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- Export as a Scaling Strategy
- Scaling your Venture
- Shorter-term Strategies for Success
- Dancing in the Dark – planning for a future you can’t predict
- Survive or Thrive? Building on pandemic business success
- Creating cultures of belonging in the workplace
- Building in Bounce: fostering resilience in business
- Falling back to move forward: Embracing a non-linear path to success
- Child’s Play – leveraging the lessons of parenthood
- The Douglas Top 5: Business Reads
- Negotiating value – what it takes to attract and retain employees
- Hybrid How-to: ways to make your event the best of both worlds
- Speak Up: tips for choosing and getting the most out of your virtual speakers
- Fostering engagement: simple steps to improve hybrid events
- Ready for your closeup? Advice from an actor on nailing that Zoom presentation
- Leveraging the power of podcasting for your business
- Own It – fostering healthy work cultures that encourage loyalty
- Strength to strength: the businesses turning challenge into opportunity during a pandemic
- What does it mean to build an authentic brand, and how do you maintain it?
- Confronting racism: ICA’s latest report contains valuable, actionable lessons
- The future of digital marketing – leveraging lessons learned for effective strategies
- Engagement vs. experience – advice for employers in a post-pandemic world
- Roundtable on business growth
- Work, but make it funny
- Policies for privacy: safekeeping data in a digital world
- Growth: why don’t they just get it?
- Roundtable on Mental Health
- Spring Cleaning for Your Website
- Targeted Learning with Micro-Credentials
- The Douglas Roundtable: Working Remotely
- How to Build An Evolutionary Organization
- How to Develop your Corporate Financial Literacy
- Shifting Economy, Inflation Déjà Vu
- Building a Resilient Business: How to Bounce Higher
- Taking Care of Your Team during Times of Stress
- Oceans technology, global mindset will accelerate Victoria’s recovery says Rising Economy Week keynote John Stackhouse
- 5 Changes Malls are Making to Survive the New Normal
- Going with Your Gut
- What Your Brain is Like on Coaching
- Bringing humanity to a tech-fuelled world – Q&A with Kate O’Neill
- How Leaders Can Nurture Inclusive Workplaces
- Why Now Is a Good Time to Start a Business
- Sailing through Uncertainty: Q+A with Online Marketing Guru Angus Ewart
- Creating a Strong Brand When Facing Uncertainty
- Dr. Bonnie Henry Is a Masterclass in Authentic Leadership
- Business Etiquette Gets an Update: Bye Bye Handshakes
- 4 Ways to Increase Brand Trust for your Business
- How COVID-19 is Shaping the Victoria BC Economy
- New Digital Content Marketing Trends and How to Use Them
- How to Address Bias in the Workplace
- Out with the Old, In with the New: The Stay-at-Home Economy Might be here to Stay
- The Truth About Succession Planning
- How to Escape Imposter Syndrome
- Jim Hayhurst Asked His Entrepreneur Friends for Advice. They Really Delivered.
