Beauty by L. Strate

Your support doesn’t make a small business richer — it keeps it alive.

Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday!

Lee Alessi and I have always believed that the real strength of a community comes from the small, locally owned businesses that quietly keep everything going. They’re the ones who show up when people need help, who cheer on every school and fundraiser, who pour their heart into what they do… not because it’s easy, but because it matters.

As small business owners ourselves, we know what it feels like to put your whole heart into your work. Every purchase, every referral, every word-of-mouth share — it all makes a real difference for families like ours.

We make it a point to shop small here at home and wherever our travels take us. Supporting small isn’t just about buying something. It’s about choosing real people, real families, real dreams.

Today we want to shine a light on some of the small businesses we love — the ones we personally support, believe in, and brag on every chance we get.
Local Favorites We Love:
• French Settlement Roasting Co
• Day's Smokehouse & Specialty Meats
• Oak Point Fresh Market
• Beauty by L. Strate
• La Divina Italian Cafe
• Lee' s Asian Fusion
• Hannon Jewelers
• Olive Sweets
• Energy Rooted Wellness
• Noel Marcantel Photography

Small Businesses Abroad We Love Supporting:
• El Fogón de Chela — Costa Rica (our friends and their incredible cooking class)
• Alessandro Capitoni— small-batch olive oil producer in Tuscany (we order directly from him)
• Podere Fontesecca — a husband & wife run winery in Tuscany (we order their wines)
• Curatolo Arini 1875 — historic, wine producer in Italy we love supporting (we ship their wines home)
• BKookies Cafe — Toronto (owned by Chef Rolando Oreiro, who cooked one of the most memorable private dinners we’ve ever had in Lake Muskoka)

Facebook limits the amount of businesses we can tag in one post so we obviously can’t list every single small business we support — there are so many — but we’d love ❤️to spread the love today.

👇Drop your favorite small businesses in the comments.
We’ll be dropping more of ours in the comments too so you can discover even more businesses worth supporting.

Small businesses keep our communities strong. Supporting them keeps our communities alive.

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I will be not be working the week of the 21st so if you need an appt with in the next 4 weeks, please go book now. Only a few spots available. If you can’t find a good time open, text me.

My schedule is getting filled up fast for the next 6 weeks. If you need an appt, please go book asap!

Make sure you get appointment booked before the holidays! 🎄🎅🎄

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