Business 
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Frugal student writes book, becomes mompreneur
Sarah Deveau, owner of Cater Tot Consignment, (featured in our Mompreneur issue), is an expert at being frugal which, combined with her entrepreneurial spirit, lead to her writing her first book, Sink or Swim: Get Your Degree Without Drowning in Debt, while in university.
Sarah noticed that many of her fellow students seemed to always have money for partying on the weekends and travelling to fun places on Spring Break. Curious, she started asking questions and was surprised to discover how many classmates were using student loan money to fund not only their tuition, but also their fun. They were going into further debt for entertainment!
She, on the other hand, avoided going into debt by working part-time during the school year and full-time in the summer. She used her bargain-hunting ingenuity to find ways to make her money stretch, and her husband, (they married during university), shared her money philosophy. …
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A Tale of Two Mompreneurs
Entrepreneurship was something Camilla Havlik-Patten was lucky enough to have been born into. Her father started a machine tool company years ago and she was introduced to the business – Carmen Roberts Watkins, on the other hand, had no family figure to guide her way into entrepreneurship. She had the security of a corporate job, and a background in financial services and business, but no experience starting an entrepreneurial venture.
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Mompreneur opened store to spend more time with kids
Sarah Deveau, owner of Cater Tot Consignment and mother of three, had her first child in 2005. “I knew right away I didn’t want to go back to a full-time career,” she says. What she really wanted was a career on her own terms: something that would allow her flexibility to spend time with her children and earn an income.
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Reinventing Success – Family First
Deborah Gillam-Harry remembers the day she decided it was time to make a change. She was sitting in the living room with her pre-schooler. He was playing with his toy cars and she was working on her computer. An hour had gone by and they hadn’t spoken a word to each other.
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Transitioning to Self-Employment
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Liz Doyle-Harmer interviews two women who took different approaches to starting their own businesses: Mompreneur Veronika Roux-Vlachova and accountant Cheryl Mont.
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Making the change to Self-Employment
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One of the most difficult things in life can be recognizing that the career path you’re following – the one you spent years working on — is not in alignment with your current passion or life-goals. Michele Partridge and Chen Lizra are two women who made the change.
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Fashionably Business Minded
“Good-looking, well-fitting clothes can help women feel beautiful and empowered,” says Malene Grotrian. She and her business partner, Jenna Fortin, own Malene Grotrian Design, a company that creates fashionable clothes for women.
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Offering Peace of Mind
Over the past couple of months we have delved into the things that a Virtual Assistant can do for you and your business. We have also talked about what to look for and how to go about hiring a VA. This month I would like to share another piece of information with you…
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Financing your Business
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Matchmaking: the business of Romance
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Linda Miller, Misty River Introductions, Inc., decided to start her first matchmaking business as a part-time job and within a year she had over 700 clients in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Her total start-up costs: $832 for advertising.
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Swirl: The little wine bar that could
Swirl, a small wine bar in Toronto, opened last summer to rave reviews. Part of its allure is the unique character. Converted from a small, 600-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment, the bar has been decorated with eclectic flair and reclaimed furniture.
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The Business of Art(isans): Part III
Wendy Van Riesen, Dahlia Drive, turns used shirts and slips into one-of-a-kind wearable art pieces and sells them at fairs, through stores and online. Her business started out as a class project while she was changing careers from acting to visual art. As part of her two-year textile course through Capilano University she had to learn how to make and use natural dyes. She chose to dye a slip she had on hand using flowers from her neighbour’s garden.
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The Business of Art(isans): Part II
In Part II, we look at Jenny Hughes, who recently rebranded her company after a four-year trademark lawsuit. She’s been in business for five years and designs reusable cloth shopping bags. Her marketing has included getting her bags onto the ‘swag’ table at Toronto’s International Film Festival, resulting in celebrities like Julianne Moore and Matt Damon using her bags.
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The Business of Art(isans): Part 1
Who are the people you see selling their wares at Craft Fairs and Farmers’ Markets? Are they hobbyists, artists or entrepreneurs? Does it pay to sell your stuff at a craft fair? We interview three artisans to find out. Part One: Christine Rio of Pink Gargoyle Design
