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YSBEC Success Story: Paris Calling Pastry

3 March 2025

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Mona Prasad is the head chef and owner of Paris Calling Pastry in Aurora, Ontario. After training as a pastry chef in Paris, Mona wanted to bring European pastries to the Greater Toronto Area.

She reached out to the York Small Business Enterprise Centre (YSBEC) to get information on licenses, permits, demographics and access funding. With the support of the Starter Company Plus program from the YSBEC, she continued to grow her successful bakery.

“If I didn’t have YSBEC as a resource, it would’ve taken me much longer to get started,” Mona said. “I’m very thankful to YSBEC for helping support our small local business.”

We dive further into her business and her experience with YSBEC in our latest success story video. Interested in starting your own small business? Book your free one-on-one consultation with the YSBEC team.

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