Kirriemuir Ag and Oil is a one-stop shop that brings people together, provides rural area with essential services
KIRRIEMUIR, Alta. — An infant awaits a helping of mashed carrots in a high chair in a back room and a preschooler wheels around the store on his tiny two-wheeler while store owner Natasha Pospisil takes calls about oil and antifreeze testers. “I will order in something I don’t have,” she said during breaks between […] Read moreTag Archives entrepreneur — page 2
Riding retail trend to success
It began as a Regina mother’s frustration at being unable to find organic produce to feed her family. Today, Body Fuel Organics is a growing business,delivering organic and locally sourced food through a subscription service and Regina store. Consumers can request a produce bin of goods stocked according to value and the food currently in […] Read more
Family cracks market for shelled nuts
Being unique and putting a new spin on an old idea will get your product noticed among the blur of booths at craft shows, say two entrepreneurs. “Walk around and see. Think outside the box,” said Brenda Siemens of Elrose, Sask. She, her husband, Dean, and their teenagers, Randy and Bailey, create and sell the […] Read more
Ranch builds customers by building Wagyu brand
BRANT, Alta. — Brandon Ball polished off two Wagyu burgers before heading off to tour the pens where the family raises cattle for their branded beef program. “I’m spoiled by Wagyu,” he said. His grandfather, Simmental breeder Jack Ball, became involved with bringing the Japanese cattle to Canada via the United States in 1991. The […] Read more
Farmer driven by fun, fitness
Adam Fullerton always liked making goofy videos while farming, but he never thought they would become a social media hit. Fullerton, the creator of Tractor Fitness from Lacadena, Sask., started making videos during seeding last year after getting the “seeding crazies.” “Everyone gets the same feeling in the tractor eventually, the feeling of ‘you want […] Read more
Women entrepreneurs a growing group
Demographic shift | Alberta survey shows more women than ever are starting their own businesses in new and old markets
It is becoming a woman’s world in Alberta business. An estimated 38 percent of small and medium-sized businesses in the province are owned and operated by women and that percentage is expected to grow, according to a business survey conducted by ATB Financial. The survey did not include primary agriculture but results do hold for […] Read more
Fresh start for old building
Revitalizing a community | An old school turns into a thriving hub for business, arts and education
CYPRESS RIVER, Man. — For two years, Linda Truelove dreaded walking past the elementary school in her community. For 50 years, from 1959 to 2009, the clamour of kids playing and shouting on the school grounds was a familiar sound in Cypress River in south-central Manitoba. After the school closed in 2009, it bothered Truelove […] Read moreA different kind of medicine
Doctor turns distiller | LB Distillers Inc. opens its doors bottling a variety of Prairie grains
Cary Bowman had an epiphany during a flight to Europe while reading an article on the surging U.S. micro-distillery movement. He wanted to be on the leading edge of a similar trend in his home province of Saskatchewan. “Being from the Prairies and having this rich resource of grains and fruit and beautiful water, it’s […] Read more
Young fisherman reels in big catch with Jerk Fish
New product development | Rural Manitoban seeks to increase his return on walleye caught in Lake Winnipeg
GIMLI, Man. — Manitoba fisherman Chris Dolman smelled an opportunity when a shipment of specialty fish bound for Gimli’s Icelandic Festival was confiscated at the port. He decided to try dehydrating the walleye he catches and selling it to a community that loves its hardfiskur. The result was Jerk Fish, which is now available in […] Read more
