Driven to Succeed...

I was hired to write a new business plan for Alberta entrepreneurs Ron Leclair and Bryan Cardwell. Already primed for success with a combined 30-ish years with one of the leading national companies in the auto glass industry, Bryan and Ron were ready to go out their own and opened Benchmark Glass & Mirror Ltd.

I got to know them both in the process of creating their business plan, and knew they had everything it would take to be a success in a very competitive industry. By the end of year one, sales revenues were already 30% over the projections we had included in the plan. Now, midway through their second year they have opened a second store in Edmonton with plans for a third location being developed.

Because my team and I are so hands-on in our relationships with clients, it is very gratifying to see them take the work we do together and use that as a springboard to even greater success. In 2009, Benchmark Glass has been nominated for the Business of the Year awards hosted by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce... Congratulations and best wishes for year three!

A Visit South...

I always have a hard time buying in to the concept of a recession when I get to work with so many visionary business leaders who are growing, evolving and reinventing products and services to continually reach even higher levels of success.

Take a look at the travel excursion company with two branch offices in Peru run by Canadian entrepreneur Victoria Harris and her business partner Carlos Ames.
http://www.aventuraquechua.com/index.html

Victoria has been operating Aventura in Peru for about 7 years, but happened to be in Lethbridge visiting family in January 2009. We had a chance to get together to brainstorm some marketing approaches for increasing Canadian awareness for planned expansion to the menu of adventures already popular with Japanese, European and American travellers.

In the meantime, I am keeping my fingers crossed that Victoria will request another consultation on marketing options for Aventura Quechua; a meeting which would necessitate a trip for me to Peru ... :-)