Editor’s Spotlight B usiness funding is a hot topic for many business owners at this time, especially when most small and medium sized businesses are getting hit hard with a third wave of government restrictions limiting revenues while larger big box locations seem to be able to slide by as essential and are able to stay open to customers. There has always been a small versus large business debate but what happens when business size is not the issue, but the owner’s gender is? Shannon Ferguson from FanSaves explains how there’s been a lot of talk con- cerning women raising capital recently to help grow their business or support their start-up and what that overall landscape looks like in today’s business world. While many venture capital funds and angel groups are waking up to the fact that while women-led companies are not rare, the capital invested in them sure is. Shannon shares the difference between special treatment and women in businesses wanting a fair shot at getting funding. Building a brand is tough enough when it is your full-time job let alone when it is your side hustle. This month for in the spotlight, we sat down with Cam- bridge, Ontario native now Capital City food and cocktail content creator, Yvonne Langen. Langen shares about following her passion from the early age of 12 and her journey to now being an entrepreneur, media personality and the businesswoman in front of the camera and behind the scenes of the Taste & Tipple brand. We are always quick to spotlight the trends and offerings from both the craft brewing and distilling industries, but the sober-curious wave has been gaining momentum over the last few years and more and more people are reaching for non-alcoholic options at dinners, nights out, and BBQs with friends and family. So, we have partnered with Sober City to see what non-alcoholic beer options were available at the local grocery stores and had Lee-Anne Richard- son and her panel put them through the taste test just in time for summer gatherings once we are able to get together with friends and family again. As we get ready to put together our readers recommendations for their favou- rite places serving up mouth watering barbeque, we had three that stood out for being unusual places for great amazing barbeque for this month’s edition of Epic Eateries & Sweeteries. Aundrea Ritchie is back this month with another installment of Aesthetics with Aundrea which focuses on feeling comfortable and confident in your own skin. Wewant to thank everyone that made this issue possible, andwe look forward to sharing more stories about successful businesses and brands, while spot- lighting the people behind making it all happen. Remember we are all in this together. Lee Ann Atwater Editor
MANAGING DIRECTOR Rod Gregg EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Lee Ann Atwater COMMUNICATION, RESEARCH & ADMIN Ashley Tanner CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Janice Buckler Megan Callahan Tiffany Chase Shannon Ferguson Calli Gregg Deborah Jaremko Mark Milke Ceiledh Monk Dan Monk Brittany Pickrem Lee-Anne Richardson Christi Rideout Elizabeth Spencer Ven Venkatachalam
SOCIAL MEDIA Troy Gregg GRAPHIC DESIGN Aaron Jeffrey
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