Supporting local businesses keeps our community strong and Comox has three new, locally owned businesses to check out at .
Beauty Habits, a new permanent makeup studio, The Common Place Salon & Store, and Enaction Counselling all recently joined the diverse group of small businesses in the Urban Corner family.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been wonderful working so closely with these local entrepreneurs,鈥� says Ben Christensen, owner of . 鈥淭hese mixed-use spaces were designed with the needs of small businesses in mind and we鈥檙e excited to welcome these three to our growing community.鈥�
Beauty Habits
鈥淚鈥檝e always dreamed of owning my own studio,鈥� says owner Danielle Doran. 鈥淚鈥檝e worked in the beauty industry since 2007, specializing in eyebrow, eyeliner and lip permanent makeup. It鈥檚 exciting to have this opportunity to expand my business and the services I鈥檓 able to offer my clients.鈥�
Urban Corner was exactly the opportunity that many small business owners in the area had been waiting for, Doran says. Both convenient for her existing clients and offering the drive-by traffic for new clientele, Doran was able to work with Benco to design a space with three treatment rooms, allowing her to support other local artists like Skin Rejuvenation by Jenny Day and .
The Common Place Salon & Store
鈥淚鈥檝e been doing hair for most of my life,鈥� says Krista Overwater, owner of . 鈥淥ver the years, I became interested in how I could make the beauty industry safer for my clients鈥� health and more environmentally friendly, so the products sold here and the ingredients I use are chosen with this in mind.鈥�
The community at Urban Corner has been wonderful, Overwater says, commending the beautiful space and how the residents all actively support the small businesses. 鈥淏eing part of a community space makes coming to work fun, and seeing familiar faces every day makes it feel like home.鈥�
Enaction Counselling
鈥淚 feel so fortunate to have my office at Urban Corner,鈥� says Joelle Sherman, registered clinical counsellor and owner of . 鈥淢y hope with this new office is to provide service and support to the amazing Comox community that I feel so lucky to be a part of.鈥�
Approved through most extended benefit programs, Sherman offers in-person, online and phone counselling options and is currently accepting new clients and couples into her practice. She also offers a free 15-minute phone consultation for new clients. Find more information about her services or book an appointment .
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Only one of the original 14 commercial units at Urban Corner is left and ear-marked exclusively for a new cafe and eatery. Is Urban Corner the right fit for your small business? Learn more and find more information about Benco Ventures
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