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Fashion for pets
Believe it or not, the person who deserves much of the credit for turning the pet industry into an almost US$50-billion machine is Paris Hilton. Back in 2004, when the starlet became a tabloid fixture, she gained great attention for outfitting Tinkerbell, her ever-present chihuahua, in a series of designer dresses, T-shirts and sports jerseys. Pet owners went nuts, and high-end pet clothing and...
Business plan: Another piece of the pie
Any good entrepreneur knows that when an idea strikes, you write it down wherever you are — even if it’s a smoky bar. When Nick Quain’s big idea hit 10 years ago, he was in the midst of a heated discussion with a technology-minded friend (who would soon become his business partner). With a beer in one hand and a napkin near the other, the Web media exec began jotting down his thoughts...
Bryan Borzykowski is a Toronto-based writer and editor working mainly for business publications. He writes for the New York Times, Canadian Business magazine, Globe and Mail, Bloomberg Businessweek Custom Publishing, Toronto Star, MoneySense and more. Bryan's the editor of Review magazine and is a senior editor with Connected for Business magazine. He's also a contributing writer with Hello! Canada and was once a weekly music columnist for Metro News. He's been nominated for several National Magazine Awards and he's co-authored