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Culture and communities
Meet the One Of A Kind Show’s youngest entrepreneurs
Thirteen eighth-graders from Williams Parkway Sr. Public school displayed their entrepreneurial spirits at the spring One Of A Kind Show.
News
Casa Lovina showcases the culture of Indonesian jewelry
Casa Lovina is a place where customers can admire the breath - taking beauty of Indonesian and the Balinese craftsmanship of jewlery.
Shift to Online
How Black Owned Toronto went from an online directory to a major mall retail store
Black Owned Toronto started as a platform to promote Black-owned businesses and is now making them even easier to find, all under one roof.
First-Timers
How a 24-year-old Taiwanese food influencer ran her business on Instagram amid COVID-19
4foodie is one of the biggest Instagram food influencers in Taiwan. They launched their own brand products and held different events for their followers. Even though the pandemic stopped them from holding events this May, they didn't view COVID-19 as a threat. Instead, they used the opportunity to introduce takeouts and hold cooking live streams on Instagram.
News
How a small boutique survived the COVID-19 pandemic by streaming fashion shows on Facebook Live
As business were struggling to stay afloat during lockdowns, Helen Van Sligenhorst started streaming fashion shows on Facebook Live.
Spotlight On Small Biz
These home bakers turned their lockdown-inspired hobby into money-making businesses
Home bakers took advantage of the COVID-19 lockdown to start small businesses.
First-Timers
Limitless reach: How TikTok is helping small businesses in Canada
Random Candle Co. is a small candle business owned by two sisters Paige and Hannah Whibbs. A video where Paige and Hannah show how they use upcycled beer bottles to make their candles has gone viral on TikTok and reached over 15 million views.
Shift to Online
Tutoring business in Toronto forced to close due to COVID-19 pandemic
The founders of a tutoring startup in Scarborough had to sell their business due to their inability to pivot online
Arts & Life
COVID-19 forces popular Celebrate Toronto to go virtual
Despite being forced to go virtual Celebrate Toronto will honour Toronto's 187th anniversary.
News
High rents force small businesses in Danforth to shut down, BIA says
Starting a small business can be difficult for those who rent a commercial property, the manager of an east end BIA says.
News
Minimum wage increase runs into backlash
Pay raises are something people are usually happy about, but at the start of 2018, the minimum-wage increase is leaving some people across Ontario frustrated.
Arts & Life
nookFEST brings together artisans and entrepreneurs
For creative entrepreneur Sean Kung, his concrete homeware business 1842 is a way for him to work with his hands.
Compared to his “real boring adult job” in digital media, creating concrete planters and lights is “a way to get that hands-on tangible work in,” Kung said.
News
Gentrification: Why the owners of Pape Avenue’s Milk Mart are retiring
Every day for the last 19 years, Salim "Sam" Hadad, his daughter Mary and his son-in-law...
Business
Entrepreneurs get boost with Business Inc.
The Toronto Public Library in collaboration with the Toronto Business Development Centre and the city of Toronto offers the eight-week program called Business Inc. designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs develop their businesses.
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