With the help of mentors, entrepreneurs in the disability community aim to take their businesses to the next level.
With the help of mentors, entrepreneurs in the disability community aim to take their businesses to the next level.
Denise Justin smiles into the camera. She is wearing a baseball cap with Braille lettering on it.
Denise Justin started an accessible clothing brand when she started to lose her eyesight. The pandemic has slowed things down, and she’s looking for advice to build her business.
Caleb Piché-LaRocque speaks into the camera.
A group of students start a business that combats compost odours. Can the mentors teach them how to build this fledgling business?
The Positive Inception
Ryan Benoit runs a clothing brand from a storefront in Sudbury, Ontario. He wants to expand the brand to other parts of the country, but has to navigate his way past a major setback before that happens.
Tristan Kong looks at his cell phone screen.
Tristan is a realtor who is Deaf. How does he build his real estate business, while navigating his way through a hearing person’s world?
Chris Stigas speaks into the camera. He is a power wheelchair user.
Chris Stigas saw the need for a cup holder that was designed for wheelchairs. He’s got the product and the patents, but how does he get word out to more people about his innovative product?
Amy Lockwood speaks into the camera.
Amy Lockwood started a handmade toy business from her basement. As it grows, she’s at a crossroads. Does she continue doing everything by hand, or start outsourcing some key parts?
Amy Lockwood holds a wooden car up to the camera.
Hosted by entrepreneur Kevin Shaw, who is blind, and Purdeep Sangha, each episode of Mind Your Own Business takes viewers into the life of a business owner in the disability community as they share their journey of how they came to run their own company.