- Why a Learning Culture will Help Your Business
- How Creativity Encourages Business Growth
- 5 Questions to Ask Before You Go Back to School
- 5 Leadership Tips to Step Back and Let Your Team Shine
- 4 Thoughts That are Blocking Your Innovation
- How a Strategic Plan will Help Your Business Succeed
- 7 Established and Emerging Careers to Watch For 2025
- Entrepreneurship and Creativity Advice Inspired by LEGO
- The Work Culture Trends of 2020
- 3 Tips to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
- Understanding How Humans and Systems Interact
- The Customer Experience Trends of 2020
- The New Rules of Giving Back
- The Eco Friendly Business Trends of 2020
- How to Create a Vision Statement and Embrace Your Direction
- Business Books to Read for 2020
- The Marketing Trends of 2020
- Why Smart Feedback is Important
- Analogue Tools to Improve Your Business Day
- The Benefits of an Advisory Board
- Douglas Reads: Flip the Script: Getting People to Think Your Idea Is Their Idea
- Lessons from the Y Combinator Program for Startups
- 8 Myths About Running a Small Business
- Use Social Media Stories to Boost Your Brand
- Life and Business Lessons from the Yukon River
- 6 Resources to Help Boost Productivity this Fall
- 6 Strategies to Declutter your Business
- 4 Tips for a Business Reboot this September
- How to Reconnect with your Clients this Fall
- Douglas Book of the Month: Start Finishing, How to Go from Idea to Done
- Tools & Tips for Motivation this Fall
- Why You Should Have that Difficult Conversation
- How to Get that Entrepreneurial Edge
- The Key to Getting Back to the Business Basics
- Old School Advice for Startups
- 4 Steps to Creating a Great Video for your Brand
- Douglas Reads: An Economist Walks into a Brothel
- The Power of a Fresh Start
- Why You Need a Great Advisory Board (and How to Make One)
- When Charity Isn’t a Smart Business Choice
- The Power and Influence of Video in Branding
- Victoria’s Appreciation Engine is all about Making People Feel Valued
- Douglas Reads: Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Colwood’s Holiday Inn Express Supporting the Community for the Right Reasons
- The Pareto Principle: How to Achieve More with Less
- Running a Successful Business Starts with You
- Keep Your Team Together in a World of Working Remotely
- Rebranding: Lessons from Island Rebrands
- How to Boost Your Education While Working
- Is Providing Education Good for Business?
- The Art of Embracing Uncertainty in Business Growth
- How Small Acts of Positivity Can Change Your Company for the Better
- Douglas Book of the Month: This is Marketing
- Douglas Book of the Month: The Power of Positive Deviance
- The Must-Have Strategy for Employee Engagement
- Top 10 Career Skills as we Approach 2020
- 3 Experts Explain the Biggest Investment-Seeking Mistakes to Avoid
- Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Funding Your Startup
- 5 Blind Spots that Could Negatively Affect Your Business
- Why You Need a Podcast Now
- How to Really Stop Procrastinating
- How Businesses are Surviving the Amazon Effect
- The Agile Development Process.
- Opinion: Here’s To Twenty Years of Independent Spirit.
- Why Hiring Has to Change.
- Has Your Business Hit a Wall? Here’s How Smart Businesses Break Through.
- Recreational Marijuana: A Boom Waiting for a Bust?
- How to Get Really Big Stuff Done
- What a Business Strategy Really Is (And Why Your Small Business Needs One)
- How to Respond to the Stress of Hiring
- A Facilitator Can Make or Break Your Event
- 5 Signs your Company Needs a Retreat
- Reasons to Pick a Retreat Theme
- Hate Mondays? Here Are 5 Ways To Do Mondays Better
- Trendwatching.com’s 3 Must-Know Retail Trends
- How Your Business Can Face Facebook’s Changes
- Meddling With Income Sprinkling: What’s the Problem?
- The Cost To Your Business of Doing Nothing — and the Need To Think About “The End”
- 4 Ways to Reboot Your Workday
- How to Redesign and Reinvigorate Your Office
- Why Founder Culture Can Put Your Business at Risk (and How to Avoid It)
- How To Effectively Manage Email Overload
- How Smart Businesses Deal With Online Negativity
- The Power of Different Personalities In the Workplace
- If You’re a Tax-Filing Procrastinator, These Resources Might Help
- Making Sense of Bitcoins
- Where 5 Victoria Professionals Go For Business Lunches
- Why the Size Of Your Business Matters
- How a Victoria Hot-Yoga Studio is Rebuilding Customer Trust
- Does Your Sales and Marketing Need Relationship Therapy?
- 4 Tech Tools That Equip Sales and Marketing Teams For Success
- Glass-Box Brands and Leadership In the Age of Transparency
- Should You Invest in Professional Development for Your Employees?
- What’s the Value of a Business Degree?
- Why Trust is a Powerful Competitive Force In the World of Business
- Is It Time to Change Your Hiring Lens?
