The collected wisdom of ...SUSAN KOPRASH President of Hi-Tec Security and Investigation, Hi-Tec Armoured Services Age: 44 Residence: Sault Ste. Marie Sault Sainte Marie — pronounced "Soo Saint Marie" (IPA /su seɪnt məˈɹi/) — is the name of two cities on the Saint Marys River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. Named by Profit Magazine as one of Canada's Top 100 Women Business Owners Many online and offline organizations have been created to collect information about businesses around the world owned and operated by women. Many other organizations have been created to assist the women that own and operate those businesses. , 2003 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Q What was the best vacation you've ever taken? "I was out west at Banff a couple of years ago and it was spectacular. We did hiking, horseback riding horseback riding: see equestrianism. , kayaking Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking is differentiated from canoeing by the fact that a kayak has a closed cockpit and a canoe has an open cockpit. They also use a two bladed paddle. Another major difference is in the way the paddler sits in the boat. , white water rafting, everything out of doors. Just the scenery out there is beautiful." Q What's the most disgusting thing you've ever eaten? "I'm pretty fussy, but I've had clams that were pretty gross. I love seafood but clams are way too slimy and they got stuck in my throat." Q Finish this sentence: "I'd give a month's pay for one chance to ...? "... safely skydive sky·dive intr.v. sky·dived, sky·div·ing, sky·dives To jump and fall freely from an airplane, performing various maneuvers before pulling the ripcord of a parachute. . I gotta get back to work the next day." Q What aspect of your business has the greatest growth potential? "Our newest business is Koprash Building Services. We do operations and maintenance of buildings, whether it's elevators, plumbing, heating or electrical. We're on a real growth spurt growth spurt Pediatrics A period of rapid growth in middle adolescence; ♀ ↑ ±8 cm/yr ±age 12; ♂ ↑ ±10 cm/yr ± age 14; GS is orderly, affecting acral parts–ie, hands and feet grow before proximal regions, with that. It's a new market venture for us and one that we're finding pretty successful." Q What was your first car? "I think it was a 1976 Mercury Capri The name Mercury Capri has been used for several different cars over the years. All were sold by the Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury division in North America. The origin of the name dates back to the Lincoln Capri of the 1950s. . It was a hand-me-down. My father bought it for my two brothers. I had it for about two months and smashed it up." Q What influential person--living or dead--would you like to have dinner with? "I'd like to have dinner with Hillary Clinton. She's achieved a lot in her life and endured a lot. I'm sure she has some interesting stories to tell. She's a very powerful woman, extremely intelligent and also very compassionate." Q If you weren't in this line of work, what else would you be doing? "I know I'd be self-employed and in some kind of service-based business but I can't think of what, probably because I love what I do so much and we (our group of companies) are so diversified." |
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