Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Holiday Night Market, Kawartha Home and Health Care, Living Local Marketplace and Community Futures Peterborough

PTBOCanada is delighted to be running the Business Beat columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…

There’s a Holiday Night Market in the works.

As part of the First Friday series, this one will be on Dec. 5 in the Bankers Commons Courtyard off Water Street. It will be a cozy evening of hot beverages, food, live music, handmade art, and some of Peterborough’s most creative vendors. The event is presented by First Friday Peterborough, The Neighbourhood Vintage, the DBIA and the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough.

Kawartha Home and Health Care Services have a new location at 347 Pido Rd. in Unit 17.

They provide compassionate and professional home healthcare tailored to meet the needs of local individuals and families. Locally owned and operated for a decade, they take pride in enhancing the quality of life for their clients with personalized care that ensures safety and comfort at home.

Living Local Marketplace is temporarily moving to a new holiday home at Horlings Garden Centre, located at 3056 Lakefield Rd.

This new space offers room for things like a full range of ready-to-gift baskets, a bright corporate gifting studio, and more space to sip, shop and celebrate. They will be back at their Chemong and Milroy location after Christmas.

Community Futures is launching Entrepreneurship 101: County Edition, a hands-on workshop series.

It will kick off Jan. 21 with Ideation and Business Planning with Allison Adam, followed by Marketing and Branding with Rose Terry on Feb. 4, and concluding with Funding and Cash Flow with Braden Clark on Feb. 18. The workshops are free, but space is limited. Sign up at communityfuturespeterborough.ca.

As Joel Wiebe’s last Business Beat, he leaves us these words:

“I have really enjoyed doing the Business Beat for the last two years, but it is time for me to move on. Stu Harrison left some big shoes to fill writing this column every week for the previous 22 years. I know Brenda Whitehead and the team at the Chamber are going to do a great job with the Business Beat moving forward. I’d like to thank the media partners that have given us free space to run this column every week to promote what’s happening in our local business community. I love working with local businesses who do so much to create the fabric of our community with delicious treats, creative services, and some really unique products. And thanks to all the readers and viewers and all your feedback over the last couple years. Farewell!”

If you want to have your business featured on the Business Beat or know of a business doing something new and interested, shoot an email to joel@pkchamber.ca.

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