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2013 B.C. Entrepreneur of the Year

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2013 Entrepreneur of the Year | BCBusiness

2013 Entrepreneur of the Year

Of course there’s no secret recipe for success in business, but the stories behind the 20th annual EY (Ernst & Young) Entrepreneur of the Year awards offer tantalizing glimpses of those elusive qualities that set the true trailblazers apart from the rest.

Every entrepreneur starts out with a big idea and even bigger dreams, but these awards celebrate those who pull together all the intangible qualities it takes to not only get a successful business off the ground, but to build empires, create new industries or redefine old ways of doing business.
 

2013 B.C. Entrepreneur of the Year: Glenn Johnson

Glenn Johnson, Endurance Winder Power | BCBusiness

Glenn Johnson, 43, wants to make one thing perfectly clear: he may head a clean-energy company that builds the…

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2013 B2C Products & Services EOY: Thomas Skidmore

Thomas Skidmore, Glentel Inc. | BCBusiness

In 1985 Thomas Skidmore and his brother, Alan, were running Speedy Auto Glass and Apple Auto Glass when they partnered…

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2013 Emerging EOY: Shahrzad Rafati

Shahrzad Rafati, BroadbandTV | BCBusiness

Iran, where access to the Internet is rationed, social media is limited and television is highly controlled, would seem an unlikely…

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2013 Manufacturing EOY: Mark Wolverton

Mark Wolverton, Lush Handmade Cosmetics Ltd. | BCBusiness

The numbers behind Lush Handmade Cosmetics Ltd. tell a story of growth that words never could: nearly 900…

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2013 Mining and Metals EOY: Clive Johnson

Clive Johnson, B2Gold Corp. | BCBusiness

In 1988, Clive Johnson found himself, at 31 years old, in an office with a single employee and visions of…

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2013 B2B Products & Services EOY: Warren Roy and Shannon Rogers

Warren Roy and Shannon Rogers, Global Relay Communications | BCBusiness

It seems fitting that Warren Roy and Shannon Rogers met while trekking up the rocky terrain…

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2013 Information Technology EOY: Markus Frind

Markus Frind, PlentyofFish Media Inc. | BCBusiness

What began as Markus Frind’s moonlighting gig morphed into a global website boasting around 55 million users in mere…

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2013 Special Citation, Family Business of Excellence: Karen Flavelle

Keeping a 106-year-old business not only alive, but thriving, takes a particular blend of nostalgia and foresight. Karen Flavelle, who took the reins of Purdy’s…

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2013 Entrepreneur of the Year Runners-Up

2013 Entrepreneur of the Year | BCBusiness

Of course there’s no secret recipe for success in business, but the stories behind the 20th annual EY (Ernst…

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