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erial entrepreneur Sergio Torres is no stranger to starting and running successful businesses, even though SAT Consulting & Construction launched in an atypical way. “I graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and started a technology consulting firm,” says Torres about how SAT got started. “A family member wanted to come to Canada for work, so I extended the company for him to legally work here. Then, during the summer we finished a large project and needed something else to focus on. I pivoted into
construction. One thing led to another and SAT Consulting & Construction was the result.” Now, SAT is part of a group of companies focused on providing a full suite of consulting and construction services for clients across a variety of industries. In 2006, when SAT officially launched, Alberta was in a boom cycle and Torres had no problem securing projects and labour. “Money was flowing fast and growth was very significant,” he remembers.
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