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Success Stories 2008


Enterprise Renfrew County had the privilege of working with 8 creative and energetic Summer Company students during the summer of 2008. Each of them worked extremely hard throughout the summer months running their own business.

They have learned that to be a successful entrepreneur they required a wide variety of skills. Some of these skills included bookkeeping, time management, how to market their products or services, meeting the needs of clients and customer service.

They also learned that adverse business challenges could be changed and become welcomed improvements to their business.

KD Agri-Graphics
“There’s been a lot of trial and error” she said. “It’s a never-ending learning experience”.Kaylia Doering Cobden   Kaylia Doering has a pattern for success! This 16 year old Cobden student learnt the benefits of operating her own business through the Summer Company program.   It was her hobby - sewing that lead to KD Agri-Graphics a manufacturing/retail embroidery business. Targeting the agricultural market in her...
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Stelmach Tennis Services
Dominic Stelmach Stelmach Tennis Services
Dominic Stelmach Barry’s Bay 15-love! Dominic Stelmach didn’t sit on the sidelines this summer.   At age 13 Dominic said he wanted to start a small business that shared his passion and talent for tennis. Now 15 Dominic has been working at the Lakeshore Tennis Club for the past two years and this year he opened that...
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Valley Lawnscaping
Matt Boldt
Valley LawnscapingMatthew Boldt Lake Dore   From and early age it was always Matthew Boldt’s goal to became an entrepreneur. And when 2 past participants told Matthew about Summer Company this forth year student knew it was something he had to do before he graduated Commerce from Carlton University in Ottawa.   Growing up doing construction...
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