Jill Van Gyn

Meet the Entrepreneur: Jill Van Gyn of Fatso Peanut Butter

UPDATE: Jill Van Gyn of FATSO peanut butter will face the investment dragons on the hit CBC show Dragons' Den on the episode airing September 27.  There are...

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...

Meet Velma, The Velociraptor.

When Velma the Velociraptor stomps along Fort Street, blinking, waving her limbs and roaring, heads turn and some people give her a wide berth...

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...
Deebees Douglas magazine Vancouver Island News

Victoria-Based DeeBee’s Organics Ranks No. 29 on the 2019 Startup 50

Canadian Business and Maclean’s today ranked DeeBee’s Organics No. 29 on the 2019 Startup 50 ranking of Canada’s Top New Growth Companies. Serving as a companion list...
10 To Watch

10 to Watch Honours the Island’s Best New Businesses for 2019

This year marked the 10th annual 10 to Watch event where 10 up-and-coming local businesses were honoured by 350 business leaders in the community...
Urban Grocer Victoria BC

New Grocery Store Set to Open in Victoria, B.C. this Summer

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

Urban Farming on a Rooftop Near You

Almost every day since June, Chris Hildreth has been planting and harvesting his 500-square-foot roof garden atop a one-storey building in the Fort Street...
The Justos team standing by their van.

Island startup benefits from mentorship, financing support

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...
Transcend Douglas Magazine Vancouver island news

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...
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