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Matchmakers: Robert Safrats and Wanda Penn publish Venture Link, a newsletter that matches up informal venture investors and would-be entrepreneurs.
Matchmakers: Robert Safrats and Wanda Penn publish Venture Link, a newsletter that matches up informal venture investors and would-be entrepreneurs.

Matchmakers: Robert Safrats and Wanda Penn publish Venture Link, a newsletter that matches up informal venture investors and would-be entrepreneurs.

Date8/11/1988
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A. Hassan Qutub: Saudi entrepreneur paid $500 million on behalf of 60 Saudi investors.
A. Hassan Qutub: Saudi entrepreneur paid $500 million on behalf of 60 Saudi investors.
11/10/1982
Power trip: John Cox. managing director of Jaguar Rolls-Royce on Bay, says those who would buy a Bentley are entrepreneurs and professionals who want to buy something that would be an outward sign of their success.
Power trip: John Cox. managing director of Jaguar Rolls-Royce on Bay, says those who would buy a Bentley are entrepreneurs and professionals who want to buy something that would be an outward sign of their success.
9/20/1988
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
A reassuring calm is one of the tools of the trade for Ted Curtis, Ontario mortgage supervisor for IAC Ltd, Curtis is the new president of the Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association, which has proposed a mechanism wherby mortgages could be bought and sold as securities in a manner similar to stock and bond trading. Payment to investors would be guaranteed under scheme, similar to one in U.S.
A reassuring calm is one of the tools of the trade for Ted Curtis, Ontario mortgage supervisor for IAC Ltd, Curtis is the new president of the Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association, which has proposed a mechanism wherby mortgages could be bought and sold as securities in a manner similar to stock and bond trading. Payment to investors would be guaranteed under scheme, similar to one in U.S.
6/23/1977
Ill-Fated Venture: Paramjit Sidu and wife Mohinder are biter over business venture.
Ill-Fated Venture: Paramjit Sidu and wife Mohinder are biter over business venture.
3/10/1989
Drink up: Philosophy professor Kuni Fann turned his hand to producing and selling a herbal drink after friends liked his caffeine-free concoction. He has taken a year off teaching and invested thousands in the venture.
Drink up: Philosophy professor Kuni Fann turned his hand to producing and selling a herbal drink after friends liked his caffeine-free concoction. He has taken a year off teaching and invested thousands in the venture.
5/1/1991
The lord knows: British financier Rupert Anthony Galliers-Pratt (middle) teamed up with Peter Gundy (left) and Lord Beaverbrook to form a new financial venture using their established resources on both sides of the Atlantic
The lord knows: British financier Rupert Anthony Galliers-Pratt (middle) teamed up with Peter Gundy (left) and Lord Beaverbrook to form a new financial venture using their established resources on both sides of the Atlantic
1/26/1992
Executive James McGorman (left) of Life Investors International and lawyer Robert Macaulay, once a prominent Ontario politician, have been main figures in a plan which, it's hoped, will lead to the takeover of a large U
Executive James McGorman (left) of Life Investors International and lawyer Robert Macaulay, once a prominent Ontario politician, have been main figures in a plan which, it's hoped, will lead to the takeover of a large U
9/26/1973
Eye on training: Dan Sullivan, who provides strategic planning for entrepreneurs, is caught here in the flash from one of his training slides.
Eye on training: Dan Sullivan, who provides strategic planning for entrepreneurs, is caught here in the flash from one of his training slides.
9/9/1990
Big at the reps: Repertory cinema entrepreneurs Tom Litvinskas and Jerry Szczur pose on top of the marquee at the Bloor Cinema, the flagship of their one-night-showing movie-house chain
Big at the reps: Repertory cinema entrepreneurs Tom Litvinskas and Jerry Szczur pose on top of the marquee at the Bloor Cinema, the flagship of their one-night-showing movie-house chain
5/12/1982
Matchmakers
Matchmakers
12/15/1982
The stock market has been anything but kind to investors in th past year. Two Metro men, Peter Cossete, left, and Stuart Shoemaker, right, might be described as typical individual investors. Shoemaker is disillusioned by recent drop in stock prices, while Cossette still sees the market a comeback in the next year or so, Cossette calls market an irrational creature.'
The stock market has been anything but kind to investors in th past year. Two Metro men, Peter Cossete, left, and Stuart Shoemaker, right, might be described as typical individual investors. Shoemaker is disillusioned by recent drop in stock prices, while Cossette still sees the market a comeback in the next year or so, Cossette calls market an irrational creature.'
5/23/1974