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Small Business

Meet eight quintessentially Canadian small businesses

The Report on Small Business profiles eight companies who make their living selling iconic Canadian products

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Richard Bering of White Meadows Farms
Small Business

At White Meadows Farms, thousands of litres of maple syrup are made

Every springtime, thousands of people descend upon the farm to enjoy the festival, pancake house and the so-called ‘sugar bush adventure’

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The Spearhead Brewing crew smiles for the camera
Small Business

Lawyer brews craft beer to the extreme

Dimitri van Kampen knew he’d have to do two things: create something unique and exciting, but more importantly, present a convincing business case to his wife

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Trevor McKenney, McKenney Custom Sports Inc. president with a sampling of Canadian-made products.
Small Business

The making of Canadian-made hockey equipment

McKenney Custom Sports Inc. equipment is shipped to the U.S., Russia, the U.K., other European countries and as far away as Japan

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La Siembras Jennifer Williams (CEO) and Melanie Broguet (Marketing Project Manager) with CEPICAFE cocoa producers in Buenos Aires, Peru.
Small Business

How Costa Rican cocoa ended up in Canadian hot chocolate

Two of Cocoa Camino's prime ingredients, cocoa and sugar, originally came from independent cooperatives in Costa Rica

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Smoke's Poutinerie in Toronto
Small Business

Canadian turns passion for poutine into food dynasty

Like a mad scientist in the lab, Ryan Smolkin, owner of Smoke's Poutinerie, has invented a recipe for poutine success

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Keith and Steve MacAllister in Langford Canoe's Dwight head office showroom.
Small Business

Canoe president 'like Mr. Ambassador for Canada'

Since 1940, Langford Canoe has been making canoes. Recently it's been about 1,400 each year

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Jeff Phillips wearing a black Beardo
Small Business

A novel twist on the classic toque

Want some scruff without the fuss? Beardo's got you covered

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Butter tarts and Nanaimo bars made by Canadian Sweets and Treats, based in Washington D.C.
Small Business

Foodies bring prized Canadian desserts to the U.S.

The opening of Canadian Sweets and Treats in Washington, D.C. means that finally Americans can indulge in some of our country's best kept secrets

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Edward Extraordinaire, a performer with Toronto-based Zero Gravity Circus.
Success Stories

Zero Gravity Circus lets clients call shots

‘We’re a custom made-to-order kind of circus. We don’t build a show, put up a tent and sell tickets. That’s not the way our company has evolved’

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