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In2016,theCanadianFederationofIndependentBusiness(CFIB)rankedTruroat32intheir9thannualreport,Entrepreneurial Communities: Canada’s top places to start and grow a business. According to Truro Town Hall, this one-year 42 place improvement is due in part to three factors: Population Demographics and Growth, Education and Available Talent, and the fact that Truro is a Transportation and Logistics Corridor (truro.ca/why-truro.html). I spoke in mid-December with the Mayor of Truro, Bill Mills and Truro Business Development Officer, Ben Seveno about the big boom in their small town.
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There are a lot of fine people who have walked in Karen Baillie’s shoes, literally and figuratively speaking. Karen is the owner of Elegant Steps, an independent shoe and fashion store located in the heart of Downtown Truro, Nova Scotia, as well as the current President of the Downtown Truro Partnership. It was in her role on the Executive Committee of the DTP that she spoke with Spotlight on Business Magazine in early January. Karen’s assertive business instincts took over before the first question was even asked and the spotlight, as they say, was briefly on us.
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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • FEBRUARY 2017
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