The Business Beat for the Week of Nov 18th!

We’re celebrating some big milestones today!
 
Brenda Ibey at The Avant-Garden Shop is celebrating 22 years in business! She opened the store back in 2002 and has spent most of those years at her 165 Sherbrooke Street location in downtown Peterborough. The Avant-Garden Shop is the place to go for all your bird feeding needs, beautiful gifts, and many items made by Canadian artisans. Winner of four Chamber of Commerce awards, The Avant-Garden Shop has proven itself to be one of the best retail shops in the region. Drop by Thursday, November 21 from 9:30 am to 7 pm to celebrate with some refreshments, door prizes, and special sales all day.
 
Marg Botosh is celebrating 32 years in business with Just Like New Boutique. Just Like New specializes in gently used women's clothing and highly curated consignment clothing and accessories. It’s the type of place where you’re going to find some truly unique outfits and accessories at affordable prices. Drop by 377 Queen Street in downtown Peterborough to check out their anniversary deals with 10 percent of sales between now and Black Friday going to support Right To Heal.
 
This year marks 55 years for Peterborough Volkswagen. 1969 was a big a year, from the Apollo 11 moon landing to Woodstock to Peter and Rita Eatson opening Peterborough Volkswagen at the corner of Reid and McDonnel Streets in Downtown Peterborough. They created a business that now spans three generations and has served thousands of happy local customers in their car shopping and service needs with great customer service. They’ve been busy with some renovations as their business keeps growing. Drop by 500 Towerhill Road and see what’s happening at Peterborough Volkswagen.
 
And we have a brand-new business. Karri Dalton-Hull has launched a new virtual events agency. Vvents Kawartha produces local virtual events to give small businesses new ways to connect online with other entrepreneurs, consumers and the community. They are a membership-based model and with support for Big Brothers Big Sisters Peterborough. Their upcoming events include Kawartha Virtual Expo, a seven-day virtual tradeshow, and Kawartha Virtual Business Network, a networking group to meet and connect with other entrepreneurs. Find out more at vvents.ca.