- 10 Jobs That Didn’t Exist 10 Years Ago
- How Primal Human Emotion Hinders and Helps Business Owners
- To Retain Employees, Get Clued In to Co-Creation
- Why Mentorship Still Matters — and How To Find the Great Mentor You’re Looking For
- What’s Trending On Social For 2018? We’ve Looked Into It For You
- 4 Apps To Increase Your Productivity At Work
- Trends Canadian Firms Need to Watch in 2018
- How to Avoid Having a Blemished Online Reputation
- How Best to Manage Workplace Conflict
- Doing Business Now That We No Longer Live in an Either/Or World
- 3 Business Trends To Drive Success
- How to Replicate Your Income During Retirement Years
- Luke Aulin On the Importance of Pitching
- Protect Your Business Assets With These Fraud Fighting Tips
- Fraud: Is Your Business at Risk?
- How to Speak So Your Audience Will Stay Awake
- Do Only Jerks Finish First in Business?
- Make the Right Impression With Your Office Reception Area
- Why Pushing Beyond the Comfort Zone Matters in Business
- How to Design a Workplace that Works
- When You Need to Push Your Own Limits
- How to Deal Effectively With Online Trolls
- Busting the Myth of Work-Life Balance
- Why Canadian Businesses Need More Courage
- When a Relationship with a Client Goes Off the Rails
- Is Seasonal Investing the Right Strategy for You?
- Five Minutes with Terry O’Reilly
- 5 Reasons to Make Co-op Students Part of Your Hiring Strategy
- 7 Smart People You Need for Small-Business Success
- Increase Your Workplace Feel-Good Factor
- Why Innovation Isn’t Just a New Economy Concept
- Start Planning Your Investment Strategy For 2018
- The Millennial Marketplace
- Will You Outlive Your Retirement Income?
- How to Get Inside the Mind of Potential Investors
- How Your Business Can Build the Ultimate Brand
- Strengthen Your Team With Out-of-the-Box Bonding
- How to Demystify Investor Due Diligence
- Looking for Marketing Inspiration? Here’s What to Do
- Nerd, Know-it-all and Negative Nellie: Who’s in your Meeting?
- Objections Are Beautiful And We Should Learn to Love Them
- Time is Running Out for an Important Tax-Saving Tool
- Top Four Leadership Skills To Make the Biggest Impact
- Is Your Business Ready to Franchise?
- Should Climate Change Affect Your Investment Strategy?
- How to Handle
Workplace Negativity
- When is the Right Time to Rebrand?
- Think you’re protected by mortgage insurance? Don’t bet your life on it
- The 7 Deadly Risks of Workplace Technology
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- Banking on Seaweed
- ESG: Building Businesses With a Conscience
- A new destination for after-work socials? Fathom that
- Harbour Air’s ePlane Buzzes into Victoria
- Sepura Home: Kicking Compost to the Curb
- UVic’s new BioInnovation Hub will be a collaborative workspace for innovators and entrepreneurs
- Saanich Farmers Face the Future
- Peninsula Co-op’s new CEO Corey Gillon is taking things to next level
- Breathing Life Into the Workplace
- Victoria startup Audette plans to expand from five to 150 cities across North America
- What’s Next for Capital Iron?
- Opportunity Knocks: How four companies found success by shaking up their original business models
- Major gaming company Skybox Labs stakes a foothold in Victoria
- Mechanical engineer Mike Viala turns wire and widgets into one-of-a-kind machines
- Ecopreneurs wanted for 2023 Project Zero Incubator Program
- Co-ops, unions, collectives: what employers can learn from these successful collaborative business models
- Douglas magazine’s Most Read Stories of 2022
- 2022 Victoria Tech Community Awards laud local companies, leaders
- Camosun College partners with joni to fight period poverty
- Salt Legacy Sails into a Sustainable Future
- DEVINE Distillery’s Spirited Success
- Patio Permanent: How businesses are making outdoor spaces work year round
- Victoria Chamber announces 1863 Impact Award
- 2022 Ecostar Award winners announced
- VIEA releases State of the Island Report at its annual Economic Summit
- Christina Clarke appointed as Executive Director for new Indigenous Prosperity Centre
- Small Business, Big Decisions: what’s working, what isn’t and what’s next?
