A visionary from Australia and now an entrepreneur of Port Rexton, Newfoundland, Martha Nelson brings together small businesses and the beauty of the island with her wonderful creation: the Skerwink Hostel.
“It was already a tourism hot spot…but the tourism was very focused to a kind of an older retiree American market. And my sisters and I being backpackers ourselves thought, ‘Well this is an amazing spot’.”
With the help of her partner Gavin, the two were able to resurrect the unique family-owned hostel so they could breathe life back into the tourism industry of Newfoundland. Budget tourism geared toward backpackers, hikers, nature enthusiasts, and generally a younger crowd, Nelson’s mission of making a home away from home has been a continuous success.
In this week’s #StartupPodcast, host Rivers Corbett talks to Nelson about starting a family-owned business in Canada, the obstacles HI Trinity-Skerwink Hostel has had to overcome due to its remote location, and how joining forces with other small businesses only establishes more growth and positivity.
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