鈥淭his recognition highlights the strength of our team and the trust our customers place in us across our family of home service brands,鈥� said Grace Knight, Chief Executive Officer of 缅北禁地. 鈥淲e are proud to serve homeowners and businesses in Edmonton and beyond with reliable, high-quality services, and this ranking demonstrates the impact of our commitment to innovation and customer care.鈥�

Canada鈥檚 Top Growing Companies is an editorial ranking launched in 2019 to celebrate the achievements of innovative businesses in Canada. To qualify for this voluntary program, companies had to complete an in-depth application process and fulfill revenue requirements. In total, 400 companies earned a spot on this year鈥檚 ranking.

鈥淥ur annual ranking of Canada鈥檚 Top Growing Companies reflects the sector-spanning ingenuity of this country鈥檚 entrepreneurs and corporate leaders,鈥� says Dawn Calleja, Editor of Report on Business magazine. 鈥淎nd we think it鈥檚 important to tell their stories, to help inspire the next generation of up-and-comers across the country.鈥�

About 缅北禁地

缅北禁地 is Edmonton鈥檚 leading provider of residential and commercial home services, with a family of seven brands including ,, , , , and . Together, these brands deliver exceptional services ranging from cleaning and painting to demolition, fencing, and lighting. 缅北禁地 is committed to quality, customer care, and giving back through its monthly Charity Day initiative.

Leadership Team

• Grace Knight 鈥� Chief Executive Officer
• Bill Knight 鈥� Creator of Culture & Accountability
• Steven Knight 鈥� Creator of Solutions & Opportunities

缅北禁地 remains dedicated to building strong relationships with customers, communities, and partners while driving growth across its family of brands. Being part of this list highlights our ongoing growth and commitment to excellence in home improvement services. This milestone is powered by the passion of our team, the strength of our franchise partners, and the loyalty of our customers. We鈥檙e excited to continue building on this momentum and strengthening our impact in the years ahead.

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In case you didn鈥檛 know, our goal here at the 缅北禁地 Group of Companies is to become Canada鈥檚 largest home improvement franchise network. Last week, we got one step closer to that goal and achieved something big 鈥� we officially sold our third franchise!听

As we continue to build franchisable, business-in-a-box solutions for entrepreneurs in the home services industry, we look forward to providing mentorship and support for our franchisees. By doing so, we鈥檙e not only able to help these entrepreneurs, but we鈥檙e also able to help bring premium home services to other communities.听

Selling our third franchise this past week was a thought-provoking experience. Our team sat back and reflected on where we started a mere 7 years ago. Our lofty dream of becoming Canada鈥檚 largest home improvement franchise network seemed much further away seven years ago than it does now.听

Hitting the big number 3 motivated and inspired our team to do more while also reminding us to be thankful for how far we鈥檝e come in the past few years.听

Let鈥檚 take a quick walk down memory lane.听

Franchise #1 – Five Star Holiday D茅cor Leduc

Our very first franchise was sold back in October of 2021, not even a year ago. We were able to bring to Leduc and area when we sold a franchise to Mike Stone. With a very short, busy season, Five Star Holiday D茅cor is an incredibly profitable seasonal franchise.听

Mike has been an amazing franchisee, and has had the pleasure of lighting up Leduc for the past 2 seasons. With mentorship from the 缅北禁地 Leadership Team, Mike has developed a successful business and lit up many homes in Leduc and area.听

Franchise #2 – Screen Savers Plus North Calgary

After selling our first franchise in fall of last year, our team was even more motivated than ever to expand our franchisable businesses and work with more driven entrepreneurs. Despite the plethora of challenges that came our way throughout 2022, our team pushed on.听

Earlier this summer, we sold our first Screen Savers Plus franchise to Tyler Scott! Tyler, a former screen technician here at , wanted to take the next step in his career. Looking for power over his own schedule, a fresh start, and an opportunity to grow a successful business, Tyler came to the 缅北禁地 Leadership Team expressing his interest.听

On June 1st, 2022, opened in the North side of Calgary as a mobile screen service. Tyler was able to take control of his time as a business owner and start a new chapter of his life down south.听

Although Tyler has only been servicing Calgary for a few months now, he has brought in twenty six five star Google reviews so far! That鈥檚 a lot of happy customers.听

Franchise #3 – Screen Savers Plus South Calgary

This August, we officially hit the milestone of three franchises! Max Fernandez, a Calgary based entrepreneur, decided to take the step and bring Screen Savers Plus to the southern region of Calgary.听

With high demand in the Calgary area, Max expressed his interest in expanding the brand in the wonderful city and can鈥檛 wait to help even more customers Bring in the Breeze. After officially opening on August 15th, Screen Savers Plus south Calgary is ready to rumble!

