RBC and Women of Influence Canada have announced nominees for RBC’s Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards, with Burlington Ontario entrepreneur Mary Maesano among them. The nomination highlights Maesano’s success in the wedding e-retail and ecommerce space with www.InCasaGifts.com and subsequently, the launch of Artisano Designs (www.ArtisanoDesigns.com) branded party favors.
The awards provide national recognition of leading Canadian women entrepreneurs. It recognizes women leaders, who represent one of the fastest growing business segments, for their business achievements and contribution to Canadian and global economies. Key requirements include fast growth with revenues ranging between 250k and 5 million annually and consistent profit gains.
Maesano’s company, Maesano Group Inc, is the parent of two distinct brands and operations. In Casa Gifts was established in 2007 offering wedding favors, party favors, decorations and accessories. Quickly, it became Canada’s wedding e-retailer of choice among brides and party planners. Favors are also ideal for baby showers and religious occasions.
With this success, Maesano developed and launched the Artisano Designs line of wedding favors. New party favor ideas were conceptualized, manufactured and distributed via this new wholesale business. The unique favor line has emerged as a must-have favor assortment and today over 600 boutiques and national retailers carry the Artisano Designs line across the US, Canada, and internationally.
Maesano's focus on service, quality, speedy distribution model and use of advanced technology has resulted in impressive triple and double digit annual earnings growth. This momentum has come despite economic recession and tighter wedding budgets. “Our low overhead model and utilization of best in class technology and partners have allowed us to scale up quickly” Maesano notes while adding “Our recently added US distribution center and sales and marketing plans sets us up for continued fast growth”. Indeed it has, with the company on pace for record earnings this current fiscal year.
It is fitting that Maesano is in the running for the RBC Momentum Award which highlights success with continued accelerated growth. In Casa Gifts and Artisano Designs have been featured in IT Business Canada, The Globe and Mail, PayPal Canada and as a Purolator Courier success case.