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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2023 · 8 MIN

Downtown cafe Dreams of Beans becomes a social enterprise

from Peterborough Currents · host Eddy Sweeney

Eddy Sweeney speaks with Andrew MacGregor and Aurynn Jacobs Parkin, the new owners of Dreams of Beans cafe in downtown Peterborough. MacGregor and Parkin discuss: How the two decided to open a business together while working side by side at the One Roof Community CentreWhy they're operating as a social enterprise, and what that meansWhy they've decided to pay employees $25 per hour, but not allow tipsWhat plans they've got for their new business (including getting a liquor license.)Eddy's Sweeney's reporting is funded by the federal government's Local Journalism Initiative and produced for Trent Radio in partnership with Peterborough Currents.

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The new owners of the downtown cafe Dreams of Beans say they're transforming the business into a social enterprise. That means, in part, paying a living wage of $25 per hour. Eddy Sweeney reports for Trent Radio and the Local Journalism Initiative, in partnership with Peterborough Currents.

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