Heroes who help

Small business is big in Canada, accounting for 97.8 per cent of all businesses. While it’s the engine of our economy, the profession is both rewarding and challenging. It’s been shown that business owners with education in entrepreneurship have an 80- to 90-per cent chance of success.

The first thing you notice when you walk into the new Sweet Tooth Candy Co. on Kingsview Blvd. is scent of sugary sweetness in the air. The second thing is owner Tim Campbell standing in the open kitchen area, mixing a glass bowl of chocolate by hand.

Two local moms who have worked in the child-care industry for more than 15 years, and most recently at the same facility in Airdrie, saw a need for more quality child care in the community and decided to open a new centre.