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Canadian entrepreneurs truly give inspiration
I love to read about Canadians and their achievement to business in Canada, and in Western Canada. The following list of nominees are this year’s finalists for the prairie region of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards. Please follow this link to read the full story.
CNW Group | ERNST & YOUNG | Canadian entrepreneurs raising the bar on business success
The 2008 Prairies region finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year are:
Biotechnology and Technology
Clifford Giese, Kevin Giese
BioMS Medical
Edmonton, Alberta
www.biomsmedical.com
Biotechnology company that develops and commercializes novel therapeutic
technologies. It has exclusive licence of MBP8298, a proprietary
techology in late-stage clinical trial, for the treatment of multiple
sclerosis (MS).
Chris Lumb
Micralyne Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta
www.micralyne.com
Developer and manufacturer of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based
products for the communications, energy, life sciences and transportation
markets. MEMS technology enables industrial components to be
significantly smaller, faster and less expensive.
John MacInnes
Print Audit
Calgary, Alberta
www.printaudit.com
Developer of print-tracking software and hardware solutions that enable
organizations to analyze, reduce and recover their printing and
photocopying costs.
Bob Kennedy
WiBand Communications
Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.wiband.com
Supplier of high-speed local and wide area networks and Internet access
using fixed wireless technology up to one gigabyte per second.
Business-to-Business Products and Services
Gail Murphy
Sara Consulting & Promotions Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta
www.saraconsulting.com
Promotional services provider that creates successful product experiences
and builds relationships between retailers, manufacturers and consumers.
Chris Vilcsak
Solution 105 Consulting Ltd.
Edmonton, Alberta
www.solution105.com
Provider of full utility management services, including historical
billing reviews, load profiling, budget creation/variance reporting,
procurement assistance, monitoring and verification services, as well as
online systems for monitoring budgets, real-time prices and automating a
response to price spikes.
Ven Côté
ZCL Composites Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta
www.zcl.com
North America’s largest manufacturer of fibreglass underground storage
tanks, with over 500 employees and 13 manufacturing facilities across
Canada, the US and the Netherlands.
Business-to-Consumer Products and Services
Eveline Charles
EvelineCharles Salons Spas
Edmonton, Alberta
www.evelinecharles.com
Found in seven locations in Alberta and British Columbia, EvelineCharles
Salons and Spas operates hair salons, day spas, the EvelineCharles
Academy of Cosmetology and Esthetics, and manufactures a product line in
body care, cosmetics, hair care, hair colour, nail care and styling
tools.
Brent Hesje, Brian Hesje
Fountain Tire
Edmonton, Alberta
www.fountaintire.com
Provides sales and automotive service from 140 locations, including six
retread plants, four distribution centres and a specialized mine service
company.
Debbie Bolton
Norwex Enviro Products Inc.
Dauphin, Manitoba
www.norwex.ca
Growing organization with consultants worldwide; committed to offering
quality environmentally friendly personal care and cleaning products.
Emerging Entrepreneur
Charles Caldwell, Bruce Gilkes
C4i Consultants Incorporated
Calgary, Alberta
www.c4ic.com
Software development and training services company that specializes in
the design and employment of simulations, communication, collaboration
and planning software.
Dean Andres, Kelly Long, Pieter Spinder
Carmen Creek Gourmet Meats
Calgary, Alberta
www.carmencreek.com
Marketer and distributor of branded, high-end, value-added fresh and
frozen bison products originating from select producers.
Alan Ulsifer
FYi Eye Doctors
Calgary, Alberta
www.fyidoctors.com
Collaboration of 70 optometry clinics across Canada that provide regular
and emergency eye care, contact lenses, prescription and non-prescription
eyewear as well as one-of-a-kind products.
Energy Services
John W.H. Geddes, Bill Lingard
Flint Energy Services Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta
www.flintenergy.com
Provider of field and facilities construction, maintenance, safety and
oilfield transporation services, and production equipment for oil and gas
companies throughout North America.
