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Beyond Paper
Botanical PaperWorks, The World’s Leading Supplier & Manufacturer of Seed Paper, Will Go Beyond Paper
WRITTEN BY: NIZIE N. LOKMAN, FCIM PHOTOS COURTESY OF: HEIDI REIMER-EPP
Heidi Reimer-Epp, CEO, and co-founder of Botanical PaperWorks based in Manitoba, Canada, has a powerful quote on her desk at work that reminds her every day to see the impossible in a different light.
PLANTING A SMALL SEED IDEA IN 1997
When Botanical PaperWorks was a startup, Heidi and her mom, as co-founders, went to a seminar at the Women’s Enterprise Centre called “Starting A Business.” When asked where they saw themselves in 10 years, Heidi imagined that they saw their handmade paper company issuing its first IPO. The audience thought that she was joking. She laughed along with the audience because it did look impossible to grow a startup to be publicly traded. Nevertheless, she was determined to become a selfsustaining and thriving business in 10 years.
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