Business

Social Media Camp co-founder Chris Burdge holds today’s primary messaging device.

Social media experts, newbies flock to Victoria

Attendees of three-day ‘camp’ learn best ways to get messages out there

Social Media Camp co-founder Chris Burdge holds today’s primary messaging device.
B.C.'s new 236 area code takes effect in June

B.C.’s new 236 area code takes effect in June

New phone numbers may still be able to get old area codes, depending on supply

B.C.'s new 236 area code takes effect in June
Musician

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Milestone Women – 50s

Molly Raher Newman is well-known for her portrayal of Canada’s most famous artist and author - Emily Carr

  • Apr 23, 2013
Musician
War bride Hilda Duddridge.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Milestone Women – 70s-plus

Hilda Duddridge was one an estimated 48,000 young women who met and married Canadian servicemen during the Second World War

  • Apr 23, 2013
War bride Hilda Duddridge.
Roller derby enthusiasts Deborah Albrecht and Michelle Dalzell.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Milestone Women – 30s

Roller derby is an activity that a woman of almost any age or fitness level can participate in

  • Apr 23, 2013
Roller derby enthusiasts Deborah Albrecht and Michelle Dalzell.
Business owner Samantha Bolen.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Milestone Women – 40s

Samantha Bolen is well-known to many Victorians and book-lovers as the owner and president of Bolen Books

  • Apr 23, 2013
Business owner Samantha Bolen.
Heather Crow

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Milestone Women – 20s

Heather Crow has a passion for community and a spirit for volunteerism.

  • Apr 23, 2013
Heather Crow
Kileasa Wong

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Milestone Women – 60s

Kileasa Wong is known throughout Greater Victoria for her coordination of Chinatown’s annual Chinese New Year celebrations

  • Apr 23, 2013
Kileasa Wong
Shayla Zeitz

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Milestone Women – teens

An avid baseball and fastball player and member of Team BC 16U team, Shayla was recently named BC Baseball’s Female Athlete of the Year.

  • Apr 23, 2013
Shayla Zeitz
Chef Derrek Leong

BUSINESS BEAT: Beermaking a shared craft for Victoria brewmaster

Young businessman hopes to attract beer fans, social crowd to Bay Street brew pub

Chef Derrek Leong
Chris Johnson

Victoria Home Expo fills three rinks at West Shore Parks and Recreation Centre

Colwood recreation centre home show offers more than 500 vendors starting Friday

Chris Johnson
Agnes is one of the women working for Level Ground in Tanzania. Her face can be found on the packaging of their Tanzanian coffee.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Working toward a level ground

Level Ground’s initiative in Colombia is another example of direct fair trade changing the lives of people

Agnes is one of the women working for Level Ground in Tanzania. Her face can be found on the packaging of their Tanzanian coffee.
Purdy’s offers a commitment to staff

WOMEN IN BUSINESS -A sweet history of tradition and innovation

Over its 107-year history, Purdy’s has grown from one store on Vancouver’s Robson Street to 62 stores in three provinces

Purdy’s offers a commitment to staff
Colourful shoes and accessories from Town Shoes.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Be fashion forward this spring

Tips to look your best at work and play

  • Apr 11, 2013
Colourful shoes and accessories from Town Shoes.
David Foster

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Foundation provides vital support for families in need

A simple request from David Foster’s mother led to the creation of his Foundation.

David Foster
Some of the many women at Black Press salute Victoria’s women in business.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Fresh and familiar combine for Spring’s Women in Business

Spring is an opportunity for growth and a fresh new outlook, a notion we’ve embraced for this award-winning special section.

Some of the many women at Black Press salute Victoria’s women in business.
A former apartment and office building owned by Abstract Development Inc. lies in a pile of rubble at the corner of Oak Bay Avenue and Foul Bay Road

BUSINESS BEAT: Healthy Hearing Expo benefits Victoria food bank

Attendees can talk to industry experts at Victoria Conference Centre about the latest in hearing improvements

A former apartment and office building owned by Abstract Development Inc. lies in a pile of rubble at the corner of Oak Bay Avenue and Foul Bay Road
Lisa Helps

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Community Micro Lending offers history of success

Community Micro Lending Society makes small loans to aspiring small-scale local entrepreneurs who don’t qualify for traditional financing

Lisa Helps
Terry Cockerline says the proper dining etiquette helps you represent yourself well to employers and clients.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS -Manners Matter

Boost your business skills by minding your dining etiquette

Terry Cockerline says the proper dining etiquette helps you represent yourself well to employers and clients.
Present a fresh face for spring.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS – Present a fresh face for spring

A key trend this season is romantic revival inspired by nature, like these looks
from Aveda’s spring/summer collection “Art of Nature.”

Present a fresh face for spring.
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