Women Entrepreneur Strategy

Thursday, August 01, 2019

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA The Government of Canada is advancing women's economic empowerment with the first ever Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES), a $2-billion investment that seeks to double the number of women-owned businesses by 2025

Category: Provincial, Spruce Grove, National, Canada

“The feeling of home and family orientated culture has allowed us to retain our most valuable asset, our people.”

Neil Matheson, CFO, Thompson Construction Group

“The City has the space we need—store frontage with lots of traffic and warehouse space.”

Rik Kaminsky, Co-Owner and CEO, Solaré Canada Inc.

“Retaining long-term employees is key. It’s difficult to do, but we’ve done it in Spruce Grove.”

Jack Seguin, Owner, Alberta Precast Products

“Locating in Spruce Grove is prime for us. We need to be centrally located in the province to reach our customers and move our products.”

Anthony Worbeck, Sales Director, ACKT Industries

“In Spruce Grove we have everything in the way of retail businesses, excellent schools and first-class sport facilities all right here.”

Braven Blackwell, President, Seljax

“We chose Spruce Grove because it had the best real estate prices in the area compared to other industrial parks.”

Tim Martin, General Manager, Cross Country Infrastructure Services Canada Inc.