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BIZ X MAGAZINE JULY AUGUST 2026 VOLUME 29 ISSUE 7

BIZ X MAGAZINE JULY AUGUST 2026 VOLUME 29 ISSUE 7
CONTENTS BIZ X MAGAZINE JULY AUGUST 2026

ON THE COVER — Pow Wow Time Is Here — 18. Caldwell First Nation’s 2nd Annual Competition Pow Wow returns August 7–9, 2026, for three days of traditional dancing, drumming, food, artisans, and community. More than a cultural festival, the event welcomes Indigenous and non-Indigenous visitors alike to honour tradition, support Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs, and experience a powerful celebration of heritage, homecoming, and connection. Let’s all come together to share cultures . . . everyone is invited! INDIVIDUAL PICTURED AND LOCATION: Caldwell First Nation Chief Nikki van Oirschot is photographed wearing a headdress on the grounds of the 2025 Pow Wow site at the Caldwell First Nation Reserve, 920 Mersea Road 1, Leamington, ON. (CaldwellPowWow.ca) PHOTOGRAPHER: Logan DeMars, SouthPoint Productions. (SouthPointProductions.ca)

CONTENTS BIZ X MAGAZINE JULY AUGUST 2026

4 Funny Stuff
5 From The Publisher: 2026 Biz X Awards Overview On Categories, Nomination And Voting Details
8 Biz X Was There: Event Highlights In The Region
10 Have A Cup Of Joe With Joe: Rethink Your Marketing And How Customers Experience Your Business As the name of our magazine suggests, we are all about helping promote our local area businesses. To this end, our Cup of Joe Columnist — Joe McParland — reports on the upcoming Human Factor Sales & Marketing Summit, hosted by Wendy Beth Moore, taking place September 23 and 24, 2026 at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Windsor East — Lakeshore.
12 Guest Column: Building A Culture Of Intrapreneurship
14 Biz Bitz

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15 Belle Vivante: A County Day Of Fabulous Finds. A trip to the county is not complete without a stop at Pit’s Fresh Veggies in Harrow. Follow our Belle Vivantes throughout Essex County as they hop between produce outlets, plant shops, small businesses, and vintage corners. With quirky finds and plenty of surprises tucked in along the way, they prove you can fit a county trip into a single day, even if a cheese run spills into the next morning. (Photo of Pit’s Fresh Veggies by Tracey Harding).
16 Windsor Food Spotters Restaurant Spotlights

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24 Event Profile: Amherstburg Comes Alive With A Summer Full Of Themed Weekends & So Much To Do Amherstburg’s summer lineup is packed with festivals, themed weekends, live entertainment, outdoor activities, and family‑friendly programming. One standout is the lively Latin Fest weekend (August 28 to 30) when the streets come alive with cultural dance, live music, interactive performances, and engaging demonstrations. And that’s just one date — the rest of our coverage is bursting with even more action in the ‘burg! (Photo of the Latin Fest dancers from Maxei Mexican Cultural Group 2025 courtesy of the Town of Amherstburg).
26 XX Files: The Country Artist Next Door (Barbara anne), The Story Of Barbara Scott
27 From The Bookshelf: Swimming With Sharks, The Instincts That Make Or Break Leaders

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28 The Parenting Biz: Family Fun, One Scoop At A Time We help your family discover affordable, staycation adventures, day trips and activities across Windsor Essex and Chatham Kent — complete with local attractions and delicious ice cream stops along the VisitCK Ice Cream Trail — that remind us the best summer memories can be made right in our own backyard . . . and you don’t need to go far or shell out a lot of cash! (Photo courtesy of Chatham-Kent Tourism and Dudek Photography of 12-year-old Sophie P. at Mariner’s Cone and Shake in Erieau, ON).
32 Parenting With Purpose: The Quiet Power Of Summer Boredom – And The Imagination Kick In
33 Health Matters: Keeping Kids Safe From Ticks
33 Motivational Quotes With Danny
34 Ask The Experts: Energy-Wise Cooling And Outdoor Comfort Tips In The Heat
36 Mel Knows . . . Kinda: Colour, Community, Pride
38 Biz Of The Month: Time Out Of Mind Recording Company, Essex County’s Creative Hideaway

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Deborah Jones

Deborah Jones – Publisher of Biz X Magazine Deborah Jones graduated from the University of Windsor with an Honours Degree in Communication Studies and was employed at two other local magazines shortly after for a few years learning all she could about writing, advertising, public relations and more. She made the jump in 1998 to go out on her own to publish Biz X magazine and has worked in the publishing industry since 1990. In 2007, she earned the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award from the Windsor & District Chamber of Commerce. To date, she is the ONLY woman so far to receive this award. In 2013, she received one of the first “Windsor Women of the Year” awards from the Ladies Exclusive Alliance. Her most recent achievement is the 2023 Media Award from the Windsor Essex Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada. Deborah is proud to live in Windsor and truly cares about each and every business and strives to make Windsor Essex the best place to live, work and play.