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Percheron Plastic Inc. (which produces FireStraw fire starters) and virtual and augmented reality start-up Kavtek accepting their cash prize of $6,500 each at the final pitch event of the 2018 Bears' Lair Entrepreneurial Competition, held on April 18, 2018 at The Venue in downtown Peterborough. Along with the cash prize, the winners receive in-kind prizes, all donated by the 2018 Bears' Lair sponsors. (Photo courtesy of Scott Howard)

Kavtek and Percheron Plastic Inc. win Bears’ Lair

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Each grand prize winner of annual entrepreneurial competition receives $6,500 in cash and in-kind prizes for a total value of $35,000.
Style Boutique, a women's clothing store in Bridgenorth, recently celebrated its 10th year in business. Owner Diana Carter poses with a congratulatory plaque delivered by Selwyn Township Mayor Mary Smith. (Photo: Style Boutique / Facebook)

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SOS and Flavour Fashion ownes Mike and Shelby Watt are opening Providence, a new men's wear store that also features a cafe, bar, and men's grooming area, in downtown Peterborough. (Logo design: Pioneer Inc)

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Tonya Kraan, President of the 2018-19 Board of Directors of the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism.

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McColl Turner LLP, located at 372 Queen Street in downtown Peterborough, has joined Grant Thornton, a national business services firm with more than 60 offices in communities across Canada. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)

businessNOW – April 9, 2018

These young singers, dancers, and actors are having non-stop fun thanks to Alexis Wilson (bottom left) and her Summer Company venture, The Tiny Talents Arts Company in Fenelon Falls. The Government of Ontario's flagship youth entrepreneurship program, Summer Company is delivered locally through the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development Business Advisory Centre and the Kawartha Lakes Small Business and Entrepreneurship Centre. The deadline for students ages 15 to 29 to apply for this year's program is May 19, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Alexis Wilson / Tiny Talents Arts Company)

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