- Wheely Clean delivers mobile cleaning services to homes and businesses
- Victoria Chamber hosts inaugural Hall of Fame Awards
- First-of-its-kind in Canada grocery store certification helps grocers go green
- An old favorite gets a makeover and a new name when CRAFT Beer Market opens this Fall
- South Island CEO Emilie de Rosenroll named a 2022 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award finalist
- The Old Hat Hair Shoppe is bringing new life to Chinatown
- Kinetic Construction’s Lean Approach
- Provincial surplus reflects speedy economic recovery from pandemic
- ColdStar’s Five Tonnes of Greener and Cleaner Technology
- Keep Calm and Get Your Sauna On
- Celebrating Nature’s Path: Arran and Ratana Stephens Win Distinguished Entrepreneurs of the Year Award from UVic
- Farm in a Box: Topsoil shifts from producer to consultant
- Ecostar Awards return to celebrate Vancouver Island changemakers
- Three Victoria businesses receive over $3 million in PacifiCan funding
- Fresh Deal for FreshWorks
- Bouncing Back: How local companies are navigating future challenges
- Habitat for Humanity Joins South Island Prosperity Partnership
- Vancouver Island Economic Alliance appoints new President & CEO
- Progressive Print: Page One moves to more sustainable printing process
- On The Cusp of Success: Patrick Kelly’s Frontly secures pre-seed funding
- Greater Victoria gets ready to host the 55+ BC Games
- Pacific Opera Victoria returns to in-person performances
- Renzoku is Victoria’s first tech apprenticeship-based school
- Habitat for Humanity joins forces with South Island Prosperity Partnership to advance affordable housing solutions
- United Way Southern Vancouver Island Launches Help a Neighbour Campaign
- Carol Anne Hilton is appointed to TELUS’s newly announced Indigenous Advisory Council
- Budget 2022 aims to build a Canada where no-one is left behind
- Alexzi signs on as anchor tenant at Malahat Nation’s sustainable business park
- The Future of Fish Farming
- Epicure is Built to Scale
- It’s a Sign: Last-minute purchase of Tran Sign keeps this historical business on the Island
- Victoria business leader announced as Presenting Sponsor of the 2022 Douglas 10 to Watch Awards
- Victoria Chamber names 2022 Business Awards finalists
- StrongerBC puts skilled workforce at centre of economic growth plan
- Province announces more support for businesses in tourism sector
- Alicia Dubois is the Royal BC Museum’s new CEO
- Province forecasts a million new jobs within 10 years
- ‘It’s a great way to accelerate serendipity’ – UVic partners with KWENCH for downtown presence
- VIRCS Growing Community
- House of Boateng: Empowered by the community
- Built for Bees
- Nominations Sought for Victoria Leadership Awards
- Another longtime Victoria business changes hands
- Malahat Nation CAO receives Chamber Award of Distinction
- Pani Energy one of Cleantech’s Top 100 in the world for 2022
- Victoria collective launches eco reusable container program
- Monk Office announces purchase of Island Blue Art & Framing
- Victoria’s Project Zero expands across British Columbia
- Reader’s Pick: The Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2021 on Douglas Magazine
- Canadian government invests in Victoria’s Open Ocean Robotics
- Transforming the Fleet
- Nanaimo’s street smart design garners national acclaim
- The 2021 Ecostar Awards celebrate Victoria’s leading sustainable businesses
- Pani Energy scales up with latest funding round
- Key Takeaways from VIEA’s State of the Island Economic Summit
- Appetite for More: Dumpling Drop’s continuing success
- Appetite for More: Dumpling Drop’s continuing success
- State of the Island Report: examining the effect of the pandemic on our economy
- Employment program for youth with disabilities sees expansion
- The Local Food Paradox
- Keynote Dan Breznitz reimagines innovation at Rising Economy Week
- Island Grocers come together to raise funds for life saving equipment
- Achieving a 21-year vision: the motivation behind Plexxis Software’s move to Langford
- Vancouver Island businesses named to Canada’s Top Growing Companies
- Province says economic recovery still swift despite ongoing challenges
- Camosun celebrates culinary success with first ever Food Affair, is optimistic about industry future
- Billions for Bitcoin
- VIU lauded for significant work in R&D, receives government funding for HarmCheck
- Amazon delivery station to open in Sidney BC
- Island businesses win big in Campbell River’s innovation competition
- Paying a living wage will change the hospitality industry
- Government of Canada launches new regional economic development agency for B.C.
