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Value Engineering Company (VEC) is a Canadian based company offering solutions to reduce variation and eliminate non-value-added activities from work process by using Lean Six Sigma methodology to achieve, sustain and maximize business profit. We...
If you’re a female, entrepreneur Cher de la Cruz wants you to look, feel and be fabulous. Her company, FemFab Canada translates her vision on trendy T-shirts, tote bags, hats, aprons and mugs that sport inspirational sayings designed to promote a...
It's been an exciting year for us at Koolway Sports. With a new formed partnership and name comes with it, fantastic new ideas and new designs in our product line and manufacturing refinement. We have expanded our current line of custom designed...
We believe that each artisan, just like each piece of artwork, has a unique and interesting story to tell. Our philosophy and vision is making people excited to purchase unique creations from artisans and crafts people who have their works of art...
Corporate Commuter Comes Home
Don McCallen spent the first twenty-five years of his career in electronics hardware service, joining Sony of Canada as a part-time Parts Clerk in the London Service Centre, and eventually working and managing in...
Small and medium size businesses cannot afford to hire a fulltime IT department. However, to do business in today's competitive market, IT services are heavily relied upon and required. When these companies do hire, they hire a single technician,...
The business idea for the product was developed after Mark went through the essential competency police interview and failed. He couldn’t find any services available to help prepare him for this interview. After being successful the second time,...
Twenty-three year old Heather Frize was driving her mom's car, dropping off resumes to every possible waitressing job available. Tired of waitressing and in need of a change, she heard an advertisement on the radio about an award for young...
For all of those busy, health conscious parents out there, put those food processors away! You can now buy homemade style baby food in convenient portion cups at your local retailer.
Healthy Sprouts Foods Inc. founder Tanya Moore started the...
SEPTEMBER 2007 - JEFFREY ROSS IS ON THE MOVE...Grand Opening at the historic Tin Mill in Uxbridge, Ontario.
Jeffrey Ross first came to the Business Advisory Centre Durham in the early months of 2006. Having graduated as a Microbiologist,...
Isabella’s Chocolate Café is a hand crafted, premium chocolatier located in Oshawa, Ontario. The selection of chocolates include truffles and bars, chocolate gifts and choices of hand dipped chocolate delights. Additionally, lunch menu items, all...
With almost 10 years of experience in human resources, Bernadette Smith wanted to use her experience and knowledge to assist small business owners. When she arrived at the Business Advisory Centre Durham, she had a vision of how this could be...
By 1991, Kimberley Copetti had achieved her CA designation and was looking to advance her career. When the Business Advisory Centre Durham approached her in 1998 to become a part of their Incubator Program, she was ready for the move.
For the...
Jodi and Andrew Glover participated in the Summer Company program at the Business Advisory Centre Durham in 2001. Since then, their business, Real Tech Inc., has become an undeniable success; with sales in ten different countries worldwide. Both...
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56% of SMEs employ 1 - 4 people
According to Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Patterns, 213,194 establishments in Ontario employ between 1 - 4 employees, that is 56% of all SMEs with fewer than 500 employees at December 2009.
