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Blooming business: Tidy Car Inc
Blooming business: Tidy Car Inc

Blooming business: Tidy Car Inc

Date1/8/1980
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127826F
The sun never sets on a Tidy-polished car: Gary Goranson, who started in the car-polishing business five years ago with a $5,000 loan, now has 300 dealers in 33 countries
The sun never sets on a Tidy-polished car: Gary Goranson, who started in the car-polishing business five years ago with a $5,000 loan, now has 300 dealers in 33 countries
9/25/1980
Flowers are Blooming both in the tidy gardens of Vancouver and in downtown street stalls
Flowers are Blooming both in the tidy gardens of Vancouver and in downtown street stalls
10/24/1974
Ready to give: Dwight Grange, who used to work in the mutual funds business, now devotes his time to his basket business, A Feel Good Thing Inc.
Ready to give: Dwight Grange, who used to work in the mutual funds business, now devotes his time to his basket business, A Feel Good Thing Inc.
4/16/1998
Blow to small business: E.V. (Bud) Drury, of Genstar Stone Products Inc., in one of his firm's quarries, says the proposed annual fee of 6 cents per tonne will be particularly tough on the small businessman.
Blow to small business: E.V. (Bud) Drury, of Genstar Stone Products Inc., in one of his firm's quarries, says the proposed annual fee of 6 cents per tonne will be particularly tough on the small businessman.
4/15/1982
Converter business: Viewstar Inc
Converter business: Viewstar Inc
3/27/1985
Commodities giant: Phil Brockhaug, director of Canadian development for Chicago-based ContiCommodity Services Inc., says he's ready to grab a slice of the lucrative Canadian commodities business.
Commodities giant: Phil Brockhaug, director of Canadian development for Chicago-based ContiCommodity Services Inc., says he's ready to grab a slice of the lucrative Canadian commodities business.
10/10/1979
Cornering business: Patrick garms, president of Prize Puzzle Inc
Cornering business: Patrick garms, president of Prize Puzzle Inc
8/22/1983
Small is in: Small car fever is all over the world, says the new president of renamed Toyota Canada Inc
Small is in: Small car fever is all over the world, says the new president of renamed Toyota Canada Inc
3/31/1980
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
11/3/1975
Ziebart's Mike Dorey says his rustproofing business is prospering because car makers still aren't doing as much as they could to prevent corrosion of auto bodies by road salt and water accumulation. Car makers point to their paint dipping processes and advise frequent use of hose under car.
Ziebart's Mike Dorey says his rustproofing business is prospering because car makers still aren't doing as much as they could to prevent corrosion of auto bodies by road salt and water accumulation. Car makers point to their paint dipping processes and advise frequent use of hose under car.
12/10/1973
Bryan Pepper: The used car business doesn't have the best reputation in the world.
Bryan Pepper: The used car business doesn't have the best reputation in the world.
10/15/1980
Flat fee approach: When Norm Spears saw success of California entrepreneur's Wheels 'n Deals business, he bought idea the with partners, including wife Claudette, set up U-Sell used car sales facility in Toronto
Flat fee approach: When Norm Spears saw success of California entrepreneur's Wheels 'n Deals business, he bought idea the with partners, including wife Claudette, set up U-Sell used car sales facility in Toronto
8/8/1980