StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Maximized Mobility, Miss Grove & Company, Fleetwood Hills Farm & 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…
Maximized Mobility owners Kathy and Lauraine sell innovative enclosed mobility scooters, but they’ve recently expanded their space on The Parkway to include a Warehouse Boutique. They carry distinctive clothing, plus sizes, jewelry, infant and children items, home décor, brand name housewares, brand name shoes and boots, lots of knicknacks and great Christmas decorations. Located at 649 the Parkway Unit #1, they are open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit maximizedmobility.net for more info.
Miss Grove & Company is Margie Langille’s business. A monthly subscription box, Margie features local artisans, her own handmade baked goods, preserves, beautiful fresh flowers and more. At just $30, and farm to door delivery across the Kawarthas, Miss Grove and Company can provide a unique gift for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, house warming gifts—you name it, they do it. Margie also works with a lot of local companies and realtors. Check it out at missgrove.com.
The Start-up Visa Program enables immigrant entrepreneurs to launch innovative companies by providing valuable assistance in navigating the Canadian business landscape. The Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas was recently certified to offer the program. One of only 31 business incubators in Canada, and the first in a rural area, Cluster President John Gillis says the program has the potential to attract some of the best and brightest minds from around the world who can build businesses in this area and create jobs. Expected to launch early next year, check out innovationcluster.ca/startupvisa for more info.
Congratulations to Fleetwood Hills Farm on having its White Liquid Honey crowned Champion-White Liquid Honey and Grand Champion Liquid Honey-Reserve at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair! Stephen Moore and his family operate 289 acres just South of Lindsay. Go to fleetwoodhills.com for more info.
The Moore family
