Businesses from across the Algoma District were invited to battle it out as part of the Bridges to Better Business annual event and an Elliot Lake business owner has come out as the winner.
According to the release, BookBuds is a safe peer-to-peer guided reading service hosted through Zoom for children in grades Kindergarten to six where 13-year-old Emlyn Goulding shares her passion for books and love of reading with younger children.
Company owner Bill Goulding took home the contest’s grand prize valued at $17,000.
The pitch-off took place as part of the annual event, a learning and networking forum hosted by the Millworks – Centre for Entrepreneurship based out of Sault Ste. Marie.