Determined to make it: Launching a new small business in a pandemic wasn't easy, but these N.S. women won't let anything stop them

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The pandemic was a rocky road for many small businesses, but especially the ambitious ones that started up while COVID took the globe by storm.

"Between clients cancelling every time they had a sniffle and the fear that everyone was living with at the time, it made growth a lot slower than planned. But it gave us extra time to focus on training and becoming better artists.”A whirlwind week: St.

The 37-year-old from Halifax, N.S., originally opened her business in 2014, starting out as a meal delivery business. “We started our manufacturing for spices, but soon realized that Atlantic Canada is not big on spices. We made our facility into a chicken facility, which involved a lot more certifications and hard work.”For small businesses, the ability to pivot is essential to success. For the owner, the ability to pivot and enjoy it is essential to fulfillment.

“I worked as an RMT for almost six years at the time and was studying acupuncture. I was going to incorporate acupuncture into my practice when I graduated, but it was not in the manner as expected as the business I was with went through a lot from the pandemic,” Cheverie“So, I decided to venture out on my own. There wasn't much hiring for acupuncturists, so I started my own business.”“It was very exciting. I was, of course, very worried, and part of me wondered if I made a huge mistake.

 

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