Terri Braun / December 6, 2023

Check out Fairways Drywall

If you want superior insulation and drywall products and services that are delivered on time and within budget, contact Fairways Drywall for a free quote today. It’s a family owned and operated company that been offering cost effective solutions to its customers since 1986!

Terri Braun / May 26, 2023

Check out SabreTec

If you’re interested in the barter system, then check out SabreTec. Whether you’re looking to buy, trade, or grow, members can exchange products and services with no cash involved and network within communities to help expand your company.

Pamila Kew / June 14, 2021

SM Spotlight Minuteman Press Beltline

If you are looking for a comprehensive print shop in the Calgary area, look no further than Minuteman Press Beltline. Whether your business needs printing, signage, promotional products, or direct mailing services, Minuteman Press Beltline has the high-quality service and solutions to do the job right.

Minuteman Press Beltline has the advantages of being both a well-established local print shop with roots in the community, as well as having the weight of a trusted global company behind its name. Owner Faisal Tariq has run the franchise with his father and brother since 2004, making the shop one of Minuteman Press’ most successful locations.

Tariq owes Minuteman Press Beltline’s success to his team’s dedication to the quality of their products and services. The team prides itself on solving customer problems and offering a speedy turnaround time on prints.

“We do a lot of things in house — a lot of print companies send things out to vendors, and only really do a few things. We control the quality, the price, and the speed with which we can do [a job]. We stand by our work,” he said.

Minuteman Press Beltline is also committed to maintaining its status as a leader in the printing industry. Over the location’s seventeen years in operation, it has upgraded its facility with new technology and equipment, so that its customers are always getting the best available product.

For Tariq, the joy in his work comes with helping small businesses grow using print communications, thus becoming a part of their success stories.

“All our customers are business owners,” he said. “I am more impressed with other people’s businesses than mine. You get to know their original stories, and now they’re big shots.”

Tariq and his team take pride in knowing they have helped print a number of successful books, and aided in the growth of engineering firms, universities, and other Alberta businesses. In the future, Tariq hopes to work with more small businesses, bringing them tangible growth and value along the way.

“Once we help new customers with whatever they want to do, we try to tell them about all our other services,” Tariq said. Often, the relationship grows authentically and symbiotically, with no pressure, and full transparency.

A passion for helping others flourish through service excellence is what makes Minuteman Press Beltline a truly exceptional business and a foundation to the Calgary community.

To learn more, visit its website at www.printshopcalgary.ca.

Pamila Kew / May 27, 2021

SM Spotlight Kuefler Stevenson Bennett LLP

If you need legal services in Calgary, Alberta, look no further than the trusted law firm of Kuefler Stevenson Bennett LLP! Located in one of downtown Calgary’s landmark heritage buildings — Kipling Square — its hardworking team of partners and staff bring cost-effective, efficient solutions and years of experience to every client they help.

Kuefler Stevenson Bennett LLP was founded five years ago, when lawyers Quinn M. Kuefler, Nancy-Lynn Stevenson, and Darius L. Bennett brought their combined decades of experience and shared vision to one firm.Kuefler-Stevenson-Bennett-LLP-Pendergast

Between the three partners, Kuefler Stevenson Bennett LLP offers legal assistance across a wide range of specialties, including real estate, business, litigation, corporate law, employment law, family law, construction law, personal injury, and wills, estates and trusts.
Its mission is to deliver peace of mind by engaging, guiding and empowering its clients to achieve optimal results.

Kuefler, Stevenson, and Bennett achieve this mission due to their shared values and passion for working with people.

“The key to our success is that we love dealing with people,” Stevenson said. “We like to pride ourselves on our responsiveness, we respect our clients, we try to do good work so that people do come back. None of us are very pretentious — we are more down to earth.”

Often, Stevenson explained, seeking legal services can be very intimidating, especially if a client is in a time of personal struggle. At Kuefler Stevenson Bennett LLP, clients experience a friendlier, less stressful experience than what they might have been expecting.

“We are not condescending to our clients,” she said. “All three of us are very approachable.”

Approaching a career in law with humility and empathy is one of the foundation strengths of the attorneys at Kuefler Stevenson Bennett LLP. Clients seek out legal services at various stages in their lives; from joyful moments, like buying a house or a business, to harder times, like processing a divorce or custody agreement.

