Innovation

No headlines, no hype: why boring companies are often the best ones

These companies aren’t household names and they seldom get much love in the media, but being boring can be a great way to get rich

By CB Staff October 20, 2016

Why being “boring” is the most exciting, profitable thing a company can do

We all crave excitement, but in business, you can get rich by being dull. Uncover the secrets of the brilliant companies that get no headlines

CEO Brian McManus’s relentless focus and disciplined consolidation strategy has turned Stella-Jones into an earnings powerhouse

From its Markham, Ont. home office, Real Matters has quietly grown into a technology giant that’s now involved in 10% of all U.S. mortgages

You’ve almost certainly held on to one of EHC Global’s escalator handrails. The company’s next trick? Turning its product into a fashion statement

Montreal-based Maxime Textiles has a proven track record as an innovator in the field of mattress textiles. Now it’s following the business online

Barrie, Ont.–based TNR Industrial Doors is up against huge global competitors—using its agility to provide customizations they can’t match