Max has a passion for bringing premium products and services to those in his community and is already looking forward to what the Screen Savers Plus business will help him do.听

“I decided to join the 缅北禁地 team because I saw a tremendous opportunity to bring value to the homeowner. The 缅北禁地 team has positively affected the community and I’m looking forward to being a part of this impactful initiative,” Max shared.

Where We鈥檙e Going From Here

That brings us to the present day. Thanks for walking with us down memory lane!听

So, what鈥檚 next?听

Achieving the milestone of three franchises simply fanned the fire for the 缅北禁地 team. We can鈥檛 wait for three to turn into 33 and then 103 and then 3003. In fact, we鈥檙e working towards these next milestones each and every day.听

Each day, the 缅北禁地 team will continue to perfect and flush out our business processes and procedures. Every day, we鈥檒l get closer to our goal of being Canada鈥檚 largest home improvement franchise network. Each day, we鈥檒l work to find entrepreneurs who want to be able to run a profitable business from day one.听

Every day, we鈥檒l continue to expand our brands, excellent customer service, and premium solutions across Alberta, Western Canada, and beyond. Our goal may be lofty but we will achieve it.听

The passion that we have for the home services industry and for providing premium solutions to our customers cannot be hampered. To read more about why the home services industry is right for us and why we鈥檙e passionate about it, feel free to check out our blog.听

We Couldn’t Have Done It Without You

At the end of the day, we couldn鈥檛 have done any of this without you, our valued customers. So thank you for all your support that you鈥檝e shown us in the past and thank you for the support that you鈥檒l continue to show us.听

And remember, no matter how many franchises we sell, we鈥檒l always be large enough to serve you but small enough to know you.听

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All of these market forces can result in a very high degree of competition, which challenges businesses to find ways to stand out and differentiate themselves. At 缅北禁地, identifying and developing value around competitive differentiating factors is a multi-step process.

Know Your Customer

If you let them, your customers will 鈥渨ant鈥� your home improvement business to death. Oftentimes one home improvement project bleeds into another – a paint job becomes a drywall repair, which becomes installing new baseboards, which becomes installing the wall mounted TV, and so on. All of these projects sound simple, but each requires a different skillset, a different set of tools & materials, and will delay the completion of the project beyond its original date, pushing back the next customer in line. If you want to stand out in a competitive market, you have to accept that you must say 鈥渘o鈥� to a customer that鈥檚 asking for something so that you can say 鈥測es鈥� to the next one who鈥檚 waiting.

Getting granular on the type of customer you want to work for is the first step in the process because it allows you to hyper focus on developing a value proposition that makes sense for them. For example, service plumbers are hired for a variety of reasons by a variety of homeowners. The family who hires a plumber to come to their million dollar home to install a new tankless hot water heater has drastically different buying behaviors than the single mom who needs someone to come unclog a drain. These clients have different levels of urgency, will want to communicate with the company in entirely different ways, have different willingness to pay, different warranty expectations, and so on. You can鈥檛 begin to stand out in this hyper competitive industry until you decide which type of customer you primarily want to do work for.

Ask Your Customer

Once you鈥檝e identified your customer, building a great business becomes much simpler. If you want to know what your customer wants, and why they hire you, just ask. Surveying customers about why they hired you, what other companies they considered hiring, and how their experience was, is an incredibly powerful source of information that can inform future decisions. If you want more customers, simply look at your book of business, find your best customer, and ask them how they found you. Your marketing strategy lies entirely in what they tell you. Don鈥檛 be afraid to ask that customer for a referral at the same time – your A customers know other A customers!

Know Your Team

Once you鈥檝e identified exactly what kind of customer you鈥檇 like your business to focus on servicing, it鈥檚 time to assemble a team specially designed to service them. Again, getting granular is key.

For example, many people think that is easy – you need to drive a vehicle, climb a ladder, and use a squeegee. The reality is that oftentimes employers expect their team to complete a variety of tasks, and often they can鈥檛 be good at all of them.

