#SMALL BUSINESS THAT ROCKS

We’ve all been there, some catchy tune comes on the playlist and next thing we know, we’ve caught ourselves involuntarily tapping along to the music. The deep, visceral enjoyment of music is innate to the human experience, so much that children show a predisposition to move rhythmically to music. Additionally, science has shown that preverbal…

There are some things in our lives that we wish we could hold onto forever, long after the opportunity has passed. For many, these are foundational aspects of our lives that make us who we are or represent a deep love that we wouldn’t be the same without. Fortunately, you can carry a small part…

Medical skincare treatment has been steadily increasing in popularity over the last decade with people all over the world embracing this type of therapy for a variety of reasons. Cosmetic injections, including the use of Botox and Restylane, are used to enhance confidence, prevent and reverse the signs of ageing, as well as to treat…

If there is something most of us can agree on it is that when the lukewarm splash of garbage water from the bottom of the bin splashes on your bare skin, it sends shudders of disgust throughout our limbs. Unfortunately, cleaning the garbage bin is an essential job, especially in the warm summer months, in…

When you think of a mechanic, chances are you’re envisioning someone in a shop working on our personal vehicles. But what if the vehicle that needs repairing is a big-rig stuck on a 400-series highway? You call #SmallBusinessThatRocks, Patrick’s Mobile Truck and Trailer Repair. 

There is nothing quite like homemade jams and preserves. A large-scale commercial kitchen simply cannot replicate the complex flavour that results from the highest quality ingredients paired recipes that have passed through the family for over 75 years.  Beyond the endless array of world-class products, local #SmallBusinessThatRocks, Glen Farms, is passionate about being a company…

We’ve all been misunderstood at some point in our life, and depending on the context, we’ve probably felt somewhere between mildly annoyed to extraordinarily frustrated. Anyone who has spent any time around small children and infants knows that they, too, experience this frustration. However, they have not yet acquired the verbal skills that enable them…

  There is an unmistakable undercurrent of love that runs through every element of local #SmallBusinessThatRocks, Crushed With Love. Beginning as an effort to provide fresh fruit to her kindergarten class, Crushed With Love has become one of the most trusted providers of all-natural, vegan, and cruelty-free skin care to the London community and beyond,…

When we first heard about TruLOCAL on social media, we were intrigued as we do try to eat a healthy ketogenic diet in our household, which usually includes hormone free, grass fed meat (not easy to find locally).  We are all about supporting local so… based on the name and location alone, we ordered a…

Despite the intended result, event planning can be a highly stressful event, involving an intricacy of details, an overwhelming amount of decisions, and constant communication with vendors, suppliers, and guests in order to ensure a smooth running event. For life’s most important events, you want it to be perfect and hassle-free: something not easily achieved…

For many of us, our personal vehicles are an indispensable tool that allows us to commute, get the kids where they need to be, and to make acquiring daily supplies much more convenient. But they need to always be safe and reliable. Our lives are literally depending on it! Josh’s Automotive is a #SmallBusinessThatRocks because they know just…

A thriving community requires active citizens engaging in a robust economy. Local #SmallBusinessThatRocks, Tandem Recruitment & Consulting is a company that embodies both of these goals. Recognizing that a company’s success lies within its human capital, Tandem provides professional recruiting services in order to strategically match the ideal professional to the ideal position. Tandem’s expertise lies…