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Pyramid power: Robert Ringwald, at the top of the pyramid, is only 22 but he has two thriving businesses -- a window washing firm and a monthly campus magazine for York University students
Pyramid power: Robert Ringwald, at the top of the pyramid, is only 22 but he has two thriving businesses -- a window washing firm and a monthly campus magazine for York University students

Pyramid power: Robert Ringwald, at the top of the pyramid, is only 22 but he has two thriving businesses -- a window washing firm and a monthly campus magazine for York University students

Date6/13/1985
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0132792F
Very real force, 45-year-old Howard Nelson calls pyramid power, and he has a pyramid suspended over broken leg at Wellesley Ho Stuffed under blankets are 15 smaller pyramids, and they all make him rest easy
Very real force, 45-year-old Howard Nelson calls pyramid power, and he has a pyramid suspended over broken leg at Wellesley Ho Stuffed under blankets are 15 smaller pyramids, and they all make him rest easy
Goode, Jeff
4/25/1976
Show of strength: Hakan Colting, owner of Rent-an-Inflatable Inc., hoists an inflatable pickup truck to show off his company's product. Colting's firm, which operates out of his Newmarket home, supplies businesses with inflatables for use as advertisements.
Show of strength: Hakan Colting, owner of Rent-an-Inflatable Inc., hoists an inflatable pickup truck to show off his company's product. Colting's firm, which operates out of his Newmarket home, supplies businesses with inflatables for use as advertisements.
Russell, Jim
6/7/1988
Bob Gibson: President of Micromedia Ltd. says his firm can offer personal service to small businesses seeking information.
Bob Gibson: President of Micromedia Ltd. says his firm can offer personal service to small businesses seeking information.
Beaty, Keith
10/1/1985
Peter Hermant: Paja chief says his firm retains related businesses.
Peter Hermant: Paja chief says his firm retains related businesses.
Bull, Ron
6/13/1988
Your Grandchildren might lose respect for you if they learned you'd passed up the dig chance to get in on the Koscot company's pyramid-selling plan, Larry Turner tells Toronto audiences
Your Grandchildren might lose respect for you if they learned you'd passed up the dig chance to get in on the Koscot company's pyramid-selling plan, Larry Turner tells Toronto audiences
Spremo, Boris
8/25/1970
Afte losing jobs, some white-collar workers such as Frank Polan, above, decide to set up their own home-based businesses, most report being much happier with their new situations
Afte losing jobs, some white-collar workers such as Frank Polan, above, decide to set up their own home-based businesses, most report being much happier with their new situations
Mahler, John
2/3/1992
Mobile man: Creating individualized jigsaw puzzles is Paul Simpson's main occupation these days, but he also custom-makes mobiles for businesses and individual customers
Mobile man: Creating individualized jigsaw puzzles is Paul Simpson's main occupation these days, but he also custom-makes mobiles for businesses and individual customers
Dunlop, Alan
3/30/1989
His town: Thanks in part to Victor Lee's vision, Chinese businesses, such as herbalists, restaurants, grocery stores, even a fashion designer, line Gerrard St
His town: Thanks in part to Victor Lee's vision, Chinese businesses, such as herbalists, restaurants, grocery stores, even a fashion designer, line Gerrard St
Toronto Star (Firm)
2/27/1992
With scrap steel selling for half of what it was a year ago, dealers like Benny Stark have to recycle heaps of ingenuity to keep their businesses alive
With scrap steel selling for half of what it was a year ago, dealers like Benny Stark have to recycle heaps of ingenuity to keep their businesses alive
Spremo, Boris
10/13/1982
Unlikely halo: Fred Thompson stands beside supplies he has begged from businesses
Unlikely halo: Fred Thompson stands beside supplies he has begged from businesses
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
12/23/1985
Ways to cheat: Geoffrey Hale, policy director for the Canadian Organization of Small Businesses, says store owners can evade the tax man by ringing up no sale and pocketing the cash
Ways to cheat: Geoffrey Hale, policy director for the Canadian Organization of Small Businesses, says store owners can evade the tax man by ringing up no sale and pocketing the cash
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
3/19/1982
Electronic Pages: Victor Garcia filled his mainframe computer with information about businesses from Metro area Yellow Pages. His operators use the information to telll callers about goods and services near their homes.
Electronic Pages: Victor Garcia filled his mainframe computer with information about businesses from Metro area Yellow Pages. His operators use the information to telll callers about goods and services near their homes.
Beaty, Keith
11/17/1986