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36-year-old millionaire, Grant Darbyson has computer franchise chain
36-year-old millionaire, Grant Darbyson has computer franchise chain

36-year-old millionaire, Grant Darbyson has computer franchise chain

Date12/20/1968
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126434F
His own supplier: Grant Darbyson shows workers how to press seam in new manufacturing quarters which supply two thirds of the clothing sold in his 33-store chain Darby's Great Hang-Ups Ltd. and Foxmoor Inc. The building, an old paint factory, is located o
His own supplier: Grant Darbyson shows workers how to press seam in new manufacturing quarters which supply two thirds of the clothing sold in his 33-store chain Darby's Great Hang-Ups Ltd. and Foxmoor Inc. The building, an old paint factory, is located o
8/16/1979
Darbyson: 500 jobs, By Pat McNenly, Toronto Star, A clothing manufacturer says he may have to drop plans for a Toronto plant that would employ 500 workers because the province won't allow him to operate two shifts.
Darbyson: 500 jobs, By Pat McNenly, Toronto Star, A clothing manufacturer says he may have to drop plans for a Toronto plant that would employ 500 workers because the province won't allow him to operate two shifts.
4/17/1979
Renovator: Juergen Bartels, president of the Ramada Hotel Group, told franchise hotel operators there was no room at his Inn if they didn't renovate. As a result, $350 million (U.S.) has been spent on refurbishing rooms at Ramada Inns across North America, he says.
Renovator: Juergen Bartels, president of the Ramada Hotel Group, told franchise hotel operators there was no room at his Inn if they didn't renovate. As a result, $350 million (U.S.) has been spent on refurbishing rooms at Ramada Inns across North America, he says.
10/4/1982
In Pugh, 24, owner of a motorcycle shop in Agin- has no doubt he'll be millionaire by the time he's ugh told students yesterday at his alma mater, Victoria Park Secondary School, how he converted a $15,000 loss in his first year of business into a profit
In Pugh, 24, owner of a motorcycle shop in Agin- has no doubt he'll be millionaire by the time he's ugh told students yesterday at his alma mater, Victoria Park Secondary School, how he converted a $15,000 loss in his first year of business into a profit
1/17/1978
New president: Ueli Spring, 36, a three-year veteran of Magna International, has been named as president of its spin-off firm, Cosma International Inc
New president: Ueli Spring, 36, a three-year veteran of Magna International, has been named as president of its spin-off firm, Cosma International Inc
3/16/1987
By Lynn Moore Toronto Star. Shean Campbell, a man with a checkered past, is a vibrant link in a chain providing food to the working poor and disadvantaged. Campbell, 55, has been operating a food bank out of his family's Brampton apartment for more than a year, providing a conduit for mountains of donated food. Three weeknights and on Saturdays, his three-bedroom apartment is crammed with people and food. [Incomplete]
By Lynn Moore Toronto Star. Shean Campbell, a man with a checkered past, is a vibrant link in a chain providing food to the working poor and disadvantaged. Campbell, 55, has been operating a food bank out of his family's Brampton apartment for more than a year, providing a conduit for mountains of donated food. Three weeknights and on Saturdays, his three-bedroom apartment is crammed with people and food. [Incomplete]
12/10/1987
Millionaire developer Stanley Garden, second little as $1,000 each. And they flock to do it, infrom left, has come up with a novel way to raise cluding last week's luncheon pals, Genni MacAumortage money - he asks friends to chip in as lay, left, Gino Emp
Millionaire developer Stanley Garden, second little as $1,000 each. And they flock to do it, infrom left, has come up with a novel way to raise cluding last week's luncheon pals, Genni MacAumortage money - he asks friends to chip in as lay, left, Gino Emp
6/5/1980
Leslie Szabo, using antique phone at his Oakville country home on millionaires' row, has a more profound interest in modern telephone systems
Leslie Szabo, using antique phone at his Oakville country home on millionaires' row, has a more profound interest in modern telephone systems
4/26/1978
Pizza pizza problems problems: Homayoun (Homey) Rafati's Pizza Pizza franchise that he bought four years ago for $260,000 is losing money because, he says, of unreasonable price increases by the franchizing company
Pizza pizza problems problems: Homayoun (Homey) Rafati's Pizza Pizza franchise that he bought four years ago for $260,000 is losing money because, he says, of unreasonable price increases by the franchizing company
1/24/1993
Celebrity clients: Massimo De Beradinis, left, and brother Giancarlo, earn $1.5 million in Metro and $300,000 from a Hong Kong franchise each year.
Celebrity clients: Massimo De Beradinis, left, and brother Giancarlo, earn $1.5 million in Metro and $300,000 from a Hong Kong franchise each year.
4/11/1984
Don Lunny operates the CASE program at the Toronto office of FBDB and has a stable of 36 counsellors to call on, no matter what problem a small business owner brings to his office door
Don Lunny operates the CASE program at the Toronto office of FBDB and has a stable of 36 counsellors to call on, no matter what problem a small business owner brings to his office door
6/21/1990
Mary Saunderson peers out from her 36-foot sloop Omega Answer, which has a plastic cover over the cockpit to give extra space and to keep the heat in during the winter
Mary Saunderson peers out from her 36-foot sloop Omega Answer, which has a plastic cover over the cockpit to give extra space and to keep the heat in during the winter
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