Your window washer may need to wash the outside of a window, enter the customer’s home in a professional and courteous way, safely set up a ladder on their brand new hardwood, wash the interior of the window without spilling a drop of water, and leave the home as though they were never there. More often than not, on top of this set of skills, window washers need to climb on roofs, clear out gutters, run high powered pressure washers without causing property damage, manage a schedule, collect payment, generate invoices, knock on the neighbors door to try to sell the next job, and so on. It鈥檚 not as simple as 鈥渨ashing windows.鈥澨�

Understand exactly what your customer wants, then build a team with the specific skill sets required to provide that service. If your customer wants to have a seamless experience where they never see anyone, you need a simple window washer. If your customer wants to speak to the team, have them clean the interior, have the home power washed, and the gutters made spotless, you need a customer service expert, not a window washer.听

Put simply, standing out in the hyper competitive home improvement market isn鈥檛 about spending the most money on TV commercials. Standing out requires you to get incredibly clear on who your service is built for, and ensuring every one of their wants & needs is fulfilled in a way that no one else can.

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Anyways鈥� back to where we are now.听

As July comes to a close this week, we have another exciting thing to celebrate 鈥� our July Charity Day! In the first half of 2022, the 缅北禁地 Group of Companies had the pleasure of donating $17,530.19 to local charities!听

That number is because of you, our valued clients. That is 5% of the money that you spent on the last Thursdays of each month in the first half of the year. That is a number that YOU should be proud of contributing to!听

We can鈥檛 wait to see how much we can donate in the second half of the year.听

For July, we鈥檙e very excited to announce that we will be donating 5% of the sales from the last Thursday of the month to鈥� !听

About YWCA Edmonton

YWCA Edmonton is a member of YWCA Canada, the 鈥渙ldest and largest women鈥檚 social service organization鈥� in Canada. The mission of this organization is to 鈥淎dvocated for equity through a woman鈥檚 perspective, educating, empowering, and inspiring those we serve.鈥澨�

This organization has been serving the Edmonton region since 1907! That is 115 years of support, empowerment, and education for women and families in our community. As YWCA continues to support over 9000 women and families, they aim to build 鈥淎 community with equity, opportunity, and choice for all.鈥澨�

A counselling client of YWCA Edmonton shared the following quote regarding her experience with the organization:听

鈥淭he sliding scale is what allows me to book appointments whenever I need and not have to decide between groceries and an appointment. I鈥檝e had really solid, helpful counselling. The support staff are lovely, kind and welcoming. I never have to feel embarrassed because I pay on a sliding scale. My counsellor has helped me so much, I can鈥檛 describe how grateful I am. Every time I鈥檓 at the YWCA I鈥檓 always treated with respect.鈥澨�

Through the variety of camps, services, and retreats that YWCA Edmonton offers, they have been able to positively impact hundreds and hundreds of lives within our local community. We strongly believe in giving back to and supporting the community in which one works and lives.听

YWCA Programs & Services

Our team at 缅北禁地 feels very inspired by the work that the empathetic, hard working people at YWCA do every day. Their programs and services include the following:听

• 鈥� An outdoor education and centre and summer camp for children, youth, and adults听
• 鈥� Affordable psychological support and counselling sessions for around 400 clients annually听
• 鈥� Community support and services for children and adults with disabilities
• 鈥� An afterschool program that provides a safe, supportive space for young teen girls and encourages critical thinking
• 鈥� Healing gatherings for MMIWG2S+ families, survivors, and loved ones to receive support听
• 鈥� A retreat for women and children who have experienced family violence and are living in a shelter

Why YWCA?听

Evolving and learning are two of our biggest values here at the 缅北禁地 Group of Companies. The equity and social change that the YWCA have been pushing for since 1907 align with these values.

As we mentioned above, taking action in our local community to increase support for those who are underserved or underprivileged is very important to our team. YWCA Edmonton has created accessible, impactful programs and services in the Edmonton area that have truly changed lives.听

Support for women and children in our community will help to bolster up the current members of it and provide support for the future generations as well. As a company with many incredible women within it, YWCA’s initiatives are close to home and very special to us.

We are honoured to be able to contribute to and help support these incredible community initiatives with our July Charity Day!听

Tomorrow’s the Day!

If you鈥檇 like to help contribute to YWCA Edmonton while supporting our local group of companies, tomorrow is the day! 5% of any purchase that you make through any of our home improvement brands will go directly to their organization.听

Thank you for continuing to support us and support our community investments! If you have any questions about our Charity of the Month program or want to suggest a charity, fill out the form on our Community Investments page.听

Catch you next month!