- Federal government extends pandemic relief for businesses
- ecologyst’s new headquarters and manufacturing facility opens to public
- ‘All hands on deck’ advocacy brings cruise ships back to Victoria
- Victoria Chamber announces plan for economic reconciliation with Indigenous-owned business
- Greater Victoria Harbour Authority releases economic impact study
- Autonomy To Choose: Q&A with KWENCH’s Tessa McLoughlin
- Canada deserves better than Indian Act economics, says Carol Anne Hilton
- B.C. brothers expand uBreakiFix to Vancouver Island
- Sunny days ahead? Support ramps up for business as Restart Step 2 kicks in
- The Dragon’s Den Way is Not the Only Way
- Business leaders collaborate on Picnics and Patios promotion to support Victoria restaurant industry
- BC tourism celebrates Indigenous History Month with free virtual events
- Bicycle Pizza: an agile, sustainable and tasty business concept
- Op Ed: the BC Restart plan
- Potential vs reality: Greater Victoria is at a critical turning point in bid to become a world class city
- United Way Greater Victoria Announces 2020 Spirit Award Winners
- The Latest Buzz: Victoria design studio launches comic for World Bee Day
- Betting on big – BC puts its money behind anchor attractions
- How Victoria Residents Can Help Create a More Welcoming City
- Budgets paved the runway but up to business to take off
- How Commercial Real Estate in Victoria is faring through COVID
- InBC investment fund supports startups, innovation
- Victoria business leaders respond to government’s 2021 budgets
- Strong Enough for Mars – Langford company part of successful mission
- Against the Odds – Victoria’s Aurinia Pharmaceuticals is poised for rapid growth
- Campbell River Rising: how the region is shaping its future
- Victoria tech companies named in 2021 Ready to Rocket list
- Seafood Innovation Centre will support entrepreneurs and food security
- Victoria restaurant owner lobbies to Save Startups during the pandemic
- Introducing Cindicates, Victoria’s own Seed VC Fund
- Opinion: Federal budget that invests in business needed for smooth flight to better days
- Vancouver Island businesses among finalists for Small Business BC Awards
- BC launches information campaign on tackling systemic racism
- B.C. expected to outperform other provinces in economic rebound
- Tilray Approved to Expand and Commercialize Medical Cannabis Products in New Zealand
- Province announces funding for inter-city bus service, regional airports
- Interim board announced for Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technology (COAST) ocean hub and cluster.
