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The process of building or renovating your property to make it ultra energy-efficient is less than you might think. Just talk to the folks at Blue Water Concepts in Squamish who have vast expertise in building and renovating homes.

North Shore Platinum Homes co-owner Ruby Bir comes from a family of builders. “My parents were builders my whole life,” she says. “I was led to it very naturally because I was exposed to it growing up.

Squamish realtor Jill Carter has seen everything the real estate market has to offer in her 17 years as a local realtor. “I’ve been in the market when it was emerging, failing, and then emerging again. I’ve seen a lot of cycles,” Carter says.

Learning the common signs of a loan scam can help protect you from shady lenders

Patricia King, the owner of For the One You Love, a local home support and companion service, started her business after working as an aide in the activity department of a long-term care home.

Mortgage broker Michele Ellis is a mortgage expert. She started as a mortgage broker after leaving a career in banking and moving to Squamish 25 years ago.

Part of being a success in business is recognizing an opportunity when it presents itself.

As the part-owner of Triton Automotive & Industrial Ltd. in Squamish, Jeanette Levett is used to being one of the few women in a male-dominated industry. “When I go to conferences, I usually bring my husband along with me.

Squamish Subway franchise owner Suki Gill has spent most of her life inside sandwich shops. As a high school student, she worked in a Subway location her parents owned in Surrey.

Michelle Kelly helps people with what might be the biggest purchase they will ever make in their lives — buying a home. “That’s a big deal to me and I don’t take that responsibility lightly,” Kelly says.