Episode 6 of 6
January 28, 2010
Sainte-Anne-de-Kent , New Brunswick
Thanks to holidays sales, Olivier Soaps is still afloat. Time to chart the next leg of the journey.
Don't rain on our parade
They're making a list and checking it twice. Olivier Soaps is trying something new in a bid to boost holiday sales.
Episode 5 of 6
Camp enterprise
Pierre sits around the entrepreneurial campfire at the Wallace McCain Institute, founded by one of Canada Inc’s historic captains.
Episode 4 of 6
Holiday ribbons & tattered nerves
The vital Christmas retail season is looming... like an iceberg on a cold dark ocean.
Episode 3 of 6
Isabel on Broadway
Isabel is off to the Big Apple in search of new markets for her wares.
Episode 2 of 6
Clean & Lean
When soap sales start to slip, Isabel and Pierre look for ways to keep the company afloat.
Episode 1 of 6
Isabel & Pierre
A small fancy soap company weathers a big dirty crisis.
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Main characters
Olivier Soaps
What started in ‘96 as a small family outfit is now a business operating in 14 towns, with over 20 people employed at the home base in Ste-Anne-de-Kent.
Isabel
A former stage-manager, Isabel hoped to open a B&B - complete with her own artisanal soaps. The hotel dream went by the wayside, but Olivier Soaps is now a reality.
Pierre
Pierre became Isabel’s business partner in 1999, shortly after they married. He channels his gregarious energy into being Olivier’s sales and marketing manager.
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