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Holeys
Holeys (formerly Holey Soles) is a privately held Canadian company that manufactures and distributes injection foam molded footwear and other lifestyle products made from ethylene-vinyl acetate, a technically advanced, closed cell polymer. Holeys was named the #1 Fastest Growing Company in Canada by the Profit Hot 50 list for 2006, with a two-year growth of 6,500%."Growth Becomes Her", Profit Magazine, October 2006 Joyce Groote, CEO & President, was a finalist in the 2007 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards and has been profiled in numerous business journals for her success in growing the business to an international level. Company history Holeys began as a small company operating out of a residential garage in Vancouver in 2002. The company was started by Groote’s neighbour, a serial entrepreneur who successfully introduced the original foam shoes into Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In early 2004, Groote was approached to help grow the company to the next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethylene-vinyl Acetate
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), also known as poly (ethylene-vinyl acetate) (PEVA), is the copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate. The weight percent of vinyl acetate usually varies from 10 to 40%, with the remainder being ethylene. There are three different types of EVA copolymer, which differ in the vinyl acetate (VA) content and the way the materials are used. The EVA copolymer which is based on a low proportion of VA (approximately up to 4%) may be referred to as vinyl acetate modified polyethylene. It is a copolymer and is processed as a thermoplastic material – just like low density polyethylene. It has some of the properties of a low density polyethylene but increased gloss (useful for film), softness and flexibility. The material is generally considered non-toxic. The EVA copolymer, which is based on a medium proportion of VA (approximately 4 to 30%), is referred to as thermoplastic ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and is a thermoplastic elastomer material. It is not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Profit (magazine)
''Profit'' was a bimonthly Canadian business magazine aimed at entrepreneurs. The headquarters of the magazine is in Toronto. History and profile ''Profit'' was launched in 1982. The magazine was published bi-monthly until January 1999 when its frequency was switched to eight times a year. It is now published six times per year and, according to its website, it focusses on "how to find opportunity and seize it", management practices, case studies and "access to peer groups". The headquarters of the magazine is in Toronto. Its sister magazines were ''Canadian Business'' and ''MoneySense ''MoneySense'' is a Canadian online personal finance and lifestyle magazine published by Ratehub. History and profile ''MoneySense'' was founded by Rogers Media in 1999 and started publishing in September 1999. It covers articles on personal fin ...''. In December 2013 ''Profit'' merged with ''Canadian Business'', appearing initially as a special section of that magazine. References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award
The EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards previously Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards is an award sponsored by Ernst & Young in recognition of entrepreneurship. Founded in 1986 in Milwaukee as a single award, as of 2016 twenty-five programs were run in all 50 US states and more than 60 countries. The award may be given to multiple individuals per year; for example, in 2013 there were ten winners in the state of New York, with winners in the categories of retail and consumer products; technology; family business; emerging; energy, chemical and mining; food products and services; real estate, hospitality, and construction; financial services; digital media; and transformational. In 2014, there were eleven national winners in the US; with one individual recognized as the overall award winner. Since 1986, over 10,000 people have received awards. averaging 400 recipients annually. EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Every year since 1986, the overall country winners have gat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Greater Vancouver, Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley Regional District, Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,700 people per square kilometre, and fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soles4Souls
Soles4Souls is a non-profit headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. It receives shoe and clothing donations from individuals, community donation drives, and retailers. Then, Soles4Souls distributes the donated items to various programs around the world to help those in need. Items are repurposed either to provide relief or to help create jobs through the selling of clothes or shoes in developing countries. Soles4Souls was founded in 2006 by Wayne Elsey. Elsey resigned in 2012, and was replaced by Buddy Teaster. In 2014, Mediaset Italy acquired a Soles4Souls. Soles4Soules continues to focus on supporting entrepreneurship programs and expanding clothing donations. History Early history Soles4Souls was founded after a group of executives from the shoe industry donated shoes to survivors of a 2004 tsunami then to survivors of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Soles4Souls non-profit was formed the following year, in 2006 by founder Wayne Elsey. Early on, the non-profit received a gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the costliest tropical cyclone on record and is now tied with 2017's Hurricane Harvey. The storm was the twelfth tropical cyclone, the fifth hurricane, and the third major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, as well as the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record to make landfall in the contiguous United States. Katrina originated on August 23, 2005, as a tropical depression from the merger of a tropical wave and the remnants of Tropical Depression Ten. Early the following day, the depression intensified into a tropical storm as it headed generally westward toward Florida, strengthening into a hurricane two hours before making landfall at Hallandale Beach on August 25. After briefly weakening to tropical storm strength o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
