One misconception many small businesses face is that they are vastly more expensive than larger outlets. This is frequently not the case.

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I run a group of community farmers’ markets under the banner Ottawa Street Markets. Like many other local markets, our vendors make, grow and create their products here in Ottawa.

A few years ago, in an effort to continue our farmers’ market offerings all year long, we opened the Farm Store at 1805 Gaspé Ave. Upon visiting, you would be met with a selection of local items typically found at farmers’ markets.

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Over the last few weeks, people have stopped in to the Farm Store to ask my thoughts on the U.S. tariffs. Will they affect our business? Will our prices increase? What can........

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