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With scrap steel selling for half of what it was a year ago, dealers like Benny Stark have to recycle heaps of ingenuity to keep their businesses alive
With scrap steel selling for half of what it was a year ago, dealers like Benny Stark have to recycle heaps of ingenuity to keep their businesses alive

With scrap steel selling for half of what it was a year ago, dealers like Benny Stark have to recycle heaps of ingenuity to keep their businesses alive

Date10/13/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134314F
It doesn't work: Ken McLennan, standing, with draftsman Everton Martin, says competitive bids on construction contracts -- intended to keep prices down for taxpayers and businesses -- have the opposite effect
It doesn't work: Ken McLennan, standing, with draftsman Everton Martin, says competitive bids on construction contracts -- intended to keep prices down for taxpayers and businesses -- have the opposite effect
5/29/1980
Frank Heaps (L), Cameron Heaps
Frank Heaps (L), Cameron Heaps
3/18/1999
Sales climbing: Upper Canada Brewing Company president Frank Heaps says sales have jumped about 60 per cent since opening in 1985
Sales climbing: Upper Canada Brewing Company president Frank Heaps says sales have jumped about 60 per cent since opening in 1985
4/19/1998
Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
3/20/1992
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
Tough times: Dealers have to get rid of inventory or they'll go bankrupt, says Bryan Rowntree, president of the Toronto Automobile Dealers Association
Tough times: Dealers have to get rid of inventory or they'll go bankrupt, says Bryan Rowntree, president of the Toronto Automobile Dealers Association
11/9/1981
Show of strength: Hakan Colting, owner of Rent-an-Inflatable Inc., hoists an inflatable pickup truck to show off his company's product. Colting's firm, which operates out of his Newmarket home, supplies businesses with inflatables for use as advertisements.
Show of strength: Hakan Colting, owner of Rent-an-Inflatable Inc., hoists an inflatable pickup truck to show off his company's product. Colting's firm, which operates out of his Newmarket home, supplies businesses with inflatables for use as advertisements.
6/7/1988
Electronic Pages: Victor Garcia filled his mainframe computer with information about businesses from Metro area Yellow Pages. His operators use the information to telll callers about goods and services near their homes.
Electronic Pages: Victor Garcia filled his mainframe computer with information about businesses from Metro area Yellow Pages. His operators use the information to telll callers about goods and services near their homes.
11/17/1986
Afte losing jobs, some white-collar workers such as Frank Polan, above, decide to set up their own home-based businesses, most report being much happier with their new situations
Afte losing jobs, some white-collar workers such as Frank Polan, above, decide to set up their own home-based businesses, most report being much happier with their new situations
2/3/1992
Unlikely halo: Fred Thompson stands beside supplies he has begged from businesses
Unlikely halo: Fred Thompson stands beside supplies he has begged from businesses
12/23/1985
His town: Thanks in part to Victor Lee's vision, Chinese businesses, such as herbalists, restaurants, grocery stores, even a fashion designer, line Gerrard St
His town: Thanks in part to Victor Lee's vision, Chinese businesses, such as herbalists, restaurants, grocery stores, even a fashion designer, line Gerrard St
2/27/1992
Mobile man: Creating individualized jigsaw puzzles is Paul Simpson's main occupation these days, but he also custom-makes mobiles for businesses and individual customers
Mobile man: Creating individualized jigsaw puzzles is Paul Simpson's main occupation these days, but he also custom-makes mobiles for businesses and individual customers
3/30/1989