Photo by Simon Fuller\nKen Hodgson and Brenda Barnes will soon open for business on St. Mary\u2019s Road.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\nAfter recently retiring from a 26-year career with Canada Post — many of them spent as a letter carrier in Winnipeg’s West End and St. Vital — the Windsor Park resident has no intension of putting his feet up. <\/p>\n
“My wife is younger than me, so the last thing I want to do is to get up in the morning, make her breakfast, shoot her off to work and watch TV all day,” Hodgson said. “This is a challenge and it’s exciting.”<\/p>\n
He hopes the enterprise will help him stayed connected to the community in a different way than when he was delivering letters and packages.<\/p>\n
“With some of the sports uniforms the kids are wearing these days, I think some of them must have been made when I was at school,” he joked.<\/p>\n
“We want to get involved with community centres and schools by providing uniforms for teams and helping them with fundraisers. In other words, helping people live a more visible, good-looking life.”<\/p>\n
And while the entrepreneur acknowledges there is a lot of hard work and networking ahead, he’s not exactly a stranger to area residents and business owners.<\/p>\n
“A lot of the business owners I delivered mail to have been supportive and told me to drop off my business card,” he said.<\/p>\n
“As a carrier, I was paid to work an eight-hour shift, but I would sometimes be out for nine or 10 hours because I love speaking with people and being part of the community.”<\/p>\n
Hodgson said he isn’t working because he needs the money — it’s the thought of slowing down that motivates him to keep punching the clock.<\/p>\n
“My house is paid off and I have a good pension. A few years ago I got a second job at Home Depot because I was getting bored. The day you stop moving is the day you end up in a home, I think.”<\/p>\n
Iain Scott, who opened Winnipeg’s first Instant Imprints franchise near Polo Park in February, said his business is growing in popularity.<\/p>\n
“We have seen terrific growth in all areas of our business considering our brand name is new to the region.<\/p>\n
The Linden Woods resident noted a “huge amount of respect” for Hodgson’s entrepreneurial ambitions.<\/p>\n
“It is wonderful to see the excitement and ambition he has. Ken has a great understanding of the market and its potential.”<\/p>\n
For more information, call 253-5444 or visit store4002.instantimprints.ca.<\/p>\n
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