Canada CYBF Best Business Award Winners |
| Halifax | Zold Online Inc. Trevor Cvitkovich and Julie Peters 2007 Nova Scotia CYBF Best Business Award Winners |
| Halifax | Breathing Space Yoga Studio Inc. Jenny Kierstead 2006 Nova Scotia CYBF Best Business Award Winners |
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Newfoundland
| Mount Pearl | I Design Ltd. Nicole Tobin |
| St. John's | Model Citizens Chelsey MacNeil |
| Mount Pearl | Clay Café Avalon Jamie McCabe |
| Paradise | Paradise Physiotherapy Ltd. Raeleen Baggs and Michelle Sheppard 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador CYBF Best Business Award Winners |
| St. John's | First Western Boutique Nancy and Salem Ali First Western Boutique |
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Prince Edward Island
| North Rustico | Outside Expeditions Ardelle Hynes |
| Summerside | D.C Tire Sales & Service Ltd. Don Boucher |
| Summerside | Higher Design Kenneth & Klasina Driscoll |
| Charlottetown | Ink Isle Jacob Jadis 2007 Prince Edward Island CYBF Best Business Award Winner |
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Yukon
| Whitehorse | T.E.C. Drywall Todd Cruickshank |
| Whitehorse | Mobile Hair Stylz Joseph Blackstock |
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