Female entrepreneurs are leading the way in this quaint Ontario village

There's something quite remarkable about Clarksburg, Ont., a small town tucked between cottage country hotspots Collingwood and Blue Mountain: nearly 75 per cent of the town's businesses are owned by female entrepreneurs, a major feat that feels right to celebrate this International Women's Day.The list of businesses in this quiet town of 3,000 residents is diverse. From pottery studios and art galleries to a little cafe set up against the wall in the local market, it's the female entrepreneurs who have helped shape the identity of this artistic village, something that has unfolded quite naturally."I hadn't realized that before," laughs Abby Gauthier, owner of The Market on the Marsh and head of the Clarksburg Village Association. "But now that you mention it, even the whole board is women." Abby Gauthier. Photo by Sandeep Panesar. And that sets the stage for the remarkable journey the women in Clarksburg h...


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