- Victoria’s small local food producers connect to big regional opportunities
- #FortheLoveofLive: A Call to Action to Support the Live Music Industry
- Southern Gulf Islands now get access to funding, support from Island Coastal Economic Trust
- Opinion: Ian Robertson, CEO of GVHA, on Cruise Season Cancellation
- Land Purchase Supports Reconciliation with Esquimalt and Songhees Nations
- LaunchOnline Grant offers Business Support for Digital Pivots
- Opinion: In tough times, focus on what we can control, Victoria Chamber CEO says
- Call for Nominations for Community Leadership Awards
- Letter from the Editor: Finding the Positives in Change
- Island community leaders unite to support people affected by dementia at Breakfast to Remember
- A Ticket to Build: permits rebound after suffering from lockdown backlogs
- UVic Receives Major Gift to Support Environmental and Climate Journalism
- VICEDA Announces New Project to Attract Tech Companies to Vancouver Island
- Crazy for kelp – the rapid acceleration of Vancouver Island’s seaweed industry
- Project Zero’s Latest Cohort are Enviro Champions
- Data Drives Solutions for an Equitable, Inclusive Workplace
- BC Marketplace Showcases Island Business
- Victoria’s Very Good Butchers fulfill growing global demand
- Welcoming Snowbirds to the West Coast
- Calculated Consumption: new service brings insights to the Cannabis sector
- Powerhouse Pinball Powered by Local Fans
- The Downtown Dilemma: Victoria B.C. works through challenge
- Victoria Real Estate Board announces 2020 Commercial Building Award winners
- Island StartUps Take Top Prizes at 2020 New Ventures BC Competition
- Vital Signs Report documents Victoria’s experience through pandemic, offers hope for future
- Island Entrepreneurs Reinvent Glow Sticks for new Consumers in the Eco-Age
- Page One Publishing Announces Carla Sorrell as new Editor for Douglas Magazine
- BC Needs a Tailored Approach to Rebuilding says Minister Mélanie Joly in Douglas Q&A
- VIATEC Offers Digital Mentorship and Support for Business through DER3 Program
- Rising Economy Week Moves the Needle in Economic Recovery
- Maple Leaf Adventures Pivots to Save Beaches
- Joni is the Local Business that is Changing Period Care
- Tofino: Balancing Tourism with the Environment
- Taking a Look at the 14th Annual Economic Summit from VIEA
- Greater Victoria Among Conde Nast Traveler’s 2020 Best Small Cities
- Thinkific Scores Growth Funding for its Online Course Creator Platform
- Pani Energy gets Federal Investment to Advance Climate Change Technology
- Will the Stronger BC Plan live up to its hype?
- Victoria Chamber celebrates business with televised award ceremony
- Nominations Now Open for Vancouver Island Family Business Awards
- Seaspan Victoria Shipyards joins Colwood’s Allandale District
- New Campaign Works to Save Our Restaurants
- Masked Up for Success – New Entrepreneurs Find Niche, Support Community
- Royal BC Museum Acquires IMAX Victoria Theatre
- What Happened with Cannabis Legalization in B.C.
- Checking In On The Build Back Victoria Plan
- Innovative urban farming project supports food security in Victoria
- Victoria BC cleantech start-up OneFeather wins seed funding from SDTC
- Creative collaborations grow farming community
- Victoria Non-Profit Helps BC Government Fight Hate & Racism
- Cumberland, B.C. is Hip to Growth
- Local Marketing Campaign wins International Award
- VIU President Receives Indigenous Women in Leadership Award
- Victoria Chinatown Museum Society Pop-Up Exhibit Now Open
- National Organizations Partner for Virtual Events on Housing, Homelessness, Human Rights and COVID-19
- Micro-credentials are the New Buzzword for Economic Recovery
- BC Chamber Releases Latest Business Survey Results
- Victoria Foundation & United Way will award $1.6 million in Emergency Community Support Fund grants
- Regional partners take first steps towards Ocean Futures Innovation Hub in Victoria BC
- How Victoria 3.0 Is Addressing the Local Business Economy
- Plexi-Klass Manufacturing Faces Business Increase
- COVID Lessons: Victoria Businesses Should be Prepared for Anything
- COVID Lessons: Have an Innovative Business Mindset
- New Victoria Chamber CEO Steps Up
- Vancouver Island University Looks To Strengthen Ties with Community
- SendtoNews Hits Major Milestone
- The Wilson’s Group: Survival, Tragedy, Community and Optimism
- How the Victoria Tourism Industry is Coping with COVID-19
- Victoria Pedicab Company Pivots their Business to Cold Treats
- Urban Grocer has an Innovative Mindset
- Business Accelerant Program for Women Entrepreneurs Launches in B.C.
- United Way’s ‘Hi Neighbour Program’ Launches in Esquimalt, B.C.
