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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.

 
January 28
 

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   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   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  

    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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