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According to Futurpreneur, the COVID-19 pandemic has had significant repercussions for every industry, particularly small business owners and entrepreneurs, but many entrepreneurs saw the pandemic as an opportunity to start a new business and fulfill the community’s needs. Futurpreneur, formed in 1996, is a national non-profit organization that provides financing,
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After nearly a year and a half of business owners opening and closing their doors, and adjusting businesses strategies to adapt to all the curveballs the pandemic threw at them, the last thing a small town business owner needs is to close its doors for repairs. However, that’s just what
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It has happened again. Like a bad recurring nightmare that one attempts to keep at bay, we sat in our shocked-unshocked-ness, wondering how it would all play out… knowing full well how it all played out. On Monday, April 26, 2021, The Kingston Local, a Kingston-based publication, was shuttered by
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Chilly pedestrians walking along the streets of the downtown core over the past months have been warmed by the glow of neon hearts hanging in the windows of local businesses, but the initiative that brought these signs to the community has raised some questions even as it raises spirits. The
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By February, we’re all feeling a little tired of the cold, and this year we’re tired of the COVID lockdown as well. Gan Chev is looking to support local Gananoque businesses, and perhaps lift some spirits, with 16 Days of Giveaways over the four weeks of February. “We wanted to
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Downtown Kingston! has partnered with HonkMobile this holiday season to offer shoppers two hours of free parking in surface lots. According to a release from Downtown Kingston!, starting tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, and running every Saturday until Christmas (Dec. 5,12,19), Kingstonians can use the promo code “BIATWOHOURFREE” to receive
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Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington Public Health is asking Kingstonians to remain alert to the continued risk of contracting COVID-19. “With the Monday [Nov. 9, 2020] numbers coming in with six cases from over the weekend, that is quite a spike for us. I know it isn’t in comparison to
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Artisan Made Co is a brick and mortar shop located at 1724 Bath Road Unit 9 & 10, in the West End of Kingston. They opened their retail shop and creative studio on October 1, 2020. The ladies of Artisan Made Co say it has been a labour of love,
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This Saturday, Sept. 12th, 2020, Princess Street will be closed to traffic to allow Love Kingston Marketplace to hold a Sidewalk Sale in support of downtown businesses. This safe and fun shopping experience will be a day-long event, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Princess Street will be
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