StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Seven Starter Company Plus Entrepreneurs

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…

This week on The Business Beat, I’m highlighting seven local entrepreneurs who recently graduated from the highly successful Starter Company Plus Program, offered each year by Madeleine Hurrell and her team at the Business Advisory Centre at Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Development.

Twelve entrepreneurs graduated from the program with seven receiving micro-grants based on the strength of their business plan.

They are, Jack Henry of OmniWorx a full-service brand, signage, website & graphic design firm, Kate Adams of Kate L. Toms Fit, a fitness instructor, personal trainer, and transformation coach, Michelle Fenn and Kendra Mancini of Working Human, a human-centered approach to adult learning, Tavlyn Evans and Crystal Walker of Sage Beauty, a new day spa in the Northcrest Plaza, Brigh Findlay-Shields of Brisa Social in Millbrook, a boutique social media agency that specializes in creating Instagram and TikTok strategies for businesses in the aesthetics industry, Andrew and Sean Fitzpatrick of Take Cover Books, brothers and bookworms offering new books, literary products, and Canadian-made stationery and Erin Burrell of EB Aquatics providing first aid and aquatic training to Peterborough City and County.

This year’s intake saw the highest number of applications so far. Since its launch in 2017, the Starter Company Plus program has assisted over 230 local entrepreneurs and more than 186 small businesses, creating over 220 jobs.

For details on programs and workshops offered by the Business Advisory Centre visit investptbo.ca/bac  

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