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Mr. Chow credits his time at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s for his well-roundedness and his entrepreneurial spirit. He studied engineering, but many of his friends studied commerce. 카지노 게임 컬렉션In an immigrant household, having a very technical degree where the career path was safe was important to me. But, at the same time, I was always drawn to entrepreneurialism.카지노 게임 컬렉션
After graduation, he went to work for multinational Accenture, where he stayed for about five years. He then moved into the retail world, where he did stints with Telus, Canadian Tire, and, finally, Loblaws.
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Silk & Snow had its beginnings in 2017 at a get-together with Kenneth Mo, an elementary school friend from Toronto.
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After a Kickstarter campaign, they made $40,000 in their first year and sales skyrocketed to $1 million in their second. By year three, they were making $3 million in annual revenue, and Mr. Chow felt comfortable leaving the trappings of his job and committing to Silk & Snow full time. Around the same time, they decided they wanted to expand into bedding and furniture and made a conscious decision to brand their company as a premium supplier with dreamy showrooms. It was a good move: They made $10 million in 2020 and started attracting the eyes of competitors.
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He credits Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s for his diversity of priorities.
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