Archive 1997-2016
Ceske-Budejovice, Czechoslovakia is where Stan Neckar, 21, was born.
If you’re having trouble pronouncing that, Neckar offers some help.
“It’s like Budweiser . . . You know the beer.”
When it comes to beer, Neckar, who pronounces his name NEHTS-kahrzh, still prefers his Czech home brews. It’s one of the few things he can get here in Ottawa that reminds him of home.
By Melanie Roush
It’s a sign of the times. Big, bold, neon and shrouded in controversy.
The golden arches hanging outside McDonald’s restaurant on Elgin Street has caused some commotion among businesses and residents. They say the 42-square-foot sign should be reduced to conform with other signs on the street.
By Vicki Newton
Now that municipal elections and the teachers’ strike are over, local sign producers are taking a breather after frenzied productions and counting their cash.
Eleanor Hawley of Hawley Signs in Gloucester, experienced a financial windfall during the last month.
Hawley Signs churned out more than 50,000 signs for municipal, hydro and school-board election candidates, and produced 2,000 signs for the teachers’ strike. Hawley says this year’s profit has made up for years when there weren’t any strikes or elections.
By Meranda Waters
“Do you know what you have to do to open a small business?” asks Arlene Flock from Flagworks Inc. in Calgary. “It’s crazy.”
As a small business owner, Flock knows first hand. She is one of 25 small business owners who sit on the small business advisory committee for Revenue Canada. Part of her job is to advise Revenue Canada on issues concerning small businesses.