Motomike named eBay Entrepreneur of the Year for 2018!
Winner / Gagnant!
CW Wire:
OTTAWA, Oct. 17, 2018 /CNW/ - This evening, eBay Canada, along with the
Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion and
the Government of Canada, celebrated Canadian small and medium-sized
businesses (SMBs) at the 14(th) annual eBay Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
in Ottawa. The awards ceremony recognized outstanding retail SMBs who
have achieved great success by leveraging ecommerce, among other growth
strategies. Along with Minister Ng, who delivered the opening remarks,
London-Fanshawe MP Irene Mathyssen, Calgary Midnapore MP Stephanie
Kusie and Vaughan-Woodbridge MP Francesco Sorbara were onsite to
present awards recognizing outstanding achievements in global trade,
integration of sales platforms, and overall entrepreneurial success.
"Small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of the Canadian
economy. It is wonderful to see Canadian business owners leveraging ecommerce to reach new customers," said Minister Ng. "When small and
medium sized businesses succeed, everyone succeeds."
This year's winners -- Ontario's Mike Maguire of MotoMike, Alberta's Matthew
Dirk of SilverGoldBull and Quebec's Nima Tahmassbi of SoGoodToBuy --
along with previous recipients joined Minister Ng and colleagues for a
roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing Canadian
retail SMBs. Sentiment from the meeting was reflective of a recent Leger
survey of Canadian retail SMBs that revealed that, while the vast majority
(93%) identified at least one challenge in growing their business in 2018 and
2019, overall optimism among this business community continues to
increase.(i) Notably, the survey found that SMBs who sell on eBay are more
optimistic than their counterparts.
"Technologies such as e-commerce and online marketplaces are
modernizing and democratizing trade, creating optimistic environments and
growth opportunities for Canadian retail businesses of all shapes and sizes," said Andrea Stairs, General Manager of eBay Canada & Latin America. "This
year's Entrepreneur of the Year Award winners exemplify the big success that
small businesses can achieve through participating in modern trade
practices, and we're thrilled to recognize the incredible achievements of our
Canadian eBay seller community."
Further information about the 2018 eBay Entrepreneur of the Year Award
winners:
Micro-Multinational Entrepreneur of the Year: Mike Maguire, Woodlawn,
Ontario (eBay ID: motomike_canada) Clearing off shelves in his own
garage for his new business, he began sourcing rare, obsolete and liquidated
parts for cars and motorcycles and created eBay listings that offered
international shipping. Quickly, he found himself selling to customers across
the globe, and his sales more than tripled within the first three months.
Today, over 75 per cent of Mike's sales are to buyers from international
markets including Japan, France, Germany and the UK. His inventory
portfolio has grown along with his export sales, and he now also caters to
ATV, snowmobile and boating enthusiasts. His eBay business has grown from
two shelves in his garage into a 3,000 sq. ft warehouse in the span of three
years, and he's on track to double his annual sales in 2018.
Thank you to all of our loyal customers over the past years, we hope to continue to serve you with the best parts at the best price, with the best customer service in the coming years!