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Lacy Atalick
Lacy Atalick ·
🥪 The Sault’s Susan Willems van Dijk made a major life leap from youth worker to bakery owner in 2014. Now, Q Cafe & Bakery is an established fixture at its Queen Street location – with fresh soup of the day, gourmet salads and sandwiches often enticing customers to return on a daily basis. Here’s what being a downtown business owner looks like from van Dijk’s vantage point...
A local youth worker quit to start her own bakery. Here's how it's going a decade later
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Lacy Atalick
Lacy Atalick ·
🏪 Time to get down to business … and put the spotlight on you. Introduce yourself and your business in this space by answering the questions in the form below and sending a picture to members@spaces.ca. We’ll share your Q&A and picture here – so members of this space can get to know your unique story 👇
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Nevin Buconjic
Nevin Buconjic ·
For many small business owners, summer is their chance to take some time away, relax and recharge. What have you found to be your best ways to relax?
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Noah Thomson
Noah Thomson ·
Looking for another chance to make connections with the business community before summer officially kicks off? Join the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, June 19th for a special Take 5: Love Local Event hosted by Nogdawindamin Family and Community Services. Learn more about the organization and the services they provide! This free, family-friendly networking event is a great opportunity to meet new Chamber members, catch up with familiar …
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Mailis L
Mailis L ·
Transfer your old videos, reels, slides, photos & cassettes before you lose them.
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Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper ·
In this episode of BusinessIsGood, we delve into the timeless wisdom of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War and explore how its principles can be applied to today’s service-based businesses. Discover how to: Leverage strategic deception to outmaneuver competitors. Prepare thoroughly to ensure victory before entering the market. Seize opportunities proactively to multiply success. Achieve victories without direct confrontation. Gain deep self-awareness …
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Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper ·
Over the last six months, I’ve worked with five different business coaches to simplify my company and refocus on what matters. I’ve talked to experts, mapped out plans, brainstormed strategies—until yesterday, when executive coach Dennis McIntee said something that stopped me cold: “You already know what to do. You just have to do it.” In this episode of BusinessIsGood, I unpack the hard truth: 👉 Knowing what to do isn’t enough. 👉 …
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Noah Thomson
Noah Thomson ·
Looking to get out in the business community this week? Join us at the Chamber or Commerce’s May Take 5: Love Local event as we visit with Thrive Tours at Ojibway Park! There will be food, interactive activities, and lots of time to engage with local businesspeople and Chamber members. This is a FREE event. Use the link below to get your team registered!
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Steph Bifano
Steph Bifano
These old hospital photos are interesting, and creepy. Here's a peek inside of years gone by, with a video link. (Credits: Sault Museum)
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Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper ·
If you’re like most entrepreneurs, you think: “To grow, I need to do more—more marketing, more ads, more promotions.” But Keith Cunningham, author of The Road Less Stupid, has a smarter answer: Not all growth strategies are equal. You need to prioritize the right moves in the right order. In this episode of BusinessIsGood, I walk you through Cunningham’s Growth Funnel—a five-step roadmap to growth that puts your energy where it matters …
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Stephanie Foulkes
Stephanie Foulkes ·
This bakery, a local gem, features the best of Finland’s baked goods and deli treats
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Steph Bifano
Steph Bifano ·
Thank You Team Essentials - home of Superior Sentiments
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Silvia Alves
Silvia Alves ·
Got 15 Minutes? Build a Better Workforce with Your Feedback! Take our quick 2025 Employer Survey and share your hiring, training, and retention challenges. Your input will help guide real solutions across Algoma and Northeastern Ontario. 📝 Take the survey now: www.awic.ca 📅 Open until May 31, 2025
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Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper ·
Most entrepreneurs know they should do more of what works. But very few realize they also need to stop doing what doesn’t. In this episode of BusinessIsGood, I walk through how to identify the things in your business that are wasting your most valuable asset: your time. I share stories—from my own businesses and from our mentorship clients—about how much time, money, and energy are lost doing things that feel “good” but don’t actually …
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Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper ·
“Give half the credit to luck—and the other half to your ability to take advantage of it.” — Dan Sullivan, Strategic Coach You’ve probably heard the saying: “The rich get richer during a recession.” But here’s the truth: It’s not the crisis that makes people successful—it’s their preparedness. In this episode of BusinessIsGood, I share one of the best lessons I’ve learned from Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach: “Give half the credit to …
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Steph Bifano
Steph Bifano ·
Kasdan Co. has the most beautiful donuts in the world!
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Kasdan Co. is not your everyday donut shop
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Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper ·
In this episode of BusinessIsGood, I talk about one of the biggest mistakes business owners make: running their business by story instead of by numbers. The problem with stories—especially the ones we tell ourselves—is that they’re often wrong. We tell ourselves things like: “My clients can’t afford to pay more.” “I’m working as hard as I can.” “I’m doing everything right, but it’s just not working.” But those are stories, not facts. If …
How to Build a Business Scoreboard – BIG
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Natasha Ralph
Natasha Ralph ·
Chamber announces award nominees
Chamber announces award nominees
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Steph Bifano
Steph Bifano ·
HOME Bakehouse & Cafe is WOW!
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Nevin Buconjic
Nevin Buconjic ·
Deadline to fill out the survey and win a $50 gift card is this Friday at midnight! Local business success is the focus of new survey
Local business success is the focus of new survey
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Mohammad Ali
Mohammad Ali ·
From Syria to Sault Ste. Marie: How Mohammad Ali built a new life, became a contractor, and launched MSH Drywall and Painting from the ground up
Spotlight: From Syria to Sault Ste. Marie: How Mohammad Ali built a new life, became a contractor, and launched MSH Drywall and Painting from the ground up
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Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper ·
What a Growth Mindset REALLY Means We’ve all heard that we should “have a growth mindset.” But what does that actually mean in business—and how do you practice it? In this episode of BusinessIsGood, I break down the difference between a growth mindset and a scarcity mindset, and explain how most of us were raised to believe in competition, limitation, and fear of loss. The truth? Business isn’t a zero-sum game. Success isn’t finite. And when …
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Noah Thomson
Noah Thomson ·
Join the Chamber for this month's Take 5: Love Local event at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport next Thursday from 5:00PM - 7:00PM. Click the link below to register! Or reach out to info@ssmcoc.com. FREE to attend! - Tour through the Combined Services building, check out behind the scenes of the operations - Food from Hogan's Homestead - Cash bar from Northern Superior Brewery - Live music from The Dustcovers
Take 5: Love Local event at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport
Take 5 Love Local Hosted by the Sault Ste. Marie Airport
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Stephanie Foulkes
Stephanie Foulkes ·
This self-care strategy can help you reclaim some of your time
Spotlight: This self-care strategy can help you reclaim some of your time
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Danae Ingram
Danae Ingram ·
For the smaller small business owners 😊
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Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper ·
Culture Is What You Tolerate In this episode of BusinessIsGood, I give full credit to Keith Cunningham, author of The Road Less Stupid, for one of the clearest insights I’ve ever heard about culture: “Culture is what you tolerate.” It’s not about nap rooms, Red Bull in the fridge, or inspirational posters. Culture is shaped by what we allow, what we ignore, and how we interact with each other—especially when things get …
What Culture REALLY Is (and How to Fix Yours) – BIG
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