Ever since I was ten years old I wanted to be an inventor. Why? I liked solving problems.

As a teenager, I tried making many things. A waterproof pillow to make bath time more relaxing (turns out they sell nice foam ones for Jacuzzi's), an automatic cat door opener (already invented), a lost cat locator (later invented), and an alarmed bike lock (someone had a patent for a similar type lock for computers).

I loved being creative and thinking of new ideas.

I also liked going into business for myself. When I was eight years old I had my first official paper route, I then went on to offer "Greg's Neighbourhood Service" offering up lawn mowing in the summer and snow shovelling in the winter (it was Winnipeg, where there is a bit of snow in the winter).

I later started my first official business under the guidance of my brother, becoming an Assistant Manager for a College Pro Painter's Franchise, a good summer business learning opportunity.



After that it was Intergalactic Multimedia, making DVD yearbooks and graduation videos for high school students. Giving the students the software and tools to make their own videos was the best way, and since I'm not a software developer, decided it wasn't smart to continue.



The last entrepreneurial adventure of mine was Sliced Tomatoes. It was a ready-to-cook meal delivery service that provided home cookin' without the shoppin' and choppin'. Loved the business, the idea, the food. It just didn't make business sense to continue to do it. I could make more money for the company by renting out the kitchen space, which incidentally you can rent here, and I wouldn't have to work 60 hours a week to do so.



Now we're here. I've learnt so much from managing all these businesses and would like to help others set up and grow their businesses. After all, if there's one thing that's not in short supply at small businesses, it's problems to solve.