RBC Royal Bank Applauds Women Entrepreneurs Across Canada
Yvonne Tollens
This innovator has revolutionized the cattle industry by putting relevant, easy-to-use software in the hands of ranchers with the creation of her company, ComputerAid Professional Services.
Taunya Woods Richardson
With a commitment to strengthening economies and communities by empowering the independent business owner, Taunya Woods Richardson created Powerhouse Inc.
Linda Wilson
A provider of business consulting services, Linda brings a special blend of passion and skill to Precision Management Catalysts Inc. projects, engaging clients up front and delivering what they really need.
Vivianne Gravel
LIPSO Systems Inc, a technology company specializing in software to send text messages over wireless networks, is growing by leaps and bounds, thanks to its dynamic founder, Vivianne Gravel.
Patricia Gibson
With a focus on customer service and professional installation, Patricia Gibson, in partnership with her husband, has grown Install-A-Flor Ltd into Atlantic Canada's largest independent flooring company.
Nicole Beaudoin
Combining her entrepreneurial passion with a vision to empower women, Nicole Beaudoin has built the Quebec Business Women's Network into a province-wide powerhouse.
Donna Warenko
Recognizing a market opportunity, Donna Warenko purchased a non-profit Internet Service Provider (ISP), and turned it into Granite Internet Services, the only private ISP in a rural area of Manitoba.
Marianne Bertrand
Starting the business in her home, Marianne Bertrand grew Muttluks Inc., a manufacturer of dog boots to protect hounds' paws from harsh elements, into a thriving business now housed in a 10,000 sq. ft. facility.
Renee Switzer
President of family-run William Switzer & Associates Ltd., Renee Switzer oversees the manufacture of fine reproductions of antique furniture that bring a touch of the old world to the new.
Deborah Scott
Managing Principal Deborah Scott has built Scott Morris Architects into a multiple award-winning national firm with a broad portfolio of institutional projects across Canada to its credit.
Claudette Paré
A visionary, Claudette Paré anticipated the growth opportunities in the portable toilet rental business and, in the course of 14 years, her company became number one in the industry in Quebec City.
Sal Howell
Proprietor Sal Howell transformed River Café into a dining experience so exquisite and memorable that customers keep returning - even when it is 25 degrees below zero.
Lynda Powless
This award-winning journalist owns Turtle Island News, the only national native weekly newspaper in Canada, known for its incisive approach to covering aboriginal news across the country and its challenge to aboriginal politicians to be accountable for their actions.
Cara Brown
Principal, Brown Economic Consulting (Calgary, Alberta)
Meet this no-nonsense owner of a forensic economic company that focuses on labour market trends and statistics for lawyers and insurance companies and that provides testimony in court.
Heidi Reimer-Epp
General Manager, Botanical PaperWorks (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Reviving the ancient art of hand papermaking, Botanical PaperWorks Inc. designs and manufactures enchanting stationery from recycled fibres, flower petals, herbs, spices and more, exporting 90% to the U.S. market. Heidi is one of four co-owners, including her mother, father and husband.
Luce Mathieu
Farm Operator and Producer, Ferme Luce Mathieu (Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot, Quebec)
Not content with being one of the few female farm operators and producers around, Luce Mathieu will soon have the very first computerized milk feeding system in Quebec.
Debi DeBelser
President, NWP Inc. (Blackfalds, Alberta)
As Western Canada's most complete oilfield supplier, NWP combines superior customer
service and quality to provide - as its slogan so aptly says - "All things
to oil people".
Irene Ramsperger
President, Havelock Metal Products Inc. (Havelock, Ontario)
Formerly a journalist, Irene was lured into the world of steel after helping
her husband in his arena construction business. Due to the increasing inquiries
and demands of customers looking to buy additional steel, she saw the potential.
Rachel Arseneau-Ferguson
President, Centre Transmed Center Inc. (Campbellton, New Brunswick)
While teaching bilingual medical transcription at a local community college,
Rachel was inspired to start her business after discovering the graduating students
were in high demand in Quebec and Ontario but didn't want to move there. Her
research revealed there was no other company in Canada providing bilingual medical
transcriptions.
Marie-Claude Bergevin
President, La Maison Bergevin Inc. (Quebec City, Quebec)
Marie-Claude supplies more than product to her clients. In her consultative
way, she not only listens to clients needs, producing accordingly, but also
suggests new ways for them to use her existing products.
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