2 P.E.I. companies win Startup Canada awards

Two P.E.I. companies have won 2016 Startup Canada awards for the Atlantic region.

Upstreet Craft Brewing won the Social Enterprise award, and Hope Miller, co-owner of Bohemian Findings, won the Senior Entrepreneur award.

• Upstreet Craft Brewing expanding operations

Upstreet Craft Brewing is a one-year-old business located in Charlottetown. It has a strong social media presence on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.

Bohemian Findings describes itself as an Etsy store devoted to offering unique and funky charms, buttons, finding and beads to craft lovers everywhere.

The awards will be handed during a ceremony Sept. 13 in Fredericton.

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