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CULROSS
MUTUAL
INSURANCE
COMPANY
EST. 1871 at Teeswater, Ontario
COMPANY OFFICE Teeswater 519-392-6260
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To everyone we wish a safe and Merry Christmas aruf a prosperous 1994
from all the people at Culross Mutual
Harold Fair, Kincardine
McDonagh Insurance Broker Ltd.
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Teeswater
or
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trends and plan accordingly.
Technology, rather than favour big
companies, gives small business a
real chance to compete, he says. "I
think it's going to be a new industrial
revolution. Because of technology
you can do anything out of your
house that a big corporation can."
Thus the company is a fascinating
mix of old and new, using 60 -to -100 -
year -old recipes but advanced
technology to produce their products
and promote them.
When the couple moved from the
city to their farmhouse near the
Huron -Perth boundary, they didn't
take up farming. They quickly
realized they didn't have the time to
both grow their fruit and process it.
They chose to do what they do best.
They buy quality fruit from others,
but they do have an herb garden.
The couple decided to make the
jump from part-time to full-time
production after listening to middle-
aged people in the companies they
worked for in the city talk about
wanting to move to the country and
start their own business. They figured
why not start when they were young
and have all those years to live where
they wanted to.
They encourage others to follow
the same route. "Do what you like,"
Judie says. "If you're doing
something you like you'll do it well.
If you don't like computers, you
won't do it well.
"If you make something and you
do it well, think about who else
might be interested."
"You shouldn't feel you can't do
something well from out of the
home," Dave adds. "We have to
change the attitude that 'I can't do
that'."
Ask questions, Judie advises. Talk
about what you're doing to whoever
will listen. Hand out business cards
or brochures to anyone who might be
able to help. Networking is
important: you never know who
might tell who and help your
business.
"Our best customers bring us their
best friends who become our best
customers."
Farmers' markets are a good
opportunity to expose your product
and learn the business, she says.
Even after the couple had decided to
wholesale to stores instead of selling
directly to the public, they continued