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The Business Beat
by Stuart Harrison
Monday, February 19, 2007
Welcome to The Business Beat.
Miranda Hume renovates and expands her Hunter Street photography store.
Miranda Hume of Miranda Studios is consolidating her two stores into one operation at 140 Hunter Street, the site of the original Roy Studio. Miranda has been renovating the Hunter Street store, moving offices upstairs and expanding the retail space to make room for lots more frames, albums and home décor. Meanwhile there is a big blowout sale at the Portage Place location, which closes February 28. Miranda Studios is a full service photography business offering studio and on location photography. Call 742-8338 or visit the website at www.mirandastudios.ca
LJ Designs is a new web and graphic design business.
Larissa Turner recently launched her new website design business. Called LJ Designs, Larissa offers custom webs site design, makeovers, updates, and client instruction for maintaining your own website. She also offers graphic design for business cards, invitations, logos and photo editing. You can get more information on her website www.ljdesigns.ca or call (705) 745-1887
New Motel 6 Opens
The new Motel 6 is now open at 133 Lansdowne Street, next to the TSC Store. Laurie Crowe is the new manager. Motel 6 offers rooms with queen size or two double beds, free local calls, free morning coffee, hi speed internet and guest laundry. Call (705) 748-0550 for more information.
Lynn Stear is a Health and Safety expert.
Occupational Health and Safety is certainly a big issue for business. Lynn Stear has spent twenty years as a Health and Safety Inspector, as well as many years in industry, mining and construction. Now with her own company, Stear and Associates, Lynn is offering audits, inspections, incident and accident investigations, and the development of company health and safety manuals. Lynn has her Occupational Health and Safety Specialist designation as a Canadian Registered Safety professional (CRSP). She also offers numerous training courses on everything from forklift, scissor boom, and overhead crane certification, to WHMIS, fall protection, and WSIB courses. Her website has all the details and dates at www.stearandassociates.com
Business and Services Showcase
The Otonabee-South Monaghan Community Economic Development Committee is presenting "Discover your Community - Business and Services Showcase (February 20 at the Otonabee-South Monaghan Community centre in Keene. There will be over 40 exhibitors, lots of door prizes, there is no admission and the show is open from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Business Advisory Seminars
The Business Advisory Centre has two more seminars left in its winter series. This Thursday (February 22) from 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. is tax "Tips and Write-offs" presented by McColl Turner Chartered Accountants. February 28 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon is "First Steps In Exporting". There is more information online at www.gpaedc.on.ca or call (705) 743-0777 ext 225.
Chamber of Commerce Working Lunch
They say it's who you know that will make your business successful… The next Chamber of Commerce Working Lunch on February 27 features Networking guru Michael Hughes from Ottawa. You get two hours of professional development plus lunch for just $30 for Chamber members, $40 for non-members. Information is available on the Chamber website at www.peterboroughchamber.ca or call Beth Fudge to register at (705) 748-9771 ext 210.
If you have a new business, renovation, or otherwise hot tip, send your business news by email.
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