Street Cents

2002/2003 Me INCs

Fred and George Jugglers
Kevin McMullin and Andrew Mazerolle of Saint John, New Brunswick throw clubs and flaming torches at each other. But it's okay – they're jugglers – and it's all part of the act they perform at schools and company picnics.

Gallant's Paintball Field
Brothers Matthew and Jonathan Gallant have been running Gallant's Paintball Field in Nail Pond, P.E.I. for two years. They love paintball and were hooked from the first time they tried it. So they invested about $300 cleaning up a piece of their family's property to make their very own field. And now they run a very successful business.

Skratch Bastid
Paul Murphy a.k.a. Skratch Bastid is a hip-hop DJ from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He saved up and bought his first set of turntables at age 17 (he's 20 now.) He does shows at local clubs and also tours North America and Europe. He recommends working hard to promote your business and doing something that you love.

Island DJ
Josh Hood of Charlottetown, PEI was only 10 when he took over his dad's DJ business. Now he's 18 and owns his own production company called J Hood Productions. He's pretty busy working gigs – but took some time out to show Street Cents how it's done.

YoYo Skating Goods
Yolanda Hagman from West Hants, Nova Scotia tells Street Cents about her figure skating supply business that sells, "Everything except skates!" A figure skater herself, Yolanda bought the business two years ago and feels she has a bit of an inside edge when it comes to knowing what figure skaters want and need.

Ecole de Violon Louise Vautour (Louise Vautour's Violin School)
Louise Vautour of Bathurst, New Brunswick runs a violin school. She says teaching gives her the opportunity to work at what she loves doing.

Garbage Huggers
Andrew Cross of St. John's, Newfoundland makes and sells Garbage Huggers. A Garbage Hugger is protection you can throw over garbage bags, cans and bins to keep animals from getting in. Andrew makes the Huggers out of netting and rope and sells them from home and at a local hardware store.

TJ & Chantal's World of Magic and Mysteries
TJ Laviolette and Chantal Dufour of Prince Edward Island have turned a passion for magic into a business.

The Reptile Show
We meet Mike Lawton of Halifax, NS who performs The Reptile Show for children. We also meet some of his interesting...assistants.

Seventeen-year-old Hilary Oram of Gloverton, Newfoundland, sells all natural, home-made soaps and bath products. She sells to 21 different retailers and at craft and trade shows. And she makes all her products by hand in her parents' kitchen - nice folks!

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Cohen MacInnis, age 13, from Antigonish, is the owner and operator of Happyface Printing & Publishing...and could very well be Nova Scotia's next Bill Gates.

16-year-old Meghan Flight teaches Japanese art, or MANI, in Lab City, Newfoundland.

Brett Doyle began selling sports gear out of his high school locker - now he runs his own Outter Limit sports store in P.E.I.

Moe Martel, 17 gets the crowd pumped-up with his DJ-ing music vibes.

Debbie Bishop, a first year university student at Memorial University in Saint John's Newfoundland, custom designs doggie clothing, including doggie diapers and lifejackets.

Two young entrepreneurs and siblings on the Eskasoni First Nation in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia liven-up their community with a few pool cues and slices of Pizza.

17-year-old Justin Miles in Fredericton, N.B. has made over $37,000 since he began servicing and retailing computers. Find out the secrets to Justin’s success.

Jacques Arsenault shows Street Cents how he uses his accordian skills to make money.

Meredith Legge, 15, makes beaded hemp necklaces and sells them at Pier 21 and the Brewery Market in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Tobin Belanger can build or fix almost anything using only recycled materials.

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Attention Nova Scotia Entrepreneurs:

The NS Office of Economic Development and ACOA have announced a new scholarship for small business owners. If you're running your own business this summer, you may qualify. Go to www.gov.ns.ca/econ/yes/ for the details.

The Me Inc. sections of this website and the show are produced in partnership with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA).

ACOA is a federal government agency that helps people in Atlantic Canada develop businesses and job opportunities. ACOA helps promote entrepreneurship as a career option, and life-long learning.