The Meadows Retreat and Creative Space Taking risks is a frightening, inevitable part of growth. For entrepreneurs, taking risks is part of the job. One that opens the door for innovation and success. Carissa Ainslie has experienced the fear that accompanies taking those risks when making the leap to turn your ideas, your passions, into a business. But the entrepreneur has also figured out how to push through inevitable fears that accompany starting something new. For Ainslie, it’s her business, The Meadows Retreat and Creative Space. Originally from Halifax, Ainslie was first introduced to...
Business and Entrepreneurship
New Business Helps County Glow
New businesses make a destination exciting, regardless of where you are. They give communities something new to experience, or something distantly familiar to reacquaint yourself with. Simply Golf, an indoor golf facility with space to learn, practice, and play the game, is offering Pictou County the ultimate golfing experience, in any weather, and season. Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned veteran, Simply Golf has something for you. Their state-of-the-art golf simulators have life-like graphics with precise ball tracking and a variety of world-class courses for you to choose from,...
Dream it There, do it Here in Pictou County
Anushka (Al) Sirinivas has dreamed of the day he would come to Canada. Though the circumstances that brought him to fulfill his dream were unfortunate, those difficult times in the Sri Lankan born entrepreneurs life led him to the place he will forever call home, Pictou County. “My childhood dream was to come to Canada,” said Sirinivas. He recalled a memory from his childhood that has stuck with him throughout the years of finding a yellow envelope on a public bus in Sir Lanka, containing information on how to immigrate to Canada. But the dream always seemed unattainable for Sirinivas. That...