Inspiring success stories

Marketing business goes digital to scale
This marketing company is using the CDAP program to boost efficiency and responsiveness—and go after more clients.

Artisanal and highly efficient: How this entrepreneur made that combination work
Find out how SELV.RITUEL improved its operational efficiency.

Technology investment pays off for this Winnipeg hair salon owner
Praise Okwumabua decided to invest in technology for her Winnipeg hair salon owner. Here’s what she learned.

Understanding your finances: This entrepreneur’s secret to international growth
Sheena Brady was surprised when a lack of credit history limited her access to business loans. Learn how she overcame challenge.

Automating hiring: Business uses talent assessment platform to quickly find best candidates
Resume-less assessment expands candidate pool, increases diversity and improves retention

Becoming an engine of development for her community
After a career in social work, Mélanie Paul joined her family of entrepreneurs to contribute to the economic development of her Innu community

Passion for the planet behind launch of overnight business success
Indigenous values inspire FILL, an innovative new green company

Mentorship fills the labour gap: How this Ottawa glass company upskills its employees for a sales boom
Centennial Glass couldn’t find employees, so it started to train them itself.

This Vancouver pharmacy uses automation to address a severe labour shortage
A medication-sorting machine improves processing time for orders by over 80%

How a deliberate approach to diversity and inclusion improved employee engagement at this tech start-up
Implementing a diversity and inclusion program helped this Kitchener-based start-up create a culture where all employees feel comfortable

“We proved the need is real”: how JD Development Group created a market for upscale student residences
From student residences to low-rise housing, thinking outside the box pays off for this Ontario-based company

Successful mergers are all about compromise
While the choice of merging two companies is first and foremost a business decision, it must also come from the heart.

A people-centric approach: Law firm thrives with a compassionate practice and workplace
Manitoba’s first Aboriginal-owned law practice emphasizes a different approach

Blood and steel: Two sisters successfully take over the family machining business
Susy and Cathy Imbriglio run a machining workshop. For them, it was natural to follow in their father’s footsteps; he had introduced them to entrepreneurship and industrial manufacturing at a very young age.

From refugee to business leader: How this entrepreneur built a small hospitality empire
Razia Suleman’s business survived near-bankruptcy, a devastating flood and raging wildfires

How an entrepreneur built a business with a unique product
Bringing a unique product to market was a rewarding choice for this ambitious entrepreneur.

Child’s play is serious business for this entrepreneur
Strong processes allowed Park N Play to expand across Canada

A laser-like focus on product: Serial tech entrepreneur shares her winning recipe
Carol Leaman transformed four tech start-ups into multimillion-dollar businesses

Developing a digital business culture
These entrepreneurs are preparing for the next generation of their company by going digital

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