Photos by Mark Girdauskas

B.E.S.T. Talks (Business, Education, Success, Tools) on Friday celebrated International Women’s Day at the St. Thomas Elgin Public Art Centre with inspiring women from Elgin County.
Women from a wide variety of businesses spoke on several aspects of being an entrepreneur:
- Tammy Caughill of Holistic Awakenings Day Spa, Succeeding in the First Year of Business;
- Hetty Teuber of Silverthorn Landscape & Supplies, Planning for Busines Success during Adversity;
- Stefanie Coleman Dias of CD3 Construction, Running a Business in a Male Dominated Industry;
- Renee Carpenter of Jennings Furniture, Branding Yourself in a Landmark Family Business in a Small Community;
- Shawn Devree of Vesta Parenting Centre, Marketing for Success.
Hosted by the Elgin Business Resource Centre, the day also included food from Yoda’s Private Catering, information on Pathways to Prosperity, and Railway City Tourism and Laughter Yoga with Heather Snow.
See more of Mark’s photos from the I nternational Women’s Day event …