StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Rapids End Coffee Roastery & More!

PTBOCanada is delighted to to be running StooNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…  

Daniel Biro travelled around North America for 15 years, playing music and drinking a lot of coffee. Over those years, he developed not only a taste for good coffee but a solid business plan as well. He launched Rapids End Coffee Roastery at 721 Rye Street, sharing the parking lot with Norms Cash and Carry. With lots of variety to choose from, you can pick up Rapids End Coffee at the Main Ingredient, the Silver Bean, Kit Coffee, Revelstoke, Kitchen Pharmacy—and Daniel is always open to new retailers. Or order online and have it delivered. Click here for more info.

To boldly go where they’ve been before, John and Kelly Dewar recently announced that John Dewar’s Auto Source is moving back to their original location at 1838 Ashburnham Drive, across from the PUC. They’ll still be carrying their great selection of late model, low KM vehicles. Opening day is next Tuesday, September 1st. So next week, when you “go straight to the source” go to Ashburnham, just North of Lansdowne. Autosource.ca.

Women Breaking Barriers is a new program for female-led businesses and startups in science, technology, engineering, math and social innovation. This program will intake two cohorts of 10 women aged 18 or older through six months of fast-tracked programming and mentorship to reduce barriers to grow and scale their businesses. With targeted training, mentorships, collaboration, and access to funding through Community Futures, the program culminates in the opportunity for each business to pitch to the Peterborough Region Angel Network. Applications for the first cohort are due this Thursday (August 27th) at noon. Details at innovationcluster.ca.

Congratulations to Brian Edwards of Rocklands Shows, who recently celebrated 40 years and over 5,000 shows in the music business. Brian and his wife Barbara want to thank the Rocklands Team and dozens of good people in the music business who have given them their trust over the years.

And congratulations to Lindsay Broadband and Accelleran who recently announced that Cogeco Communications Inc. is testing their one-box small cell solution on Cogeco’s network in the province of Quebec. A local company solving some of the rural internet issues.

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