Business

Self-employment has been relatively stable in Kawartha Lakes over the previous two decades. Approximately 12 per cent of Kawartha Lakes’ workforce is self-employed, a category that analysts expect will remain vital to the local economy for the foreseeable future. 

The Lindsay + District Chamber of Commerce has hired Allyssa Adams to be its next executive director.

Did we ever stand a chance? We have gotten to a point where we feel the constant need to be busy. 

The decision to take an entrepreneurial or small business path can be sparked for many reasons, including a paycheque that doesn’t go as far as it used to, a job that no longer challenges, or unexpected unemployment.

Mickaël’s Cafe Librairie is on the move, but don’t expect to find discounted, day-old baked goods at the new location.

From the end of the Second World War until the turn of the new century, the towns and villages that would soon make up Kawartha Lakes were home to thousands of unionized workers.

Council is about to learn more than they ever knew before about small business in the city – including that nearly three quarters of local businesses will continue to let employees work from home after the pandemic is over.