StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Champagne Photography, PKED, Hot Chocolate Fest, Indian River Acres and Launch Kawartha Innovation

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…

Woodville Photographer Vicky Champagne recently opened her own photography studio and retail space.

Champagne Photography Studio offers family photography, from parents to Grandparents, babies to fur babies. Vicki also offers editing tutorials, mentoring, a unique new baby photography design app and you can purchase an array of photography products including wall art prints, albums and more. Located at 87 King St. in Woodville or visit champagne.photo or champagnephotostudio on Facebook or Instagram.

Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development will once again host the popular Starter Company Plus Showcase on Feb. 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Market Hall in downtown Peterborough.

The event should be big, as it will celebrate more than 24 participants and grant winners from the seven intakes of the Starter Company Plus program that occurred through the pandemic. The Starter Company Plus program is designed to provide business training for entrepreneurs in the City and County of Peterborough, who are launching a business or expanding an existing business. To get your free tickets to the showcase visit investptbo.ca/events.

If you missed the Hot Chocolate Festival in Lakefield last week, no worries!

The DBIA’s Hot Chocolate Fest is now on until this Sunday in Downtown Peterborough. There are 15 participating cafés and restaurants. Visit ptbohotchocolatefest.com for details.

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Congratulations to Kevin Cornish and Janet Dawson of Indian River Acres, who were recently honoured with the inaugural Peterborough Agricultural Innovation award.

Created by the Peterborough Agricultural Roundtable and co-sponsored Sunderland Co-op, the award recognizes Kevin and Janet’s dedication to innovation and sustainable processes they’ve implemented for their sweet corn, garlic, pumpkins and squash. Details are at ptboagnews.com

And Launch Kawartha and the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas recently partnered to create the Launch Kawartha Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre in Lindsay.

Offering a Free collaborative workspace to help entrepreneurs grow their business and connect with in-house experts in various business sectors visit launchkawartha.ca for details.

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