Dan Klemke
KMC Mining
Edmonton, Alberta
www.kmcmining.com
Provider of contract mining in the Athabasca oil sands sector.
Dave Tuccaro
Tuccaro Inc. Group of Companies
Fort McMurray, Alberta
www.tuccaroinc.com
Provides a range of services to the oil industry: heavy equipment mining,
fuel and lube services, technical staffing, analytical and lab services,
geological core processing, water/vacuum truck services and premium
bottled water.
Manufacturing
Peter A. Muhlenfeld, Reinhard Muhlenfeld
Champion Petfoods Ltd.
Morinville, Alberta
www.championpetfoods.com
Manufacturer of world-class pet foods from regional ingredients.
Ralph Fasoli
Clemro Western Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta
www.clemro.com
Manufacturer of aggregate, mining and recycling equipment, including jaw
crushers, cone crushers, incline screens, horizontal screens, vibratory
feeders, stackers, conveyors, control towers, idlers, head and tail
pulleys, portable plants, and stationary plants for the road building and
mining industries.
Earl McLaren
Manitoba Starch Products
Carberry, Manitoba
www.manitobastarch.com
The sole Canadian producer and distributor of food-grade potato starch to
customers throughout Canada and the United States.
Kevin Halliday
Spindle, Stairs & Railings
Calgary, Alberta
www.greatstairs.com
One of Canada’s leading designers and manufacturers of made-to-order
staircases, custom railings and interior finished products.
Oil and Gas Producers
Scott Saxberg
Crescent Point Energy Trust
Calgary, Alberta
www.crescentpointenergy.com
Oil and gas income trust creating value-added growth in reserves,
production and cash flow by acquiring, exploiting and developing high-
quality, long-life, light and medium oil and natural gas properties.
Dana Coffield
Gran Tierra Energy Inc.
Calgary, Alberta
International oil and gas exploration and production company engaged in
the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and
natural gas properties in Colombia, Argentina and Peru.
Brett Herman
TriStar Oil & Gas Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta
www.tristaroilandgas.com
Oil and natural gas company engaging in the exploration, acquisition,
development and production of oil and natural gas reserves, primarily in
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Real Estate/Construction/Financial Services
Andrew Clark, Bill Giebelhaus, Paul Verhesen
Clark Builders
Edmonton, Alberta
www.clarkbuilders.com
Construction company providing general contracting and construction
management services to industrial, commercial, institutional and
municipal clients, primarily in Western and Northern Canada.
Sine Chadi
Imperial Equities Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta
www.imperialequities.com
Industrial landlord focused on the acquisition, development and/or
redevelopment of real estate, as well as the distribution of
pharmaceuticals through its wholly owned subsidiary.
Keith Turner
Meridian Merchant Capital Canada Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta
www.meridiancanada.com
Merchant banking firm providing corporate finance advisory services and
access to capital to established Western Canadian private companies.
Flock Update
It’s been over 2 weeks since I’ve made the switch over to Flock and I’m still loving it. All of the Firefox extensions work great (it’s based off the same software), but it crazy faster and it has so many web 2.0 things built right in. If you’re into social marketing or looking at it - change over.
Flock is the new Firefox
I am just getting into flock and let me tell you - it kicks firefox. Firefox is great, so much better than IE, but Flock is way better.
Stay tuned for more tweak, extensions and tips for new Flock users.
Are Blogs Bad or Good?
I think blogs are great. What’s really the big deal, they are a way for the average guy to publish information about whatever interests him.
I would recommend to anyone who has a business or business website to set up a blog with your own domain name. Here are some of the reasons I like blogs for business web sites.
- * they are a great way to educate people about what you do and what you stand for.
- * they are the future and the present of communication.
- * it changes how you look at life and how you look at your business and clients - it empowers your clients with information and sets you up as an authority.
- * your blog creates another channel of information with people that you may have never been able to achieve without it.
- * search engines love blogs - it will give you higher rankings and that means more business for you.
There are lots of other reasons, these are not presented in any order, just random thoughts from my mind.