CALGARY --
When public health measures were brought in to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Alberta, keeping many businesses closed and forcing people to stay at home, Jeff Bradshaw and Jamie Starchuk say a seed was planted.
What grew out of that idea is the pair's pandemic project-turned-business — Plantsie.
"A Plantsie is a plant with personality and when we started the company, we wanted to create a fun, fresh, modern twist on indoor potted house plants" said Starchuk, a co-founder of the company.
Bradshaw admits it's a challenge to start a business in Calgary in the middle of a pandemic but he sees it as an opportunity to grow during a time when he would've otherwise been struggling to line up clients at his other job.