Qualitown is the product of years of inspiration and hard work! Founder Ms. Caroline started this business in the Village of Cumberland, where she previously resided and worked as a nurse at the VIHA. While working and observing the community and environmental changes, she realized the need in society due to the economy in balance. The founder, Caroline, is a Nigerian and Canadian by nationality. This mother of two is a strong entrepreneur who believes in making a difference in society through innovative ideas and transformation. Caroline founded Qualitown in 2015 but meanwhile, but she discovered this idea in the year 2011. Qualitown was an inspiration as a small home business in Port Hardy, where she initially allocated to from Africa. In 2009 Qualitown also Caroline shopped on eBay for her unborn child and got deals on a lot of beautiful used children’s clothing. She was obsessed with online bidding and was very good at it as a true entrepreneur. As years go by, her kids grow out of all those eBay clothing, and she decides to sell them back on eBay to earn back some money since they are still in pretty good condition.
This mother is one started an online auction sale and sold all of the clothing she bought on eBay back on eBay. This is where she discovered the need to reuse and recycle.
In January 2013, I got hold of an extensive recycling company in Montreal that made a deal with me to supply children to get me into the eBay online auction business. I was nine months pregnant with my second child when the goods arrived. However, I was very heavy, yet, excited to start a small home base business as an entrepreneur. Little do I know how changing it would be as a beginner in the clothing industry. As a strong entrepreneur, you do not look at the challenges; instead, motivation and passion make you who you are.
My online trade was very successful, but I decided to achieve an educational standard before pursuing my goals.
I relocated to Vancouver to study and finalize my degree as an RCA. I worked and worked and worked again. Very hard working, punctual and reliable. You can ask me to work in my sleep, and I will be there before I wake, lol.
Finally, after much observation, I realized that its time to reallocate my initial reuse and recycle the innovative idea in the used industry. This was about when I started the Cumberland location and expanded to Campbell River. My mean goal is to transform the taboo stigma attached to the thrift industry and set up an image whereby people of all kinds would understand the importance and necessity of thrift stores in our society.
This opportunity is the road map for helping communities and those in need of what we sell in the store. With this business, I will provide temporary shelters for the Homeless and those in need of support in every community we open a location. It takes two to tangle; we need our community donations to help us reach out to those in need. Whatever is donated stays right here in the community.