- BC Government Extends Temporary Layoff Period for Workers, Employers
- SIPP’s Rising Economy Taskforce adds Inclusion Specialist Ruth Mojeed
- Victoria Tech Company Gets Major Funding Boost for its Online Payment Concept
- Road to Recovery: How Business is Rebounding from the Pandemic
- BC Ferries Implements Face Covering Directives on its Vessels
- Vital Signs Survey Asks Your Input on COVID-19
- Pandemic Holds Opportunity in the Challenge for Victoria Casting Director
- Province Protects Small Businesses from Eviction
- TELUS to Build Office and Innovation Centre in Downtown
- New Grocery Store Set to Open in Victoria, B.C. this Summer
- Camosun College Supports Community with PPE Face Shields
- Tourism, Hospitality and Accommodation Collective Calls for Critical Support
- Athena McKenzie Promoted to Managing Editor for Page One Publishing
- Royal BC Museum Announces Re-Opening
- City of Victoria Launches Re-opening Toolkit for Small Business
- South Island Prosperity Partnership Releases its Annual Prosperity Index
- Province Takes Action on Patio and Service Area Expansions for Safe Distancing
- Victoria Tech Community Offers Free Guide to Help Local Offices Reopen
- Canadian Government Expands Support for Workers and Small Businesses
- Phase Two: Some Downtown Victoria Businesses Reopen
- Victoria Chef Makes Professional Pivot to Blue Mountain Solutions
- Victoria Delivery App TUTTI Offers “Free Meal on Us” to Help Hospitality Workers
- B.C.’s Restart Plan: “We’re going to the new normal,” says Premier
- COVID-19 Counselling Support Initiative for Health Care Workers
- Startup Cascadia Air Launches Amid COVID-19 with Rapid Emergency Air Delivery Services
- Young Entrepreneurs Launch Hope in a Card to Ease Isolation and Support Healthcare
- Prime Minister Announces Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance for Small Businesses
- The Dutch Bakery on Fort is an Ageless Tradition
- Innovation Island launches “Digital Economy” Program to Help Business Succeed Online
- Eligible Employers Can Begin Applying for Wage Subsidy April 27
- Rising Economy Taskforce to Boost Economic Recovery in Greater Victoria
- More Government Support Coming for B.C. Businesses
- Victoria Council Renews Support of Downtown Victoria Business Association
- Peninsula Co-op Matching up to $150,000 to Support Frontline Healthcare
- Tally-Ho Carriage Tours launches GoFundMe Campaign to Sustain Horses
- Douglas Teams with CHEK News for Conversations in a Crisis
- Victoria’s StarFish Medical Helping to Supply Emergency Ventilators for Canadians
- New Resource Helps Businesses Easily Give Back During COVID-19
- Cowichan Milk Company is a Pint-Sized Revolution
- VIATEC Helps Support Members and Community During COVID-19 Crisis
- Camosun College to Produce More Than 9,000 Face Shields for Island Health Workers
- 10 to Watch Awards 2020 Celebrate the Island’s Best New Businesses
- Langford, B.C. Has Some Big Projects in Store
- GAIN Goes the Distance for Community During Pandemic
- Conversations in a Crisis
- Focus on Recovery says South Island Prosperity Partnership
- Local Whisky Maker’s Peated Single Malt Named World’s Best
- Victoria’s Only Local Delivery App Adds Grocery Pick Up, Donates Fees
- Trudeau Announces Enhanced Help for Canadian Small Businesses
- Editor’s Update: What We’re Doing During the COVID-19 Crisis
- Local Hotel Finds New Ways to Support Community
- Coping with Covid-19 – Victoria’s Business Leaders Speak Out (Part 2)
- Coping with Covid-19 – Victoria’s Business Leaders Speak Out (Part 1)
- Tech Community Offers Pro Bono Support to Small Business
- B.C. Businesses to Get Some COVID-19 Relief from Province
- VIEA Video Conference for Businesses Coping with Challenges During COVID-19
- Rapid Relief Fund Announced for Victoria’s Vulnerable
- Victoria Organizations Ask Feds and Province for Immediate Relief for Business
- Canada’s $82B Response to COVID-19 Includes Some Businesses Support
- Free Webinar: How to Cope with Impacts of COVID-19 on Your Business
- Swoop Airline Launches a Route between YYJ and YWG
- Victoria International Airport Employee Receives Victoria Hospitality Award
- Business News Updates in Victoria, B.C. Feb 17-21, 2020
- The Township of Esquimalt, B.C. is on the Rise
- Downtown Victoria Business Association celebrates 15 years in 2020
- Victoria Caledonian Distillery Creates Award-Winning Whisky
- Current Taxi Service Adds a Fleet of 15 Teslas in Victoria, B.C.
