Caton Enterprises, Ltd. is an educational school assembly & event company.
School assembly programs and medieval school programs in Chicago. Providing schools in Chicago King Arthur, knights, educational materials, medieval entertainment, Shakespeare, falconry, heroes, jesters, ladies: Renaissance theme weddings and banquets with actors and musicians.
Keywords: knights; Crusades; armor; medieval; medival; midevil; medeival; castles; joust; medieval banquets; Camelot; heroes; mideval; Renaissance; school assemblies; school programs; King Arthur; Lancelot; weddings; falconer; jester; Joan of Arc; princess; nobleman; round table; Guenevere
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
This year Caton Enterprises, Ltd. is celebrating twenty-eight years in business.
What is your primary product or service?
Caton Enterprises, Ltd. is, primarily, a school assembly business. We bring quality history / literature based assemblies to upper elementary and middle school students. Secondarily, we create Medieval and Renaissance weddings and banquets.
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
I created my business after receiving a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship in Arthurian Legend. I am a former high school English Literature teacher (21 years), and hold a BA and MA in English education, and an additional MA in Educational Administration.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
We are the only business that presents school assemblies on the Arthurian Legend, Medieval Knights, Ancient Egypt and the Greek Myths.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
Caton Enterprises, Ltd. has one location (office) in Huntley.
Provide detailed directions to your location
I will not provide directions to my location as we do not have a "bricks and mortar" store or warehouse. I run the business out of my home.
What type of payments do you accept?
We are a cash / check only company.
Which areas do you service?
Chicagoland area - chiefly the suburbs. We do however, also travel to Indiana and Wisconsin.
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
Joan M. Caton is President and sole operative of daily operations
What are your hours of operation?
We are available by telephone beginning at 7 a.m., to accommodate educators.
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
The best compliment that our clients (students and teachers) can give us is that not only did they enjoy the presentation, but they also learned so much about the topic.