Starter Company Plus Spotlight: Caralyn Hale
Meet Caralyn, Registered Holistic Nutrition Practitioner and founder of Skin Theory. Caralyn helps women achieve skin confidence by clearing acne with a root-cause approach and empowering them to thrive in their life. This begins with 1:1 coaching, personalized programming, bi-weekly calls and step by step support.
Starter Company Spotlight: Kelly Dolson
Meet Kelly, of HealWell Animal Care (Helping Every Animal Live Well) – a practice that offers holistic care and healing to dogs, horses and small farm animals. After spending years as an ER nurse, Kelly felt called to a career that centered on working with animals in need of compassionate, intuitive and spiritual care.
Summer Company Spotlight: Nathan Jackson
Nathan of NJackson’s Detailing is a mobile detailing service that comes to YOU in the Collingwood, Blue Mountains, Stayner and Wasaga Beach regions. Whether you’re parked in a municipal lot, on a jobsite or working from home, Nathan’s truck has the necessary utilities and products to do a stellar job without needing access to your water or electricity.
Starter Company Plus Spotlight: Bloem Botanicals
Bloem Botanicals crafts small batch botanical health and beauty products made with medicinal and organically grown herbs in their garden or sustainably foraged in the Beaver Valley region. All products are clean and simple, and free from added toxins or preservatives. Some would say they use earth’s magic to create beautiful products.
Summer Company Spotlight: Nathan Bedard
Nathan brings a ton of energy and passion to his new business, Nathan Bedard Photography, and we are very excited to have him join us for this year’s Summer Company program. With hopes to attend post-secondary for photography, Nathan is sure putting in the work and gaining real life experience in this trade that doubles as a hobby.
Summer Company Spotlight: Liam Galvin
We are so pleased to announce our Summer Company participant Liam Galvin who’s launched ThinkCoding, a virtual programming school to help take the guesswork and difficulty out of coding. Liam offers a variety of classes and programs to introduce you to the world of coding be that through creating puzzles, learning foundational principles and building programs.
Summer Company Spotlight: Zoe Moffat-Lynch
Slumberzzz, a new Summer Company business founded by Zoe Moffat-Lynch, is bringing the ultimate sleepover experience to the South Georgian Bay Region. Slumberzzz provides a curated set-up of mattresses, twinkle lights, accessories and goodie bags for your littles with no fuss, no muss and all of the birthday magic.
Summer Company is Underway! Meet Our Participants
The South Georgian Bay Small Business Enterprise Centre is pleased to welcome a new cohort of Summer Company students ready to launch their businesses and dip into the world of entrepreneurship.
Starter Company Plus Spotlight – Victoria Mae Photography
Victoria brands herself as a Georgian Bay photographer for the feminine entrepreneur and brides-to-be. For her, it’s not just about taking the photo. It’s about helping her clients tell their story in a way that feels comfortable, fun and on point with their brand. Through brand strategy and personalized packages, she makes this happen.
Starter Company Plus Spotlight: Bishop Botanicals
Passionate, knowledgeable and community centered is how we’d describe the mother daughter duo (Susan + Nicole) that is Bishop Botanicals. Bishop Botanicals is a local cruelty-free beauty brand that creates plant-powered face and body products aimed at empowering you to feel good from soul to skin.
Starter Company Plus Spotlight: Lindan Courtemanche
Starter Company Plus Spotlight: Lindan Courtemanche – Beautiful spice blends and neat branding come to mind when I think of The Gorgeous Spice Co. Lindan Courtemanche, Owner and Mastermind behind this wicked Creemore based company has truly brought fun back into the kitchen with these incredible products. Alongside running a business, Lindan has been part of our 2021 Starter Company Plus cohort.
Starter Company Plus Spotlight: Alyssa and Deanne Service
Energetic, passionate and full of heart – three words to describe Alyssa and Deanne of Active Arts. Sisters and business partners, these two help people of all ages to be curious, carefree and have fun through the art of dance and movement. Located in Wasaga Beach, they have two spacious dance rooms that allow them to host programs, group classes and more.