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Help-Portrait, a global movement to give, not take pictures.

Some of Sachit Mehra’s earliest memories are riding his tricycle around the tables at his family’s restaurant. Today, he’s helping set the direction for the future of East India Company.

Nearly a century in, the Dawson Richardson Building is as strong and steadying as your first cup of coffee in the morning. Home to Forth, the building at 171 McDermot Avenue has become a community centre for the Exchange District.

After Bernie Whetter left his management position at Wheat City Seeds in 2005, he found himself at a crossroads. Not knowing how to proceed, Whetter asked himself, “What do I like doing?”

“I love doing things that are different,” says Alternative Choice Garden Centre co-owner Karin Griffin.

Owning a small business is no accident for Sinan Leylek, the 29-year-old owner of Spark Rentals.