“We are there to help when [our clients] need it,” Stevenson said. “It is satisfying for me when I accomplish for a client what the client wants to accomplish”

For more information about this amazing Calgary practice, visit its website at www.ksblawyers.com.

Pamila Kew / May 17, 2021

SM Spotlight Wendy Ellen Inc.

Many businesses require human resources solutions, without the need or ability to fund a full time HR team–that’s where Wendy Ellen Inc. comes in.

Founded in 2005, Wendy Ellen Inc. specializes in helping small to medium-sized businesses who only need part time human resource support either onsite at their business or remotely. This includes clients around the world and across all industries, from North America to Eurasia.

“We consult in all aspects of HR… We are like an external HR department,” Wendy Giuffre, the president and principal consultant for Wendy Ellen Inc., said.

From the oil and gas industry, to airports, to construction companies, to not-for-profits, and more, Wendy Ellen Inc has successfully implemented individualized HR solutions for an extremely diverse client base. It specializes in all aspects of human resources; on the ground with employees, assistance during a merger and acquisition process, recruitment services, management advisory and coaching, payroll services, and much more.

Unlike many human resources firms, Wendy Ellen Inc. doesn’t sell pre-designed service packages or ask you to sign a contract that may not fit your needs down the road. It also puts a strong emphasis on providing personal service.

“We are very responsive, and we aren’t industry specific,” Giuffre said. “Our consultants really get to know the people and leadership.”Wendy-Ellen-Pendergast

Every business that works with Wendy Ellen Inc. works with one of its twelve consultants, who develops an individualized approach to help their business. In this sense, being on retainer with Wendy Ellen Inc. is much more akin to having an internal human resources department, in terms of authenticity and familiarity.

“[We’re] the only best HR practice you’ll ever need,” she said, which is also the title of the book she and her partner, Ashley Kieboom wrote in 2019.

Over the years Wendy Ellen Inc. has been able to grow organically through word of mouth and advertising, and Giuffre hopes the company will continue to grow in the future by continuing to provide excellent service and adding to the list of services it provides.

Most recently, Wendy Ellen Inc. began offering mediation as another method of bringing their clients the best possible human resources practices.

For more information about Wendy Ellen Inc. and its top tier human resources services, visit its website at www. wendyelleninc.ca.

Pamila Kew / May 17, 2021

SM Spotlight Alberta Business Sales

Are you new to the business world and looking to buy into an established company? Are you a business owner ready to sell to the right new entrepreneur? Alberta Business Sales can take the stress out of this process and prepare you for the next step in your career.

Alberta Business Sales is a full-service business brokerage that serves clients across Alberta. It offers its services for the transfer of all necessary aspects of a business sale, such as shares, assets and real estate. It also strictly regulates its client intake so each buyer and seller they work with gets the team’s best efforts.

“We put together motivated business sellers with excited business buyers,” Business Broker Sharon Shore said.Alberta-Business-Sales-Pendergast

For over a decade, Neil Gerritsen, who has over 30 years of experience in the finance and business world, has run the company from its primary office in Edmonton.

In 2021, Alberta Business Sales opened its Calgary office under the expertise of Sharon Shore. The hope is that this will allow Alberta Business Sales to continue to expand by serving businesses in Saskatchewan and British Columbia as well and becoming Western Canada’s premier business brokerage.

Although, Alberta Business Sales serves clients province wide, it has a small firm, boutique feel, and customer service is an absolute priority. It takes pride in answering every call and email and ensuring its clients’ needs are being met.

“We take good care of our clients,” Shore said. “We really want to help buyers and sellers avoid the pitfalls that happen in the transition of buying and selling.”

Many clients approach Alberta Business Sales with a lot of big questions. How do they exit their business properly? Will it survive without them? The team at Alberta Business Sales can help coach and prepare sellers and buyers alike in the process of getting from point A to point B and move onto the next step in their career.

Even if they aren’t looking to buy or sell right away, but rather want to build a plan to do so in the future, Alberta Business Sales can help them optimize the experience and come up with the best strategy. They can also help buyers find the right financing plan to purchase a business, which is often the biggest reason potential buyers are scared off.

To learn more about this incredible Alberta business, visit its website at www.absales.ca.