Canyon Creek Taxidermy

Canyon Creek Taxidermy: Artistry, Craftsmanship and Skill

Owners: Clint Moon
Location:  Smithers, BC
Website: www.canyoncreektaxidermy.com
  

The Business

Based in Smithers, BC, Canyon Creek Taxidermy offers professional taxidermy services for clients looking for high quality mounts, rugs, habitat scenes, pedestals and custom cases.  Other services offered include salt drying, skinning, prepping, repairs and mounting.

Canyon Creek Taxidermy also provides pick up and delivery services from Terrace to Fort St. John, and is proud to complete each project to customer specifications in as little as eight to ten months.

The Founder

Canyon Creek Taxidermy founder Clint Moon has over 15 years experience in taxidermy.  He started his own business last year, and enjoys the freedom of being able to work from home, while showcasing the many specialized skills involved in the craft, including carpentry, woodworking, tanning, molding, casting, sculpture, painting and drawing. 

Support for Small Businesses in BC

Small Business BC offers new businesses like Canyon Creek Taxidermy a wide range of resources to help support them as they build and maintain success in small markets.  Small Business BC seminars made available through the web can help business owners like Clint access a wealth of information from other entrepreneurs and industry experts, without having to travel to larger urban centers.

Small Business BC Seminars & Resources for businesses like Canyon Creek Taxidermy:

• Idea to Venture – Analyze Your Business Idea
• Getting your Business Online: A Website
• Small Business Sales Strategies
    

Entrepreneurial Advice

No matter where you are, or the type of business you want to start, Moon believes that starting a business is harder than most people think at first.  He recommends conducting a lot of research on your location, talking to your target customers regularly, and becoming connected with your community.

For help getting your business of the ground, Moon suggests:

• Getting involved with you local Community Futures office, which, like Small Business BC, helps connect entrepreneurs with valuable resources including marketing and bookkeeping courses
• Networking with local, like-minded businesses that might be interested in cross promotion
• Establishing your business in an area that will support it (for example, Smithers is a very hunting and fishing-friendly area)

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