Bao Buns and Lockdowns
How one Kingston restaurant is working through the pandemic without compromising its mission.
Teamwork makes her dream work
Rujuta’s unconditional love and support has convinced her sister Soumini to pursue her dreams on multiple occasions, even during trying times. However, when Soumini lost her jobs in the pandemic and decided to launch a business, that’s when she really needed her sister’s support.
Home in A Four-Tiered Container
How a foreign concept brings the taste of home for many in Canada.
Not Exactly A Piece of Cake
How Misbah Tariq returned to school in her fifties and accomplished her dream of becoming a professional baker
Paying it forward
Red Rocket Coffee has been in the Danforth community for over a decade. The support from the community has stayed strong over the years and continues amid a pandemic that has forced other businesses to close.
It Takes A Village
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, independent retailers in the Village of Streetsville depend on the community more than ever
A Black Sheep’s Brew
Since 2015, the Black Sheep Lounge has brought freshly-roasted specialty coffee to a city where double doubles reigned supreme.
A Sweet Tooth for Sustainability
How businesses in one small Ontario town are creatively representing their community through the foods they eat
When Relief Falls Flat
A Niagara soda startup, among other small businesses, struggles to stay afloat, unable to qualify for government relief
‘Blood in your veins, Egg coffee in ours’
A wartime invention out of scarcity becomes a regional delicacy, its secret passed from father to children