Saskatoon hit 85% per cent economic recovery before Omicron swept in: SREDA
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SREDA took its quarterly snapshot of the Saskatoon economy just before the Omicron variant of COVID-19 swept through Saskatoon and much of Saskatchewan.
Saskatoon sisters Jamille and Jacoba Taylor always knew they wanted to work together, and the COVID-19 pandemic presented that opportunity.
As a result of the novel coronavirus, Jamille, 28, lost her retail job. Jacoba, 26, is a personal trainer, but was out of work too.
“We were coming up with ideas before COVID, and we just thought it was perfect timing,” said Jacoba.
They came up with the idea for JJ’s Express Wash, a full-scale carwash equipped with a blast of light and colour, accompanied by scented soaps and a state-of-the art conveyor system for vehicles.
The operation now employs 27 people, including young people and people with disabilities, who also help attract millions of views on the carwash’s social media.
They also opened JJ’s Express Oil Change nearby.
The biggest pandemic entrepreneurship lesson Jamille said she’s learned is to be open-minded.
“Things are going to change so fast. Parts are not going to come in. We had to change our designs, our supplies,” she said.
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