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As we hit the halfway mark of this year earlier this month, we became nostalgic and reflective. We began contemplating everything that this year has brought for our company and for the seven companies in our group.听

At the end of the day, we have a LOT to celebrate from the past six months. We鈥檙e proud of the growth we鈥檝e had and of the agility of our team despite the unpredictable world that we now live in.

In today鈥檚 blog post, we want to share some of our biggest achievements from the first half of this year with you. There is no one better to celebrate with than the people who have made our successes possible: you! Thank you for supporting local, choosing us and our companies again and again, and for just being great.听

Now let鈥檚 do some celebrating!

Wins to Celebrate听

1. Hosted our first company BBQ in over 2 years

Company culture is incredibly important to us here at Mosaic. We don鈥檛 employ people, we add people to our team. We don鈥檛 just provide a job, we provide a career. Throughout the years, maintaining solid relationships with everyone on our team has always been a top priority for us.听

At the end of the day, our company and the companies that are a part of our group are all made up of people. Business isn鈥檛 business without people.听

The social restrictions and challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic brought about were very difficult for numerous reasons. However, one of the things we struggled with the most was not being able to cultivate company culture through our usual efforts.听

Prior to the pandemic, we regularly hosted company events including summer BBQs to provide our team members the opportunity to get to know one another. These BBQs were a no-work zone where games were played, discussions were had, and friendships were formed.听

After almost 2 years of not being able to host these events, we were finally able to bring them back in April of this year! We had so much fun eating with, chatting with, and hanging out with our team members, old and new.

However, bringing back our company BBQs represented so much more than just a BBQ. It represented our dedication to creating a positive, connected team. We鈥檙e so excited for future opportunities to continue doing this!听

2. Donated $17,530.19 to local charities

We鈥檙e sure you鈥檙e very familiar with our Charity of the Month program by now. This program was started in 2020 as a way to give back to the community that continues to support us. As a local company, we love supporting other local businesses.听

Nothing we do would be possible without our community. Therefore, giving back to the community is something that is very important to us.听

Since January of 2022, we have had the absolute honor of donating $17,530.19 to the following local charities and organizations:听

Not only have we had these 6 opportunities to give back to our community, but, as restrictions lifted, we were also able to see where our money was going. Donating is amazing but being able to meet the people we are supporting and chat with them about the initiatives we were contributing to was heartwarming to say the least.听

As we continue our Charity of the Month program, we hope to be able to constantly increase the donations that we make to our community. If you have a suggestion of a charity that we can work with, let us know on this page!

3. Expanded our Leadership, Marketing, and Customer Success Teams听

As the 缅北禁地 Group of Companies continued to expand through the first half of this year, we also expanded our teams.听

We added knowledgeable, hard working team members to our in-house Marketing Team, our Customer Success Team, and our Leadership Team so far this year! Hiring new team members to join these three essential teams has helped us to better serve each one of our amazing customers.听

New Leadership Role

Ghaida Daher, who originally started with the Miraculous Maids team, stepped up into a new leadership role. As the Cultivator of Brand Success, Ghaida has worked tirelessly with the Brand Managers for each of our seven home improvement companies.听

Ghaida is dedicated to improving processes, business practices, and services for each one of the companies that fall under our umbrella. She is a brand-oriented, hard-working person, and has been an excellent asset in our Leadership Team.听

We are so thankful for Ghaida stepping up into this new leadership role and helping each brand to improve. She is passionate about the teams succeeding and providing the best possible home services to our valued customers.

Additions to Our Marketing Team听

This year, we鈥檝e also made two new additions to our in-house marketing team. This team handles all of the marketing efforts for all eight brands. The Marketing Team, led by the amazing Kanishk Chadha, has successfully increased our lead generation significantly this year, helping each brand to succeed.听

Emma Dietze, (that鈥檚 me!) our Copywriter & Marketing Communications Specialist joined 缅北禁地鈥檚 Marketing Team in January of 2022. I have had the pleasure of word-smithing my way through the past 6 months, working on all kinds of marketing projects to improve the awareness of and conversion within the brands.听

Kaylee Yawney, a more recent addition to the team, has taken on the role of Social Media Manager & Content Creator. She has brought a level of uniqueness to our social media accounts and connects with our audience on another level.听

