ENTREPRENEURIA EDMONTON BY
KATIE WILLIS
P H OTO S
JOHN ULAN
“BE UNDENIABLY GOOD. NO MARKETING EFFORT OR...BUZZWORD CAN BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR THAT.” — A N T H O N Y VO LO D K I N
THE CITY OF EDMONTON HAS A LOT TO BOAST ABOUT.
planted, inspires hard work and dogged perseverance
From the largest urban park system in North America to the
in the hope of becoming something more. Whether those
vibrant food, beverage, and entertainment scene to one of the
ideas become a new discovery, a strong research program, a
world’s top universities, the Festival City has a palpable buzz.
local watering hole, or a fixture in the Edmonton community,
Innovative roots and entrepreneurial spirit make Edmonton
entrepreneurs and scientists have a lot in common.
undeniably great—and graduates from the Faculty of Science have been a part of this greatness since the beginning. There are many parallels between the study of science and entrepreneurship. Both start with an idea, a seed that, once
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Three such alumni are Nate Box of Elm Café, Kale Edwards, co-founder of Situation Brewing, and Bob Schilf, owner and operator of Track ‘N Trail. These are their stories.