What’s Your Why?

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Whats Your Why?

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How Metron Went from Surviving to
Thriving!   These days when you become a Metron
client you are impacting not just your own
business but also impacting other entrepreneurs
around the world!  The Good Old Days   I
remember when we bought our first business in
2005 in Canmore, Alberta. It was a waste
management company and we had NO IDEA what we
were doing.  
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It operated 3 days a week (residential and
commercial pick up of recycling) and profited
18,000 a year. Not a whole lot when you live in
Canmore and have 2 babies. We had to make ends
meet with extra income streams. I took a job
driving School Bus part time so we could bring in
extra income and still allow me to be a stay at
home mom and Mike had a full time IT job at a
local shop. Still, there were days when checking
the mail was filled with anxiety hoping there was
a payment so we could buy diapers for our baby
boys! THE WHY is to pay your bills and make
somewhat of a life for your family. 
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When you start the process of launching and
building your own company the first goal is
survival!   3 Years later we didnt work the
waste management business anymore we had a 5
day a week Residential/Commercial company that
had a full-time staff running the business. This
allowed us to open our 2nd business Metron
Technologies which then proceeded to grow and
become our main focus for years to come. THE WHY
changes from survival to lifestyle enjoyment.
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We had 1 and 2-year-old boys and we built the two
companies with our family as the top priority. I
say the good old days because they were! Hoping
that when I buy my groceries the machines does
not say insufficient funds and having YEARLY
hair appointments because thats the most we
could splurge on self-care. We made it work and
it was fun, challenging and at times very risky.
We made LOTS of mistakes and did not manage money
well, but we learned so much. These are the days
you learn, grow and become a wealth of knowledge
for others who decide to venture out into the
world of self-employment.  
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Honestly to pay those monthly bills with your
own business was the accomplishment.    The
Risky Successful Days   Eventually, we sold the
waste management company and focused on the IT
aspect which grew into a full-service Online
Marketing company  which has now become Metron.
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Being an entrepreneur is a big task its rarely
an overnight success and those who try to make it
happen overnight often find out an overnight
success is from week in and week out actual
working in and on the business for an average of
1-3 years. We almost lost our marriage during the
building and expanding time and we made some
tough decisions to stay together. These are some
of the risks. But in the end, you cannot let the
business become a higher priority because then
you have it all without anyone to enjoy it with.
We look back and we have some pretty deep roots
that keep us grounded and feel super blessed to
enjoy it together despite the hard times.
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My husband took over the development of our
company a few years back and his planning,
getting to know his numbers and BIG DREAMS have
brought our business to a whole new level. THE
WHY is now bigger than us!    When your WHY
extends past your own self and your own family
this is when life gets exciting and feels like
your living a dream.   
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The Dreamy Successful Days As Metron grew so
did our team. Our goal was never to work inside
the business day in and day out although we are
very hands-on with our clients the actual work
is not done by us. We have 4 teams. One in India,
one in the Philippines and one in Toronto along
with local Calgary team members for photography,
copywriting and client care.  Our vision is
global, and we know that we can pay double the
going rate in India and the Philippines and
impact peoples lives and so we choose to hire
outside Canada. We also love to support local
companies, so we maintain our team members here
in Calgary as well as in Toronto.  
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Having systems and teams in place gives us the
very thing we need to dream big TIME and
RESOURCES.   These days when you become a Metron
client you are impacting not just your own
business but also impacting other entrepreneurs
around the world! You see, when your family and
business have a budget, a REAL budget, (a budget
that includes all the extras like vacations,
shopping, hobbies, eating out etc.) the reality
is that once that dream budget is met anything
else that comes in is gravy and for us that does
not mean buying a bigger house or purchasing that
nice boat for lake days.
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For Metron it means we have resources that others
dont have access to, that can create change and
enlarge vision and resources for generations to
come. In October of 2016, my husband began
dreaming of the Philippines again. We had moved
to the Northern Philippines when we got married
in 2000 and did youth outreach and feeding
programs with a local church there for 3 years.
We moved back to Canada, had 2 babies back to
back and became entrepreneurs. We thought that
was the end of the story. My husband and I would
have no idea how Metron would begin to impact
people around the world!
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We returned to the Philippines in October of 2016
for 3 weeks and again in 2018 for 2 months which
confirmed our connection and love for the people
there.   Below are our first local projects that
we have launched or are in testing phases before
we scale and take to market in the
Philippines.   ESL Online Training School   An
online English as a second language training
school with Filipino teachers that will allow
students to learn English at their own pace and
receive world recognized certificates.
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This school was envisioned by a Filipina women
who dreams of owning her own successful business
to give her family a better and secure life. We
have helped with a website and are now marketing
it to schools in China, Taiwan and even local
Canadian corporations with front line workers who
need assistance with their English. You can find
this company here here
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Aquaponics (soon to be known as The Salad
Company)  This is in the test phases and has
had remarkable success this first few months.
Investing for a very small scale they have
successfully grown lettuce, cucumbers and are now
working on tomatoes. This amazing process grows
vegetables using no dirt and 10 of the water
compared to a regular farm. With unstable
conditions such as rain and heat this growing
method would revolutionize the farming industry
and create consistent income for 2 local families
and what could be hundreds of employees in the
years to come when it goes nationwide.  
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 Strawberry Jam and Candies   This is a very
small-scale business that hopes to gain momentum
when the season is over and have enough stock of
strawberries to create candy in the low season
and sell at a premium. It is the Strawberry
Capital and its very popular with tourists.
Helping the owners learn about cash flow and
production has been the main focus. Some
challenges are the competition and availability
of the strawberry rejects to produce the candy
and jam as well as have the capital to float the
investment until the sales begin in low season
months later. This business is a great learning
experience of owning a small business, watching
cash flow, production as well as company sales
and marketing. We have been very proud of the
brother and sister who took this on.  
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Metron Marketing and IT has become a top service
company for all online marketing needs and
business IT solutions. Branding ourselves as
the Home of the Free Website with our 6 month
start up enables companies to have realistic
expectations but have something to show for it
online and sees a positive impact to their bottom
line. This also enables us to have residual
income that allows us to plan and prepare for
months to come which includes dreaming big and
using our resources to help others dream big and
change their families lives forever.     Source
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