- Business News Updates in Victoria, B.C. Feb 3-7, 2020
- Dino Lab Is Victoria B.C.’s Not-So-Secret Dinosaur Education Centre
- Rebranded Social Media Camp Brings New Energy to Victoria, B.C.
- Victoria Hospitality Awards Recognizes Maureen Kelly, GM of Accent Inns
- The Union Club Brightens Up Downtown Victoria, B.C.
- Victoria B.C. Company DeeBee’s Organics Lands Exclusive Agreement With Disney
- Exploring the Parking Issue in Downtown Victoria
- Victoria Business News Jan 27-31, 2020
- YYJ Business News Update Jan 20-24, 2020
- New Voices Join The Chamber’s Board of Directors in 2020
- YYJ Business News Update Jan 6-10, 2020
- Victoria Hospitality Awards Recognizes Faye Meggison of Helijet
- Here: Urban Meditation Brings Calmness to Downtown Victoria
- YYJ Business News Update Dec 16-20, 2019
- The Nulla Project Takes it One Cup at a Time
- YYJ Business News Update Dec 9-13, 2019
- The Way of Traditional Mortgage Lending is Shifting
- YYJ Business News Update December 2-6, 2019
- Victoria’s Cruise Ship Port Sustainability Raises Debate
- Rahim Khudabux is the 2020 Greater Victoria Chamber Member of the Year
- Douglas Editor Says No to Victoria City Councillor Raise
- The Victoria Film Industry is Gaining Traction
- Philanthropy is Changing, so are Savvy Charities
- Virtuous Pie Plant Based Pizza Comes to Victoria, B.C.
- Ecostar Awards Honour the Environmental Achievements of 2019
- DeeBee’s Organics’ CEO is Selected for EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ 2019
- Orcas are More Than Mascots
- South Island Prosperity Partnership Receives Award From World’s Largest Economic Development Council
- Tejana Howes of the Prince of Whales Awarded a VHA for Outstanding Performance
- Glen Nursey of Il Terrazzo Awarded a VHA for Exceptional Service
- Laurie Rea of Marriott Hotel Inner Harbour Goes Above and Beyond in Hospitality Service
- B.C. Cannabis Laws Cause Trouble for Local Businesses
- Ogden Point Rebrands as The Breakwater District
- A Closer Look at B.C. Forestry and Tall Tree Tourism
- Victoria Really Knows the Breakfast Business
- Entrepreneurs Bring Interactive Entertainment to Victoria with “Something Sacred”
- The Downtown Victoria Business Association Celebrates Small Business Month
- IDEATION by Douglas is an Exciting New Business Event for Victoria
- Vital Signs: Measuring Wellbeing, Creating Change
- Announcing VIATEC’s 2019-20 Board of Directors
- BMO Financial Group Announces $500,000 Commitment To AGGV’s The NEXT Gallery
- Oak Bay Beach Hotel Employee Wins Victoria Hospitality Award
- Victoria-Based DeeBee’s Organics Ranks No. 29 on the 2019 Startup 50
- State + Story Connects Victoria’s Creative Community.
- Fictionary Software is Taking the Writing World by Storm
- Downtown Victoria, B.C. Gets a Thumbs Up on DVBA Report
- The Trouble with Tagging in Victoria
- The Sawyer Block’s Micro-Suites Provide Rental Homes in Victoria’s Tech Corridor
- Business Updates for August 2019
- New & Notable Business Leaders of August 2019
- Opinion: Victoria’s Graffiti is Getting Out of Hand
- Ride Hailing Services in B.C. are Causing Debate
- A New Chapter for Russell Books
- Award-winning Custom Cars Grace the Streets of Victoria
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