Seven Local Businesses Awarded Microgrants Through Starter Company Plus Program
/Seven local entrepreneurs were awarded microgrants through the highly competitive spring intake of the Starter Company Plus program on Thursday.
This intake saw the highest number of applications so far for the program run by Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development and funded through the Government of Ontario.
Twelve small businesses successfully completed the five-week business training course offered by the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre. The following businesses were awarded a microgrant based on the strength of their business plan and pitch:
Jack Henry: OmniWorx Design, Peterborough, ON
Kate Adams: Kate L. Toms Fit, Peterborough, ON
Michelle Fenn and Kendra Mancini: Working Human, Peterborough, ON
Tavlyn Evans and Crystal Walker: Sage Beauty, Peterborough, ON
Brigh Findlay-Shields: Brisa Social, Millbrook, ON
Sean Fitzpatrick and Andrew Fitzpatrick: Take Cover Books, Peterborough, ON
Erin Burrell: EB Aquatics, Otonabee, ON