The farm on Mount Pleasant Road has been in the family since 1966. When JoAnne Kennedy was growing up here, her family raised beef cattle. Like many young people, JoAnne’s future plans took her away from the farm and she trained and began to work in Toronto as a cartographer. … Continue reading
Newly minted Environmental Studies graduate Max Chalovich was eager to get his business started and launched Otonabee Microgreens before his studies were complete. This young entrepreneur is encouraging us to boost our nutritional consumption with microgreens. These are very young vegetable seedlings harvested within a few weeks of germination. Unlike… Continue reading
Four years ago, Dr. Taylor Bonner took over the Chiropractic practice of Dr. Larry Smith who was retiring after 37 years of practice. The transition was seamless: Taylor moved into the location on the lower level of the Smith home on Tapley ¼ Line in Cavan, joined by Registered Massage… Continue reading
Auctions provide a unique type of market place for used goods, where the most enthusiastic buyer sets the selling price. These sale prices in these instances can be difficult to predict, even for experienced participants. Keith Monk has been in the business for more than forty years providing auctioneer and… Continue reading
Summer and Heather Osborne are a mother-daughter owner/operator team of a new business called Bar2U. Like many new ventures, this one was created in response to a need they discovered accidently while making preparations for a local wedding during the pandemic. The search for bartender and server help for special… Continue reading
With more than twenty years of counselling, home support and Personal Service work experience under her belt, Shona Steele believes she understands her clients. Working as a care provider for private firms, she often felt that the needs of her clients often went beyond what the private home care service… Continue reading
Youth interested in launching and running their own business this summer are encouraged to apply by May 15th to the Summer Company program offered by the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre (BAC). “It’s a great time for students to start thinking about summer employment opportunities. While there are… Continue reading
A second intake of the “Spark” Mentorship & Grants Program has been launched to encourage local entrepreneurs, small businesses and non-profit organizations to create new tourism ideas for Peterborough & the Kawarthas. The program provides selected applicants with a $3,000 grant, industry mentorship and additional partner support to help them… Continue reading
