WTC Winnipeg's Podcast - BDC Small Business Week

In this episode, Darrell Boyko, principal consultant for Boyko Innovations discusses with Mariette Mulaire and Chuck Davidson about how his company helps businesses that are over concentrated with few clients to go to the marketplace to acquire new business and find new solutions for long term planning. They work with companies in building new systems to improve on boarding, employee retention and sales.
Boyko Innovations is a consultant firm that has developed a series of workshops to help guide businesses to build long term sustainability and continuous growth.

In this episode, Amanda Buhse, owner and art director of Coal and Canary, shares the creative approach her company has taken to continue engaging with their customers through a new VIP program. She tells Mariette Mulaire how COVID-19 affected them at a very critical time with the spring trade show season which was already underway.
Coal and Canary makes fun, cheeky candles for playful personalities. The candles crackle like a fireplace when lit, have very unique smells and are marketed in a very trendy fashion.

In this episode, Jean-Marc Roy, owner of MacMor Industries and Arthur Roy, president of MacMor Industries, discuss with Mariette Mulaire and Chuck Davidson about needing to build new relationships with suppliers in order to source an increase in demand for their PPE products. Although they were able to maintain their company objectives, they were required to shift their focus to different product lines in order to ensure stocked inventory and remain dedicated to their loyal clients which are mostly found in western Canada.

MacMor Industries is a Canadian distributor of industrial, safety and rigging products. The company is located in Winnipeg, Winkler, Brandon, Swift Current and Edmonton. As a distributor of PPE, they service vital industries such as pork producing, food processing plants, manufacturing, mining, and construction.

In this episode, Bryan King, president of High Speed Crow, explains to Mariette Mulaire how their internet service has become even more significant during this challenging time. Rural Manitobans depend on his services in order to continue working and keep up with home schooling among other needs. Bryan also notes that he is fortunate for the upgrades that were recently completed in his company just before the beginning of the pandemic.
High Speed Crow provides high speed wireless and fire internet to rural areas of Manitoba. In 2019, the company received a Workplace Safety Award and continues to make the safety of their employees a priority during COVID-19. The business itself stemmed from Bryan's own needs for internet in rural Manitoba after working the telecommunications field in foreign countries such as South America and China.

In this episode, Tyler Ibrahim of Protegra discusses with Mariette Mulaire how the newly launched Local Futures platform is a great way for Manitobans to support their favourite local businesses. This not-for-profit initiative will allow businesses to gain access to capital in the short term to support operations and ensure they will be there for Manitobans in the long term.
Protegra is a software development company that helps businesses solve problems by offering customization at an enterprise-level software development. The company also builds its own products and services such as The Local Frequency and the new Local Futures.