Forest Atkinson decorates her Uber per season. The brand that Forest has built around her van has been a personal investment of time, money, and resources as she decorates her van, organizes giveaways, and helps people move. In this interview Forest remind us that our return of investment can simply be making someone else happy.

Building that empire involves countless hours of work, late nights, and sometimes forgetting to take a break to nourish your body. As entrepreneurs, everything is gogogogogo and with that, our bodies need the energy to keep moving at such a fast pace. This means it’s important to make sure we make healthy habits throughout the day.

Small business owners strengthen the local economy and inspire the next generation of budding entrepreneurs. Here’s your gifting guide to keeping it local this festive season, while supporting BIPOC, LGBTQ+, family-run businesses from one Canadian coast to the other.

I decided to scale my freelancing to a service-based business during the pandemic; a rather ironic resolution when many businesses were struggling. It wasn’t a see-saw of thriving while other businesses were just about surviving, but instead giving other businesses support to move forward in the jungle gym of online branding!

Ah, the taboo topic of mental health and illness and being a business owner. Don’t get me wrong, we have come a long way in addressing mental health and illness overall, but how is it in your business?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! This year has been difficult for everyone, especially small businesses. Now more than ever is the time to support local businesses that uplift your community and invigorate the local economy.