PTBOCanada is delighted to be running StoosNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…
Lush Cannabis Company opened in Cavan last year, and they’ve just expanded by adding a Peterborough location at 139 George St., Unit 2.
That’s across from the Holiday Inn between the Beer Store and Pet Value. Owner Brent Morrison and his staff offer a full-service cannabis shop with flowers, concentrates, edibles, drinks, as well as topicals, vaporizers, accessories and apparel.
Taryn Sparkes is a multi-certified, award-winning lash technician, and she has just relocated her business from British Columbia to Peterborough.
Boss Lady Lashes is located at 950 Lansdowne St. W., Suite 18, next to Walmart. Sparkes specializes in volume and mega volume, offering more than 20 individual services from sets to fills, tints to waxes. She can even add some Henna Freckles. Sparkes also offers one-to-one training courses. You can book online at s.bossladylashes.ca or find them on Facebook and Instagram.
Rebecca O’Rourke of Kawartha Hypnosis has just introduced a fun new aspect to her business, Comedy Stage Hypnosis.
O’Rourke is inviting you to let loose and have some fun with a hypnotic comedy experience. It can make a great fundraising event, spice up your conference, or just a fun get-together. Kawartha Hypnosis has programs for weight loss, stop smoking, stress management, sleep, confidence and more. Visit kawarthahypnosis.com or on Facebook and Instagram.
The Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas has announced a new partnership with Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, to foster entrepreneurial skills among students.
The LEAPZONE Entrepreneurship Club is part of the KPR Pathways Initiative and is designed to allow students to develop entrepreneurial skills and encourage innovation and creativity. The program is open to Grade 9 to 12 students and equips them with the skills to plan, fund, start and run a business or social enterprise. For details visit kprschools.ca.