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business elite canada
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APRIL 2016
baking was a passion, and over time this
passion would take her from the class-
room to discover a delicious world of en-
trepreneurship in the food industry.
CAROLE OGUS: THE
CAKE LADY
Carole Ogus already had a reputation for
being “the cake lady” among her friends.
Her cheesecake was often the piece de re-
sistance at parties. Even if she was going
for a visit, she was always equipped with a
cake and good company.
“I’ve had no actual training. I just started
doing it for the love of it,” said Carole.
The idea of a starting a business began
“It’s so gratifying to make something that you know somebody else is going to enjoy —
that gives me a lot of pleasure.” Carole Ogus, founder of Carole’s Cheesecake Company