Eight Small Local Businesses Awarded $5,000 Grants Through Starter Company Plus Program

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Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Development (PKED) has awarded $5,000 in micro-grants to local small businesses in the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County through the Government of Ontario’s Starter Company Plus program, announced Monday.

Photo courtesy of Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Development.

12 small business entrepreneurs successfully completed the five-week Starter Company Plus online business training course offered through PKED’s Business Advisory Centre, and were awarded grants to support the growth of their business based on the strength of their plan and pitch.

The following businesses were each awarded a micro-grant:

  • Jacquelyn Craft, The Neighbourhood Vintage, City of Peterborough

  • Lisa Mace, ECO Cabin, Township of North Kawartha

  • Ineke Turner, Turner & Pooch Dog Training, City of Peterborough

  • Nathan Truax, Truax Leather Co., City of Peterborough

  • Lisa Burkitt, Burkitt’s Gardening & Home Services, Township of Havelock- Belmont-Methuen

  • Kate Griffin, Mental Wealth Counselling, Township of Otonabee South-Monaghan

  • Jena Trimble, Zen Home and Cottage Cleaning Services, Township of Havelock- Belmont-Methuen

  • Vanessa Bruce, Vanessa Bruce Virtual Services, City of Peterborough

Since the program’s launch in 2017 it has assisted over 215 local entrepreneurs and more than 174 small businesses, creating over 200 jobs in the local economy according to PKED.

“This intake of the Starter Company Plus program saw many new businesses that were referred from past participants. Now in its fifth year, the program has directly contributed to the growth and development of small businesses in Peterborough & the Kawarthas and has allowed us to support the largest cohort to date,” said Madeleine Hurrell, manager of PKED’s Business Advisory Centre. “In Peterborough and the Kawarthas, we are lucky to have thriving and growing small businesses. We have seen our communities rally around entrepreneurs and small businesses.”

For more information on the Business Advisory Centre, visit www.investptbo.ca/bac