New Customer Success Team Members

Our Customer Success Team is our main point of contact with you, our valued customers. If you鈥檝e ever called any of our brands, you would have spoken with one of our amazing Customer Success Representatives.听

This year, we have had Megan Sawchuk, Sami Saragoca, and Alyssa Gueco join our Customer Success Team! These ladies have been amazing in their roles, helping to provide the highest level of customer service possible.听

Throughout the day, these team members, alongside the wonderful Sarah Mercier and our amazing Customer Success Manager, Tyler Jonah, work to create the best customer experience for you.听

Tyler Jonah just recently stepped up into the role of Customer Success Manager. He has successfully led this team to answer more calls and provide a higher conversion rate on sales than ever before.听

These team members take calls, create quotes, respond to emails, answer questions, book jobs, and more. We truly couldn鈥檛 do what we do without them! Make sure to tell them thanks for all they do next time you chat with them on the phones.听

4. Sold a Screen Savers Plus franchise to Tyler Scott & mentored him

This win was a really big one for the 缅北禁地 Group of Companies. In case you didn鈥檛 know, our goal is to become Canada鈥檚 largest home improvement franchise network.听

We took a big step towards that goal this year. On June 1st, 2022, Tyler Scott, our franchisee, officially opened the first franchise location of Screen Savers Plus in Calgary, Alberta! If you want to read more about Tyler and his journey with this franchise, feel free to .听

As Tyler took this step in his own entrepreneurial journey, we had the pleasure of mentoring him and coaching him. With business experience under their belts, our knowledgeable leadership team worked with Tyler to provide him the resources and support he needed.听

Watching someone who started as a screen technician for Screen Savers Plus Edmonton buy a franchise and take this profitable business model to Calgary has been incredibly fulfilling for our team.听

If you know of anyone in Calgary who is looking for a great screen company, make sure to send them way!听

5. Watched the companies in our group succeed

Last, but certainly not least, we want to take some time to recognize and celebrate the achievements of our seven brands!听

As a parent company with seven home improvement brands under our umbrella, we see lots of challenges. However, watching our brand succeed and improve and grow this year so far has been amazing.听

To read more about the wins that our group of companies is celebrating, feel free to read their individual blog posts here:听

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The strategic plan of the company is the groundwork designed for the base on which the trajectory the company must go, however it is the ability of the team in place to move the company in a forward direction towards the strategic goals. Without the alignment of the team the strategic goals might as well be like shooting darts at a dartboard blindfolded.

The best way to move forward is to have a blueprint for implementing the creative strengths of the team through the unpredictable times. Give them the tools to succeed without causing fear, uncertainty, and doubt. The agenda should and always will be the strategic plan, the goal of the company.

Keep it Simple.

What is our Mission Statement? What differentiates us from our competitors? Let鈥檚 start by focusing on why we are doing what we do and deliver value to our clients. In unpredictable times, doing the best job will put the company in a fantastic position to make the best strategic choices.

Predict the Outcome.

Unpredictable times can cause huge anxiety for business leaders and their teams. Looking towards what is likely to happen and knowing where the obstacles may be is one way to keep your strategic plan on track and your team moving it forward. When they know or at least can predict where there may be potential dangers, they can make strategic decisions on what needs to happen to mitigate any losses to keep working towards the future.

Priorities have Priorities.

Moving towards a huge strategic plan all at once can be a daunting task. Break it down into smaller pieces. Make one step at a time towards the goal. Always keep in mind the strategic plan, but what task do you need to do today to help propel the company forward? What tasks this week? This Month? Every priority will have a smaller priority attached to it. Something you can do in this moment to help you propel forward.

Navigate Emotions.

During unpredictable times, teams can become unsettled, and emotions can become heightened. It is important that as a leader you must keep your emotions steady in front of the team. Having as much knowledge as possible about changes in the company, with your clients and suppliers will mitigate the anxiety with any uncertainty within the ambiguous environment. Having answers and making sense in an unpredictable climate for your team will ease anxiety and create a culture of trust.

Open Communication.

During uncertain times is the most important to keep the lines of communication open. Share your own emotions around the uncertain times. Be honest yet steady. Keep fear and anxiety at a minimum and answer questions factually. If you need time for clarification let them know that you will get back to them and put a time and date to when. The team will see your confidence, willingness to be open and honest and respect you for it.听 Clear and Decisive, take the guess work out.

Peer to Peer Learning.

