When Robert Kirwan began a part-time publications business with his wife,
Valerie, in the mid-1980's, it was always his dream to one day work with his
three sons as part of a larger company. That dream became a reality in the
Spring of 2000 with the creation of Infocom Canada Business Consultants Inc..
In the early days when he began establishing his business, Kirwan, who in
June of 2001 retired from a 28-year career as a teacher with the Sudbury
Catholic District School Board, concentrated on special interest publications
such as the Sudbury District Golf Scene, the Hockey Scene, The Howler (for the
Sudbury Wolves), community business
directories and also worked on a contract basis for other firms such as Northern
Life and The Vision Paper in Valley East.
With the graduation of his oldest son, Ryan, in the spring of 1998 with an
Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Laurentian University, the family
secured a contract to manage and promote the golf program at the Forest Ridge
Golf Course in Chelmsford, just north of Sudbury. During the summers of 1998 and
1999, Robert and his three sons worked on that venture. It was the first time
that the group had worked together and it was a tremendous success.
When his middle son, Warren, graduated from the Business and Commerce Program
at Laurentian University in the spring of 2000, they immediately ventured into
the internet marketing field with the establishment of Infocom Canada. Ryan, by
this time had decided to begin developing a career
as an independent insurance and investment agent. He has remained a
principal in the company, providing a wide range of financial services to
clients of Infocom Canada. Ryan has since gone on to become Operations Manager with
Vars Investments of Sudbury, a company which provides ATM and debit
terminal services to businesses across Canada.
In August 2002, Martin, who graduated from the Sports
Administration Program at Laurentian University in May 2002, established a Regional Office in the City of
Vaughan, just north of Toronto. From that site he headed up the Southern
Ontario Division of Infocom Canada Business Consultants Inc. until
he embarked on a new career as a police officer with the Peel Regional
Police Department in the summer of 2004.
Most of the initiatives of Infocom Canada Business
Consultants Inc. rely on the
establishment of an effective network with other businesses, organizations and
individuals.
It is this networking philosophy which is expected to enable the company to grow
and expand its client base among small and medium-sized businesses which are
well aware of the need to make good use of the internet in order to compete with
larger competitors.
Infocom Canada
Business Consultants Inc. remains a family owned company which has a great deal
of potential to become one of the leading marketing organizations in the
Greater Sudbury Area through its strategic positioning.
As at the summer of
2006, Infocom Canada Business Consultants Inc. was involved in the following
major projects:
 | Public Relations and Marketing Management of the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre;
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 | Public Relations and Marketing of businesses of Valley East through a community web site
called Valley East Today;
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 | Development and delivery of a Career Planning Program for secondary school students of the Sudbury
Area using the core web site at www.studentpage.ca:
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 | Development and management of a web site for minor hockey which can be
found at www.afterthewhistle.com;
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 | Public Relations and Marketing Management of several other private
and public sector businesses and organizations in the Greater Sudbury Area. |