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Peggy Kaltenmeier, Forte owner, discusses operating a business during the pandemic during the Small Business Development Centerâs online Women In Networking program Thursday.
P-J photo by Dennis Phillips
Everyone had to make changes to endure the coronavirus, but restaurant owners certainly have faced a good deal of ups and downs while coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Thursday, three restaurant owners were featured guests of the Small Business Development Center at Jamestown Community College’s Women In Networking program. The restaurant owners included Pati Centi, The Landmark and The Watermark owner; Diana Scott, Studio D Catering owner; and Peggy Kaltenmeier, Forte owner; who discussed operating a business during the pandemic.
dphillips@post-journal.com
Everyone had to make changes to endure the coronavirus, but restaurant owners certainly have faced a good deal of ups and downs while coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Thursday, three restaurant owners were featured guests of the Small Business Development Center at Jamestown Community College’s Women In Networking program. The restaurant owners included Pati Centi, The Landmark and The Watermark owner; Diana Scott, Studio D Catering owner; and Peggy Kaltenmeier, Forte owner; who discussed operating a business during the pandemic.
“March 17 (2020), everything just stopped,” Centi said. “For all of us, it was just devastating.”
Centi said for the first time at The Landmark, 516 W. Fourth St., Jamestown, she started to-go orders.
Feb 2, 2021
For more than a decade, the Small Business Development Center at Jamestown Community College has hosted the Women in Networking (WIN) Chautauqua program on the second Thursday of every month. This program is for female business owners and women working in the business sector.
While this event usually takes place in person, during the COVID-19 pandemic, women are meeting via Zoom to exchange ideas, experiences and address challenging issues. Each person briefly shares their latest business news and then participates in a learning opportunity with a presentation on a topic of interest. The SBDC has helped to build productive business relationships that benefit women throughout the region with this program. To make a reservation or for more information on this monthly program, contact the SBDC at 338-1024 or visit www.sbdcjcc.org.