Eco-Shred Ltd. - 1999

A Canadian entrepreneur has grown a start-up paper-shredding business to almost $5 million over a nine-year period and he now faces some real internal tension over the future pace and direction of growth. Although he would like rapid expansion, he refuses to sell shares or take on debt. Issues from labor to acquisitions are presented, as well as the difficulties in determining operating strategy while keeping up with day-to-day management.