StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Innovative Life Designs, The Unicorn & 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…

Amelia Valenti is a Leadership and Wellness coach who recently started up her own Coaching Business called Innovative Life Designs. Amelia has an extensive background in education as a teacher, consultant, and administrator, and she uses an evidence-based strategy called Design Thinking with her clients. Offering Executive Leadership, wellness coaching, education consulting or workshop facilitation, check out Amelia’s innovative website or Facebook page for more info.

Amelia Valenti

The Unicorn is a new hair salon in downtown Peterborough. Owned by licensed hairstylist Diana Stephens, The Unicorn offers cuts and styles, colour, treatments, and weddings and events. The salon is located at 412 1/2 George St. in Downtown Peterborough and has undergone extensive renovations. Check out the unicorn style online at theunicornsalon.com.

Diana Stephens

EyeTech VisionCare just celebrated their grand opening recently at 1840 Lansdowne Street in the Mapleridge Plaza. Owner and Optician Tam Mak offers Eye Glasses, Sunglasses and Contacts. There is an Optician on duty, knowledgeable and friendly staff, and they’ll direct bill to most insurance companies. Look for EyeTech VisionCare on Facebook here.

Ann Way-Nee worked for 30 years as an occupational therapist at Five Counties Children's Centre. Following her retirement, Ann started a new business called Learn Differently Pro, which distributes web-based structured literacy programs that have been developed for children with learning difficulties. The programs are multi-sensory and individualized and targeted at basic spelling or arithmetic skills. There is lots more to know, so check out the Facebook page here.

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