Biz Edge

by Danielle Cameron

The faces behind Kootenay businesses

Welcome to Biz Edge: a column dedicated to the celebration of small businesses and the people who make them prosper. If you are the proud owner of a small business, I would love to hear about your victories, challenges and plans for the future.

Please email your information and photos to me. I look forward to profiling some of the region's leading-edge entrepreneurs.

Danielle Cameron

Danielle Cameron is a writer and web editor for several publications and has been practising as a Certified Herbal Practitioner since 2005. View all of Danielle Cameron’s articles

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Photo courtesy Dan McGifford in Cranbrook BC
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Bed and Breakfast in the West Kootenay
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Cathy Smith-Clark of Fernie Puppy School.
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people who own Big Red Cats in Rossland, BC
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lady in her storefront area
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