Finding quality employees and keeping them is one of the greatest challenges we entrepreneurs have to face. In my experience, one strategy to minimize turnover is to create a workplace and culture that actually draws people in and keeps them for life.

The province of Alberta, Canada, is currently one of the most competitive labor markets in North America. Home of the Oil Sands, the second largest oil reserves in the world, net migration into Alberta will average close to 30,000 people per year for the next 20 years. If current trends continue, Alberta will face a shortage of 332,000 workers by the year 2025.

To help combat the fight for labor, we took matters into our own hands. In September 2007, my company completed construction of our new 170,000 square feet, state-of-the-art factory just south of Calgary. In addition to the factory wings, the center core of the facility houses a two-story office complex. We flooded it with natural lighting through large skylights and a long, glass wall. A highly efficient and insulated wall assembly keeps everyone comfortable during brutally cold winters.

The office features a full gymnasium and a fully-equipped fitness facility, as well as a sports lounge. My staff enjoys badminton, basketball, kickboxing, volleyball and basketball together before work in the morning, throughout the lunch hour and after work each day.

I believe that keeping our employees healthy and fit has many obvious advantages. They're happier, have more energy and fewer sick days. And they really look forward to coming to work everyday. Spending quality time and participating in sporting events at the facility reaps all kinds of benefits.

I also offer cash bonuses for employees who lose weight and keep it off and for people who quit smoking. To top it off, we have a modern commercial kitchen and cafeteria, complete with a world-class French chef who serves breakfast and lunch to more than 200 employees everyday. To me, that's a recipe that keeps people at Sprung Instant Structures!