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Being successful is about getting people involved, it is pride in our companies and communities that drive the economy, whether you are a small town in Nova Scotia, or an innovative company that had to travel to the Dragon’s Den to pitch your product and take your company to the next level. One thing that we continue to learn is success is a team effort, whether you are promoting visiting, living, working or doing business in a town or creating a game changing piece of equipment, you need a strong, engaged and passionate team. Yarmouth has a solid history of successes and innovation since the late-nineteenth century, it was Canada’s second largest port known for ship building and a hub for international commerce. Local entrepreneurs like John Patch, the inventor of the modern screw propeller, called it their home. It’s the homeport of Canada’s largest lobster and herring fishing grounds. The Cat, operated by Bay Ferries, offers speedy passenger and vehicle service in the Gulf of Maine from Yarmouth Harbour to Portland, Maine. And its waterfront is cur- rently proving to be the catalyst in a Renaissance in the Town of Yarmouth as Council pushes for more investment and land-use diversity in the area. Mayor Pam Mood, her Council advisor and Chief Administrative Officer Jeff Gushue, and Economic Devel- opment Officer Natalie Smith are proud of the history of the area but are focusing on the future and drawing-in entrepreneurs and start-ups and the importance of getting people involved in what it means to call Yarmouth, The Gateway to Nova Scotia, home. We visited with Andy Armstrong, the co-owner and managing partner of the Spin- drift Brewing Company again and we are not surprised of their continued success and expected growth. Andy tells us that they have doubled the brewery production from a year ago and they look to continue expanding and investing in their people and their brand with plans to get into the New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland marketing in 2018, something tells us they will do it. Expansion for Spindrift and the craft brewing industry is just what Tom Adams, Pres- ident of Jym Line Glassware wants to hear. Since 1969, they’ve been custom-dec- orating glassware and ceramics like beer and coffee mugs, but their bottles and growlers are always popular with many of the craft brewers in Atlantic Canada which is great for the Elmsdale, Nova Scotia Company. Jym Line Glassware is the ‘Can-do’
Glassware Company and look forward to meeting the demands in this growing industry. When we spoke with Laura Bradley, co-founder and co-owner of King’s Lock Craft Distillery in Johnstown, Ontario, we learned that they put as much effort into their brand logo as they do the product itself which is truly impressive for this overall green energy-based company where being local and being sustainable are really paramount in their success. If you didn’t see it, you should. It was inarguably the “A” story of the Dragon’s Den Season 12 premiere in late September. Spoiler alert, in the end, New Age Performance got what they came for and more. So take some time to read about the company and the product that had all six Dragons wanting in on a deal with Dr. Anil Makkar and company CEO and co-owner Rob Charlton. Again, we would like to thank all those involved with this issue and our readers as we look forward to telling more stories about successful businesses and the people making it happen.
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