If someone you know and admire came to you for advice, assistance or was going through a tough time and reached out to you for help, how would you feel? It would make you feel valued as a businessperson and as a peer. Sharing our experiences is part of our growth in business and in life.听 We can all use our networks to gain insight into the obscurity of unsettling times when necessary. We as businesspeople sometimes forget that we are not alone. By asking 鈥淗ow did you manage through this situation? What was your experience? Do you mind sharing?鈥� we can gain a lot of wisdom in the experiences of others. We gain confidence knowing we are not alone.

Having an approach to unpredictable times that focuses on your vision for the company, keeping it simple with open honest communication and gaining wisdom through your networks, can set you apart from leaders who panic during the storm, and those who are steady and ready to ride the wave with confidence to the other side.

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We鈥檝e had quite a rainy June so far with sunny days sprinkled throughout. This has definitely been a challenge for our company, however, our team is more motivated than ever to make this Charity Day a big one because of it.听

We鈥檙e very excited and honored to announce that for June 2022, our Charity of the Month is ! That means that 5% of the sales from all of our home service companies on June 30th, 2022, will go directly to Youth Hubs Alberta to support their incredible initiatives.听

About Youth Hubs Alberta

Youth Hubs Alberta offers services and resources such as mental and physical health services, employment and education support, social service connections, Indigenous resources, substance use and addiction programs, primary and sexual healthcare, and more, to people aged 11-24 here in Alberta.听

Youth Hubs Alberta鈥檚 programs and environments are youth-directed, youth-friendly, and prevention focused to help these youth and young adults. They are able to support them and offer them access to programs and resources. Youth Hubs Alberta works together with local and Indigenous partners to be able to provide a space that is safe and inclusive for all youth and young adults.听

The Youth Hubs Alberta team shared that 鈥渞esearch shows that youth ages 12鈥�24 are among the most underserved population regarding mental health and addictions in Alberta.鈥� In fact, 鈥淐anada鈥檚 youth suicide rate [is] the third highest in the industrial world鈥� and suicide is actually 鈥渁mong the leading causes of death in people ages 15-24 years old.鈥澨�

With an estimated 10-20% of Canadian youth struggling with mental illness or disorder, Youth Hubs Alberta knew that they needed to change something. The resources, support, programs, and more that they provide are aimed to ensure that these youth and young adults do not feel alone in what they experience.听

Feel free to learn more about Youth Hubs Alberta, what they offer, and why they do what they do by checking out .听

Why We Chose Youth Hubs Alberta

Mental health is of the utmost importance to the team here at Mosaic. Over the past few years, mental health support and resources have become more important than ever.听

While we continue to support the community that continues to support us with our Charity of the Month Program, we want to support initiatives that make important differences for the people in our community.听

As a local, family-run, family-oriented Group of Companies, the mental and physical wellbeing of youth and young adults is very close to home for us. By choosing to support Youth Hubs Alberta, we are choosing to help provide proper support, resources, and programs for our children and grandchildren and the youth and young adults around them.听

What Now?听

Choosing to support local charities that are meaningful to our team is something that we never see stopping. Through our Charity of the Month program, we鈥檒l continue to do Charity Day each and every month.听

Each month, our team works incredibly hard to raise money for these inspirational, extraordinary local charities. The office comes to life (even more so than usual) and the team enthusiastically cheers one another on, celebrating each sale from dawn 鈥榯il dusk.听

If you are looking for premium home services in Edmonton and the surrounding areas, we highly encourage you to purchase through one of our brands tomorrow, June 30th, 2022, in order to support Youth Hubs Alberta.听

If you are unable to contribute this month, we totally understand. Following the local company on social media or amplifying our Charity Day to friends and family on your own social media pages can still make a huge difference.听

Make sure to keep an eye out on our social media and website for updates about future Charity Days. Additionally, if there is a local charity that you would love to see additional support and a donation for, please fill out the form and suggest a charity.听

Thanks for reading! We’ll see you next month for our July Charity Day!

