Host: Namish Modi
This piece features interviews from early June with two small business owners in the Waterloo Region.
Bon Apatreat bakery owner Chantelle Villeneuve and The Branches (formerly Queen Street Yoga) owner/director Leena Miller Cressman. Each of the businesses has adapted during a very tough time.
Villeneuve was forced to close her storefront in 2020, but developed a brand new website and delivered treats herself for the past few months. Bon Apatreat will be opening its new storefront location in the Driftwood Plaza in Kitchener.
Queen Street Yoga, which has run online classes since the onset of the pandemic, rebranded and is now called The Branches. They plan to run outdoor classes, in their new location when permitted.
Villeneuve and Cressman discuss the challenges and tribulations of running businesses during COVID-19.
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