LlamaZOO’s Lateral Leap

How it All Started When Charles Lavigne and Kevin Oke created LlamaZOO in 2014, the tech wizards’ intention was to build a software platform where...

A New Business Concept Now Open On Pandora Avenue

With bicycle traffic into the downtown increasing dramatically after the opening of the new Johnson Street Bridge — and an expanding network of protected...
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Entrepreneurs Bring Interactive Entertainment to Victoria with “Something Sacred”

In the winter 2017, Jim Hayhurst, then-CEO of Pretio Interactive, was out walking on the sandy beach in Cordova Bay when he noticed a...

Club Kwench Is Victoria’s Newest Co-Working Space

Co-working — the act of independent professionals sharing workspaces — has become more than a trend. In fact, it may simply become the way...

Syrian Refugees Launch Successful Food Business in Victoria

“Canadians love lentils,” Ibrahim Hajibrahim says with a laugh when asked which of Saraya Hot Bread’s six Syrian food products is the most popular. Hajibrahim...

When Finding the Perfect Renter Goes Beyond the Credit Check

Wth 20-plus years of property management experience, Claire Flewelling-Wyatt has no hesitation saying that at least 20 per cent of people fib when filling...
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Why Medical Marijuana Could Be the Modern Gold Rush

Once seen as a secretive crop with a shifty reputation, marijuana — At least of the medical variety — has hit the mainstream on...

How FARM Challenges the Stereotype of the Pot Shop

With its elegant light fixtures, terrazzo-inspired flooring and sophisticated tile work, customers of the new FARM dispensary on Douglas Street might feel like they've...

Amanda Wilson and Bruce Williams Form Spark Strategic Group

Two well-known media and communications professionals have teamed up to launch a new Victoria-based communications company. Media sales professional Amanda Wilson, and TV and...

A New and Natural Line of Adventure Gear

Sometimes finding a solution to a challenge requires looking back in order to move forward. That’s exactly what Paul Long of ANIÁN did to...