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The competition in business can be fierce, and it can be challenging for a business to differentiate itself from its competitors. A business that takes Social Responsibility seriously can gain consumers as well as develop a forum to sell and earn their customers鈥� attention and respect.听

Social Responsibility can raise awareness about your business as a positive power in society and in your community. The projects you and your team choose to support and participate in work in tandem. They not only raise awareness, funds and/or physical labour in certain cases for the charity, they also raise your brand exposure. The more exposure to the public your brand can receive, the more likely it is that you will be recognized easier in the competitive crowd.听

While it is important to be recognizable as a philanthropic company to your customer, it is equally important to be recognized that way to the people who work with you. Retaining a good, like-minded team of people who will foster a productive and positive work environment, I believe is in direct correlation to a strong CSR policy.听

Today, a business that is committed to improving the world, one charitable activity at a time, will attract more talent. Customer satisfaction and employee retention are the keys to any successful business.听

At 缅北禁地, we believe firmly in our CSR policy. We believe that having a CSR policy that reflects our core values as a corporation and blends the values of the people that work with us to those of our clients, forms our foundation. We aim to be a business that practices excellent Corporate Social Responsibility to improve our community, our economy, and ourselves.听

Our core mission is to help Canadians succeed and grow, not only by helping them to build their own businesses and build up their own local economies, but also by giving back to the communities that nurture our growth and sustain us.

When we, as a leadership team, discussed our Corporate Social Responsibility policy, it was of the utmost importance to maintain the integrity of our core mission and values. This mission and these values were ideated and set by the people that work within Mosaic. It is a blend of all of us united, working towards a common goal with integrity, and a willingness to learn and evolve. We are all linked together within our communities and strive for them to be the best they can be.听

With all of this in mind, we wrote our policy to reflect the true value of what we as an organization believe in. We choose charitable organizations within the community that have core values that align with our own. We do this by making charitable giving a top priority each month.听

We choose the last Thursday of each month to give 5% of sales from all our brands to organizations that are chosen by our team members and or suggested by our community.听

Charitable giving may seem slightly egotistical, and while it does improve our brand recognition by showing we have a socially conscious image, for us at 缅北禁地, it goes far beyond that.听

The Knight family has always been philanthropic and when starting 缅北禁地, we knew having a solid Corporate Socially Responsible Policy was a priority. While initiating and implementing the policy, involving our entire team was very important.听

This is the core of what our team developed for our CSR:

缅北禁地 is dedicated to Expecting More and Building Dreams by partnering with charitable organizations that have a solid commitment to:听

1. Education
2. Inclusion
3. Physical & Mental Health

Being able to support the community that supports us requires a strategy that is sustainable and ongoing. Even through tough times, like Covid-19, when we couldn’t give as much financially, we found creative ways to give such as volunteering our time, our strength, and our mentorship. We are all living in the same community just trying to live our best lives.

听Part of being a good business is respecting the community you serve.

听Being a great business is doing your best to help others in the community you serve.听

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Generally, businesses all around the world can be categorized into three major buckets.听

There are businesses that make things, like Volkswagen, Apple, and Samsung. These businesses are infrastructure heavy, often rely on global supply chains, and require research and development to stay at the forefront of their industries.

There are businesses that sell things, like Amazon, Alibaba, and Home Depot. These businesses are marketing mavericks who often make very slim margins by reselling high volumes of someone else鈥檚 products to consumers and businesses. These companies must be masters of efficiency, and are always finding ways to decrease the cost of distribution.

Then there are businesses that do things, like Deloitte, Uber, and your local neighborhood window washer. These businesses deliver value to their consumers largely by selling labor, and the ones who do it best recognize that what听 they鈥檙e actually selling their customer is time.

The Home Services Industry

The home services industry is largely made up of businesses that are great at doing things, and are generally led by entrepreneurs who seek to develop companies that have a reputation of superior service. In 2016, 缅北禁地 was born with a similar goal 鈥� to acquire, scale, and franchise businesses in the home services industry. The 缅北禁地 family recognized that the true value of what a home service business sells is the time a consumer doesn鈥檛 have to spend completing that service themselves.

Joe the window washer, Sally the maid, and Jennifer the painter are all exceptional in their trades. They鈥檝e spent years perfecting their techniques, honing their skills, and building their businesses to dominate their local home services industry. A hard truth about their businesses though is that anyone can wash a window, clean a home, or paint a wall, even their customers. The average homeowner might not do it as quickly or as well, but at the end of the day they absolutely could go to the store, buy the materials, and spend their weekend doing the project on their own. Oftentimes this fact drives entrepreneurs in the home service industry to constantly discount in an attempt to win business, and as a result they often wind up performing the service themselves instead of hiring staff and growing a sustainable company. These entrepreneurs often build their home service business on their own backs, and, as a result, when they seek to eventually exit their business they realize that there is no inherent value for anyone to purchase; they literally are their business.

