Description

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 Centre
• Why they're operating as a social enterprise, and what that means
• Why they've decided to pay employees $25 per hour, but not allow tips
• What 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.