Joe Mimran

Joe

Mimran

Canadian Entrepreneurs

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Cheung, R. (2009, June 22). Joseph Mimran - The Canadian Encyclopedia. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 23, 2012, from http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/joseph-mimran

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Joseph Mimran. (2007, April 12). The Internet Fashion Database (IFDb). Retrieved February 23, 2012, from http://ifdb.co/people/joseph_mimran/55

Tayler, T., & News, P. (2008, September 28). Fresh ideas from Joe Mimran. Vancouver Sun | Latest Breaking News | Business | Sports | Canada Daily News. Retrieved February 23, 2012, from

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• Name: Joe Mimran
• Place of Birth: Morocco
• Joe moved to Canada along with his family in 1957.
• His mother ran a small boutique in Toronto.
• His father owned a grocery store.
• Joe attended York University where he majored in Sociology and Fine Arts.
• He then studied at University of Windsor where he earned his second bachelors degree in Commerce.

Successful Entrepreneur?

YES!

Joe Mimran has set a great example for young entrepreneurs. Joe followed his dream and founded one of the most successful clothing store franchise. He is certainly a role model for youngsters in the fashion industry.

Contribution

• Club Monaco provided new sensation of fashion wear to rich consumers.
• Joe Mimran has also tied-up with Loblaw Company Limited, to sell his brand names clothes, by the name of "JOE FRESH", at a much affordable price.
• Joe Mimran has mostly only made positive impacts in the society.

Club Monaco

• Joe Mimran discovered Club Monaco along with Alfred Sung in 1985.
• Club Monaco is a retail clothing store based in Toronto.
• Club Monaco instantly became a huge success.
• Club Monaco was sold to Polo Ralph Lauren in 1999.
• Club Monaco has 67 stores in North America.

Skills

Management Skills: Joe Mimran is excellent at managing his businesses.

Leadership Skills: Joe took initiative by starting a fashion clothing store in Toronto in 1985.

Self-Confident: Joe believed in himself, and that helped him become successful.

Relationship Skills: Joe Mimran has developed countless well maintained relationships throughout his business career. This has helped him become a better entrepreneur.

Additional Information

Motivation

Characteristics

• Joe Mimran opened an art gallery at the age of 18.

• Joe Mimran was determined to fulfil his mother's dream to own a chain of clothing stores.

Imaginative: Joe constantly imagined about how the fashion industry would change over time.

Risk Taker: Not very many people were willing to open a fashion boutique in 1985.

Independent: After the age of 16, Joe never relied on his family for money. He ran his own small businesses.

Hard Work: Joe worked immensly hard to make Club Monaco successful.

• Joe had also been money crazy, and that forced him to work hard and become successful.

• Joe developed interest in fashion because of his mother. His mother was a fashion designer.
• In 12 years, Club Monaco became from 1 store in Toronto, to 121 stores world-wide.

• Joe also wanted to provide top branded clothes at an affordable price, which would allow average citizens to purchase fashionable clothes. Hence, he created the brand, "Joe Fresh".