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Articles by Amy Bowen

Amy Bowen
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Amy Bowen completed a Master of Arts in English and Public Texts at Trent University. She is passionate about education and currently teaches communications at Fleming College. Amy has previously written column articles for the local organization GreenUP and contributed to the 2013 book Beneath the Canopy: Peterborough’s Urban Forests and Heritage Trees. In her spare time, she enjoys biking the local trails, hiking in the surrounding area, gardening, and reading on the dock at the cottage. You can contact her at amymaebowen@gmail.com.
Nathan Clifford (left) of Green Improvements is developing a computer-based system to enable beekeepers to monitor the health of their hives. Nathan is one of nine young entrepreneurs participating in this year's Summer Company program in the Kawarthas, an Ontario government program administered locally through the Peterborough & the Kawarthas Business Advisory Centre. A showcase of the student-run companies was held at Staples in Peterborough as part of the province-wide Summer Company-Staples Youth Entrepreneurship Day on July 4, 2018. (Photo: Amy Bowen / kawarthaNOW.com)

Staples hosts nine young entrepreneurs at Summer Company showcase

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Student summer startups include a networking app, a beehive monitor, affordable housing for students, car detailing, dock building, and more.
Camp Startup will inspire 20 young entrepreneurs and take them out of their comfort zone from September 14th to September 16th, 2018 at Camp Kawartha, located on Clear Lake 30 kilometres north of Peterborough. THe weekend bootcamp features business planning workshops, team-building exercises, networking opportunities, canoeing, archery, and more. All costs for participants are covered by FastStart Peterborough, a partnership between Trent University, Fleming College and the Innovation Cluster. Applications for this unique adventure are now open until Thursday, July 26th. (Photo: Samantha Moss)

Camp Startup to bring 20 young entrepreneurs together for a weekend of team-building and...

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FastStart Peterborough's new bootcamp aims to increase the skills of young people entering the world of entrepreneurship.
Community Futures Peterborough provided funding to support Peterborough County in the development of the Agricultural Heritage Building at Lang Pioneer Village in Keene, pictured here at the official opening on September 24, 2017. The funding from Community Futures Peterborough allowed the County to dedicate a project manager position to the project, and was also instrumental in helping the County secure additional partnerships and community support. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough County)

How Community Futures Peterborough helped Peterborough County ‘raise the barn’

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Agricultural Heritage Building at Lang Pioneer Village celebrates rural life and provides economic benefits to Peterborough County.
The Innovation Cluster Peterborough and The Kawarthas held its annual general meeting on May 31, 2018, which included a public tour of its business incubator space The Cube. According to Innovation Cluster President and CEO Mike Skinner, while 80 per cent of startups normally fail within the first two years, that number is reduced to less than 30 per cent when entrepreneurs are supported through a business incubation program. (Photo: Amy Bowen / kawarthaNOW.com)

Innovation Cluster generates economic impact of more than $10 million

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Economic organization opened its doors to public for May 31st annual general meeting.
It was a full house at Artspace on May 11, 2018 for ArtsVote 2018, a discussion on the arts featuring four of the candidates vying to become the next MPP for Peterborough-Kawartha. (Photo: Amy Bowen / kawarthaNOW.com)

Full house at Artspace for Peterborough all-candidates meeting on the arts

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Funding for arts, income precarity, and access to arts programs among main topics discussed at Artsvote Ontario 2018.
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