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Open for 15 years, Riverstone Spa loves being a local destination. “I find Manitobans like to support local businesses,” says Alicia Brown, the spa manager.

When you and your sister run a restaurant together, family is baked into the business plan. That idea extends to patrons too.

Since Melanie Bernadsky of Freshcut Downtown taught her first Beer and Botany class in 2015, the concept has really taken root.

The timing wasn’t perfect for Darcy Hannah, but owning her own business turned out to be the perfect fit.

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

There’s a conversation-starter that has been both a cocktail party and interview standard for years: If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?