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Unlikely halo: Fred Thompson stands beside supplies he has begged from businesses
Unlikely halo: Fred Thompson stands beside supplies he has begged from businesses

Unlikely halo: Fred Thompson stands beside supplies he has begged from businesses

Date12/23/1985
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134838F
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
Pyramid power: Robert Ringwald, at the top of the pyramid, is only 22 but he has two thriving businesses -- a window washing firm and a monthly campus magazine for York University students
Pyramid power: Robert Ringwald, at the top of the pyramid, is only 22 but he has two thriving businesses -- a window washing firm and a monthly campus magazine for York University students
6/13/1985
Buy black: Lynrod Douglas, publisher of Blackpages, a directory of Metro's black-run businesses, brought the concept from Montreal, where he distributes a similar directory to about 30,000 people. In Metro, he plans to distribute 60,000 free copies. A sin
Buy black: Lynrod Douglas, publisher of Blackpages, a directory of Metro's black-run businesses, brought the concept from Montreal, where he distributes a similar directory to about 30,000 people. In Metro, he plans to distribute 60,000 free copies. A sin
2/23/1992
No sale: Frank Pougnet stands beside the sign he has put up on his Mississauga door to discourage real estate agents from offering to sell his house which backs on to a golf course near Dixie
No sale: Frank Pougnet stands beside the sign he has put up on his Mississauga door to discourage real estate agents from offering to sell his house which backs on to a golf course near Dixie
4/6/1987
Edwin Storey: The president of Canagrex, the new federal export agency for agricultural products, says he wants ideas and information from businesses to help him sell more non-grain food aboard
Edwin Storey: The president of Canagrex, the new federal export agency for agricultural products, says he wants ideas and information from businesses to help him sell more non-grain food aboard
1/31/1984
A helping hand: Baxter president John Thompson stands beside a manual lathe, the forebear of his new Future Builder, which will train students in computer-aided manufacturing
A helping hand: Baxter president John Thompson stands beside a manual lathe, the forebear of his new Future Builder, which will train students in computer-aided manufacturing
12/2/1983
Charles Goldsmith stands beside one of the rooming houses he has made over, and the Rolls-Royce he can afford to drive because he does the thing that so no one else wants to do
Charles Goldsmith stands beside one of the rooming houses he has made over, and the Rolls-Royce he can afford to drive because he does the thing that so no one else wants to do
7/25/1973
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
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
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
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
Hidden benefit: Chartered accountant Steven Roth points out a generous tax break now available to small incorporated businesses.
Hidden benefit: Chartered accountant Steven Roth points out a generous tax break now available to small incorporated businesses.
3/24/1982