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    MakeShare: amplifying local creatives

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    MakeShare is a project of the Local Arts + Culture Society of Victoria that was built by local creatives for local creatives.  The MakeShare concept...
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    B.C. brothers expand uBreakiFix to Vancouver Island

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    While many manufacturers have moved to online repair services —  mail in your phone and they’ll mail it back — Sumeet Thapar, co-owner of...
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    Community Salons: making hair care accessible to all

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    When the pandemic disrupted the world, hairstylist Jamie McCallum decided to pivot and launch his own salon.  “I felt I had to buy myself a...
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    Island startup benefits from mentorship, financing support

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    Like many entrepreneurs, Victoria-based Justo's Craft Dips found themselves at a critical turning point early on. To keep their business moving forward, they needed...
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    Bicycle Pizza: an agile, sustainable and tasty business concept

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    When the pandemic hit, Andrew Johnson was working in a charming spot off the beaten bath in Brentwood Bay near Beauregard Cafe. He met...
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    Meaningful convenience: the rise of the niche grocery

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    It’s a good time to be in the grocery business — especially if you’re a small store. Big supermarkets are struggling mainly due to the...
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    A Vision for the Future: K’odi Nelson of the Nawalakw Lodge and Healing Village

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    Nawalakw means supernatural in Kwak’wala, the language that has been spoken in the Kwakwaka’wakw Territory in the southern Great Bear Rainforest for thousands of...
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    Joni is the Local Business that is Changing Period Care

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    Many Global 'Fem Tech' Giants place an average mark up of 5000 per cent on feminine hygiene products that often take more than 300...
    Shannon Graham, Karmen McNamara, The Kindness Factory

    Masked Up for Success – New Entrepreneurs Find Niche, Support Community

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    The saying ‘every cloud has a silver lining’ is particularly applicable to a trio of emerging entrepreneurs who have found unexpected success through the...
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    New Grocery Store Set to Open in Victoria, B.C. this Summer

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    A new brand enters the Victoria retail food scene in a few weeks. Urban Grocer will open a flagship store in July at the...
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