
| Thursday, March 11th 2010 |
Success Stories 2003 |
Summer Company 2003 proved to be a rewarding experience for the Renfrew County students in the program. The program allowed each of these students to provide work for themselves over the summer where otherwise they might not have found employment. There were many lessons learned where each of the students were concerned. The most valuable one being the time and commitment involved in running a business. The success of Summer Company could not have been realized without the participation of the mentors, for the expertise and advice they brought to these Young Entrepreneurs. |
| Spoke BMX | |
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| “Running my own business is like a dream come true”.
Marc Lapierre of Pembroke (wearing black T-shirt in photo) created SPOKE BMX, a bicycle stunt parts, equipment and accessories retail store. Bicycle stunt is a sport developed in the early 70’s by young people emulating motorcycle motocross riders. Marc took advantage of... [read more] | |
| Bead Elegance | |
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| Art & Craft + Summer Company = Bead Elegance.
Amanda Olsheskie of Killaloe took advantage of her fashion instincts and launched a summer business designing, manufacturing, and selling necklaces. Using high quality glass beads she created original, one-of-a-kind designs that won over appreciative customers. [read more] | |
| Folk Gardens | |
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| Organic rules!
Simeon Folkema of Renfrew (left in photo with his mentor, Dwight Hayward) burst onto the market gardening scene with his high quality pesticide-free produce.
Starting with weekly appearances at the Renfrew Farmers’ Market on Saturday mornings, he branched out selling at the farm-gate and to the grocery store. Always... [read more] | |