“The efficiency of the turnaround time has been really helpful. We’re fixing dates with suppliers and we’re able to quickly get that greenhouse tunnel fixed. All the pieces are in place to see us meeting our goals in the next year and seeing Growing Paper become a success story in …

“That didn’t pan out, so we banded together and pooled resources. Even so, we still found it difficult to find a lender who could cover the startup costs. This included outlay for equipment and renovation to reach the standards we wanted our customers to experience.”