As the Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble鈥檚 Malanka event drew to a close on Jan. 13, Matthew Mandziuk said goodbye to his company.
Mandziuk, the president of Once a Bottle Time, provided 40 bottles with decorative lights to the event. It was the final order for the business, which recently liqudated its assets.
鈥淚t was a lot fun, but stressful,鈥� Mandziuk said. 鈥淸I鈥檓] excited to get it over with.鈥�
Mandziuk started Once a Bottle Time as part of his Entrepreneurship 30 class at Yorkton Regional High School. He worked with 8 other classmates to get the company off the ground. They鈥檝e taken their products to numerous conferences and luncheons.
As part of the class, Once a Bottle Time liqudated its assets.
鈥淚t was a great class and a great experience,鈥� he said.
Mandziuk discussed his company鈥檚 history and successes at a Yorkton Chamber of Commerce (YCC) breakfast at St. Gerard鈥檚 Hall on Jan. 11.
鈥淚t was exciting [to present] because the people here are on the board for a reason,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e interested in this stuff.
鈥淚t鈥檚 nice to get our name out there even more.鈥�
Tamara Kerluke Holowatuik also discussed her company at the YCC breakfast. She was the president of Hang Loose, which was created in the Entrepreneurship 30 class. Her company collected branches and draped yarn over them. The company is in the process of being liqudated.
鈥淚t鈥檒l be nice because the stress will be gone,鈥� she said. 鈥淏ut...it was such a great experience for the real world.鈥�
The two presidents plan to take the lessons they learned from their businesses far past high school.
鈥淚 really learned that you should not be afraid to speak up...and make your business the best it can be,鈥� Holowatuik said.
鈥淚 can bring a lot of stuff I learned in Entrepreneurship 30 to the University of Saskatchewan next year,鈥� Mandziuk said.
Holowatuik and Mandziuk advised students who take Entrepreneurship 30 to prepare themselves.
鈥淢ake sure you have enough time to do the class, because it鈥檚...an investment,鈥� Holowatuik said. 鈥淓motionally, physically, everything.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 definitely a lot more work than you think [it鈥檒l be],鈥� Mandziuk said. 鈥淚n the end, it鈥檚 very rewarding.鈥�
