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Alessia, left, and Mirabela Muresan, who partnered with universities to sponsor student initiatives aimed at nurturing young talent: “We're committed to empowering parents and children to embark on their entrepreneurial journeys with confidence and enthusiasm.”

Vancouver mother-daughter team bootstrapped startup

From a corporate career interrupted by COVID, Mirabela Muresan channelled her family’s entrepreneurial skills and founded AlessiaAdora with daughter Alessia

July 5, 2024
Family Business

Robyn Mair, left, and Monika Scott, founders of Mint Cleaning Products, with products in over 200 retail locations across Canada, saw business double last year, and an upcoming pitch to CBC’s Dragons’ Den.

B.C. mompreneurs’ turned health challenge into winning product

Lung scarring pushed Robyn Mair and Monika Scott to create eco-friendly Mint Cleaning Products in Ucluelet, Vancouver Island

May 10, 2024
Family Business

From left: Jyoti Stephens, vice-president of mission and strategy; Arjan Stephens, president; Arran Stephens, chair and co-founder, and Ratana Stephens, member of the board of directors and co-founder of Nature’s Path.

Nature’s Path: how next gen was inspired to lead at firm

Richmond, B.C.-based breakfast and snack-food company grew from a journey to India and a meeting of the minds around sustainable food

November 20, 2023
Family Business

Markus Frind: “On the Internet, everything moves at light speed; when building buildings or developing land, everything takes and is measured in terms of, years, not days.”

Markus Frind: From Plenty Of Fish to plenty of grapes

When the British Columbia entrepreneur sold his dating site, one of his next ventures was creating Frind Estate Winery, returning to his family’s farming roots

June 1, 2023
Family Business

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