Small Business

A new training program has been designed to help Northern Ontario manufacturers streamline their operations for efficiency and productivity.

When Jeff Scharf first set up a prototype of his four-season greenhouse, he was mostly looking to test the performance of its envelope, and he planted a few seeds as an experiment. But he didn’t anticipate just how well it would work.

Not too many business operators would subscribe to a revolving door philosophy. For Sarah Morin, project manager at North Bay’s new downtown business incubator, Genesis@204, a high turnover rate is exactly what she’s striving for.

Operating in South River since 2012, Highlander has outgrown its existing facility and is undergoing a major expansion that will increase its production capacity and establish a training school for brewery technicians.

Nestled in a copse of trees abutting Algonquin Provincial Park, the yurt is in an idyllic setting.

Thanks to a good idea and a lot of perseverance, a Sudbury entrepreneur was able to change his life for the better.

Tweeny Project by My Ol' Blues enables youth to design their own apparel

Porcupine's Bill Burley wants to bring Words Best Cream to the world

Small Business Week brought out the largesse from FedNor in helping Northern manufacturers maximize their efficiencies and achieve global competitiveness nirvana.

Natalie Lefebvre blazed a delicious culinary trail when she introduced Sudbury ’s first food truck in 2013. Now she’s repeating her pioneering ways by opening the city’s first incubator kitchen.