Just Good Business Digest: January 2026 Edition
Al sat down with Douglas Porter, Chief Economist at BMO, to unpack the top 3 economic stories of 2025, and to look at the year ahead in Canada’s economy.
Yes, Bradford Academy of Music Is Open!
This week, Al is back in Ontario visiting his hometown of Bradford West Gwillimbury and a business he’s known intimately for over 30 years, Bradford Academy of Music.
The music school started off in 1987 in the basement of Rita Hunt. Al was one of her early students. Over the next 30 years, Rita moved and grew the school eventually becoming a pillar in Bradford’s business community. In 2017 Rita was ready to retire, so she sold the business to one of her teachers Tyler Tossounian, a young ambitious entrepreneur.
How did the young inexperienced Tyler do with the established business?
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You can learn more about Bradford Academy of Music at bradfordacademyofmusic.com
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