缅北禁地 partners with entrepreneurs in the home service sector with the goal of helping them grow a sustainable business that can be expanded using a franchise model. These entrepreneurs often need help developing sustainable systems, financing to expand in employees and space, and acquiring new customers that are willing to pay a sustainable price. Since 2016, 缅北禁地 has invested in 10 businesses in the home services sector, leveraging their strengths to build centralized marketing, customer service, sales, and finance teams that deliver services to each of the brands. Since their inception, 缅北禁地 has franchised 2 brands into new Western Canadian markets, bringing their unique services into entirely new markets.

People First

The home services industry is right for us because of the three major business 鈥榖uckets,鈥� it鈥檚 the only model that鈥檚 predicated on people first. Put simply, 缅北禁地 cannot succeed without helping people. 缅北禁地 helps entrepreneurs build better businesses, we help homeowners save time, and we help our team members build meaningful careers. There are plenty of pro鈥檚 and con鈥檚 to the other major business 鈥榖uckets,鈥� but, for the team at 缅北禁地, people trump all. The home services industry is full of inspiring, passionate people who aim to deliver the best service in their local communities, and that鈥檚 a mission 缅北禁地 can get behind.

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Wow, April sure flew by, hey?! It鈥檚 crazy to think that we鈥檙e almost in the fifth month of this year already. 2022 has been exciting and lively to say the least and has brought about many achievements and celebrations for the 缅北禁地 team. One of the most consistently positive aspects of the year thus far has been our Charity of the Month program!听

In case you鈥檙e new, the Charity of the Month program that we have here at the 缅北禁地 Group of Companies helps us to give back to the community that supports us each month. Every last Thursday of the month, we donate 5% of the sales from all eight of our companies to a local charity of our choice. Each month, our office buzzes with energy as all team members work hard to make the biggest possible donation to our monthly charity of choice.听

We take suggestions for local charities from customers and partners alike and try to ensure that we are making a positive difference in many different areas of our community. Each month, we aim to make donations that will help various different underprivileged groups or philanthropic initiatives within Edmonton and the surrounding areas. If you have a suggestion for our next Charity of the Month, please let us know!听

About Our April 2022 Organization

Our April Charity of the Month this year is鈥� the South Alberta Services Dog Foundation who supports ! Aspen Service Dogs is an Alberta Government Qualified Service Dog Organization that is based in Edmonton and provides 鈥渉ighly trained, well-behaved canines that are able to perform a variety of tasks for their human partner,鈥� according to their website.听

Mobility, Autism, PTSD, and Facility Service Dogs can all be trained at Aspen and receive an incredibly high level of training so that they can provide the best service possible. Aspen Service Dogs provides both a Fully Trained Service Dog Program and an Owner Trained Service Dog Program and four main types of service dogs: Mobility Service Dogs, Autism Service Dogs, PTSD Service Dogs, and Facility Service Dogs.听

The team of passionate, knowledgeable trainers brings a high level of commitment and expertise and revels in the opportunity to bring helpful dogs to people in need. They have personally seen the positive impact that well-trained service dogs can make in peoples鈥� lives and are dedicated to continuing to change lives.

Our Connection to the Cause

Here at the 缅北禁地 Group of Companies, we love animals and are so grateful for the positive impact that they can make in peoples鈥� lives. The Aspen Service Dogs initiatives are close to our hearts and strongly aligns with our values. South Alberta Services Dog Foundation and Aspen Service Dogs are a perfect fit for our Charity of the Month program and our entire team is looking forward to raising money for this incredible cause.听

As a group of animal lovers who are also dedicated to making differences in our community, we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to work with South Alberta Services Dog Foundation and Aspen Service Dogs. Reading the testimonials and reviewing the photos of the graduates of Aspen has been incredibly inspiring and heartwarming and our entire team is looking forward to being able to help facilitate the cause.

Help Us Make a Difference

Tomorrow, April 28th, 2022, our team will be donating 5% of the sales from all eight of our companies to South Alberta Services Dog Foundation for Aspen Service Dogs. We鈥檇 like to take today to encourage you, our valued customers, to approve your quotes tomorrow, April 28th, so that 5% of your purchase can go directly to our Charity of the Month!听

If you鈥檇 like to learn more about this program, feel free to reach out to our team. We would love to chat with you about the program, what it means to us, and how meaningful it is to each of us! Thank you for reading about our April 2022 Charity of the Month and we鈥檒l see you again next month.

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