This is a great business group

in Fraser Valley!

 

The Valley Business Networking group is committed to encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit within a professional yet relaxed environment.  It is dedicated to supporting its members in the growth of their business and professional relationships through coaching, referrals & education.   The weekly morning meetings provide a forum for business learning with each session being comparable to a “Mastermind Group”.   Membership is open to small business owners and self employed entrepreneurs from the community.   The group is a self directed, not for profit organization.

Please check it out in person or http://www.vbnetworking.com/

Oliver Pattison

Just Think….. Just Ink

Following the initial opening of his printer cartridge refill store in Abbotsford (Just Ink Services) in the fall of 2001, Oliver Pattison has been a very busy and successful small business owner. By 2003 he expanded by moving location across the road on Montrose Avenue to a newly remodeled storefront next to the old Post Office building and hired staff - first one part-timer who soon was needed fulltime as business continued to increase and flourish. 

In order to promote his growing downtown small businesses Oliver began networking everywhere he could. In 2003 he was rewarded for his hard work and continued success by being honoured as The Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce at their annual banquet.

In July 2005, ever wanting to expand his business opportunities and offer his ink and toner refilling service to a wider customer base, Oliver opened a second store in Chilliwack on Luckakuck Way.  Both stores continue to do very well, and Oliver now employs three fulltime staff members plus three part time. He still offers the same friendly and efficient service to all his customers, also making sure he keeps current with all the new products the printer industry continually introduces. The focus continues to be printer cartridge refills for low prices with a responsible environmental awareness by recycling and reusing what use to be considered a throwaway product.

Oliver's latest business upgrading venture joined with the original Kelowna Just Ink store, and June 2013 launched their new website featuring online shopping.
Full details can be viewed at  www.justinkservices.com

What sets Just Ink apart from almost every other business with our devotion to our environmental cause. Our whole business existence revolves around the recycling and reusing of printer cartridges and has so in BC for 13 years. We collect and re-manufacture tens of thousands of printer cartridges every year in BC and have so for years. The major impact this has on our environment is amazing! Usually most of these cartridges end up in our local landfills which is not a healthy result. The actual nature of our business is the future model for new green businesses .. every day, with every customer, we make the choice to be green.. even if our hands end up CMYK (Cyan,Magenta,Yellow,Black)