Doreen Pendgracs
... Wizard of Words...
Box 163 Matlock, MB
CANADA - R0C 2B0
phone: (204) 389-4177
pendor@mts.net

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Business / Entrepreneurship Samples:

Enjoying the Fruits of the Vine in Beautiful British Columbia
(article from Vantage Canada http://www.vantagemagazine.ca/ Nov/08)

If you’re like me and enjoy fine wine, sumptuous cuisine and spectacular scenery, you’ll find some of the best – in all categories -- in beautiful British Columbia ... read more.

Combine Fun, Learning and Fine Dining at the Hoekstra School of Cooking
(this article originally appeared in the Nov 2/06 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator)

If you like good food and wine accompanied by a beautiful lakeside setting, you might want to check out the Hoekstra School of Cooking located just off Highway 9 in the tiny Interlake community of Sandy Hook ... read more.

Wow Yourself … the First of Seven Guiding Principles of WOW! Hospitality Concept
(Originally published in the March/07 issue of yfm magazine)

Over the past 30 years, he’s made the transition from waiter to manager to partner, franchisee, multi-location entrepreneur and president of WOW! Hospitality Concepts, a Winnipeg-based foodservice and theatrical production company with 500 staff at a variety of successful locations in Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary. But that wasn’t the original plan ... read more.

TEAMWORK BUILT NETWORK OF THRIVING FAMILY BUSINESSES©
(article appeared in the Q4/04 issue of My Winnipeg Business (MWB) magazine)
Helen Webber was born more than a half century ago in the remote northern community of Churchill, population 1,000 human residents and more than 1,200 polar bears! "Over the years, I've seen the town's focus shift from that of naval port and centre for trapping and trading, to a truly cosmopolitan centre," she said  ... read more.

SETTING A NEW PRECEDENT IN ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
©
(article originally appeared in the May/June, 2003 issue of Hotelier magazine) 
When you haven’t actually sat in a wheelchair, it’s hard to imagine each and every obstacle that may stand in your way. “In standard hotels, even the handicapped rooms are not fully accessible to the disabled. In my resort, every room and every amenity will be 100 per cent wheelchair accessible,” says Jenny Tarrant, the owner and designer of Down By the Sea Resort, a work-in-progress set to open this September in picturesque rural Newfoundland ... read more.

INSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS SAVE HOTELIERS MONEY --
Taking due diligence will help reduce your insurance costs©
(originally published in the Jan / Feb, 2001 issue of Hotelier magazine)

Let’s face it.  Insurance is something none of us like paying for, but it’s a necessary part of doing business.  In an effort to keep insurance costs down and stay out of the courtroom, experienced hoteliers like Leo Ledohowski have taken a pro-active approach to the matter of insurance ... read more.

HARD WORK AND THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT TURNED DREAM INTO REALITY©
(reprinted from the Spring/99 issue of Home Business Report)
John and Bobbie Schiop escaped Romania's communist regime, heading for Winnipeg, Manitoba and the chance to build their dream.  "We really appreciate the freedom we have as Canadians," says John ... read more.

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