StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring National Bank, Dennis Geelen, Purple Onion Festival, PKED and Hugh Foley
/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…
Congratulations to Terry Woods, who recently retired from National Bank Financial Wealth Management.
Located in the Harness Factory Building at 201 George St. N., Suite 401, Colin Donato is taking over for Woods. Born and raised in Peterborough, Colin joined the office in July of 2020 as a Wealth Advisor and brings over 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. Call Colin at 705-740-8424 or visit nbfwm.ca.
Dennis Geelen has converted over 20 years in various corporate leadership roles into three business books, online workshops and courses and a guest speaker on over 50 podcasts, events and conferences.
His latest project takes the form of a book called The Accidental Solopreneur, and an online course called the Solopreneur Playbook. While the book is a parable, telling the story of a fictional character going from burn-out to freedom, the online playbook utilizes a six-step process to accelerate your learning, speed up your journey and set you up for business success. For details and links visit dennisgeelen.me.
The Purple Onion Festival returns this Sunday to celebrate local food, water, energy, culture, and wellness.
Guenther Schubert returns as host chef of the Taste of the Kawarthas food tent. The festival runs from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Millennium Park and includes live music, a craft beer Garden, local farmers, an eat local challenge, the healthy kids’ corner and lots more. Details are at transitiontownpeterborough.ca or find the Purple Onion Festival on Facebook.
Applications for this years Starter Company Plus program close on Sept. 30.
The program is an eight-week training program for adults interested in starting a new business in Peterborough City or County. Participants who complete the program have an opportunity to receive one of six $5,000 microgrants to help them start or grow their businesses. Details are at investptbo.ca.
