Business Growth - Downtown Victoria Business Association

illustration of Lorna, owner of Bodacious store for curve-friendly clothing in downtown Victoria

March 30, 2020

Lorna: Bodacious Clothing

Lorna Ketler of Bodacious Clothing in downtown Victoria shares her experiences as a business owner for over 20 years, talking about her motivation, passion, and advice for other business owners as part of our series for International Women's Day and…

March 20, 2020

Evelyn: Andrews-Greene CPA

Evelyn Andrews-Greene is the sole owner of Andrews-Greene CPA in downtown Victoria, running the business for over thirty years. Find out why she chose downtown, what #EachforEqual means to her, and what words of wisdom she has for other fellow…

image of Shawn McKean with her bike and cycling gear standing in front of her downtown Victoria business, Broad St. Cycles

March 12, 2020

Shawn: Broad Street Cycles

Shawn McKean of Broad St. Cycles is a fourth-generation Downtown Victoria business owner. In honour of #IWD2020, she highlights why equality for all and the relationships between people in this complex world are important aspects of a successful business.

Jeff Bray January 29, 2020

Jeff’s Column: 2020 Building on our Momentum in Downtown Victoria

Jeff Bray, DVBA's executive director, writes a column for Victoria News. Read January's article about 2019 and where the organization is heading this year.

Jeff Bray January 20, 2020

Jeff’s New Year and New Decade Notes

Happy New Year! It’s time for an overview of 2019’s downtown business highs and lows, and thoughts on this new year and new decade with our Executive Director, Jeff Bray.

Becca Blachut January 7, 2020

Congratulations Kyla and Foxy Box Wax Bar!

Repost of Kyla and Foxy Box Wax Bar blogpost to congratulate her on the Best Business 2019 Small Business Awards BC!

July 15, 2019

Jeff’s Column: Downtown Victoria’s First Annual Report Highlights A Growing and Vibrant Downtown

DVBA Executive Director, Jeff Bray, has a monthly column in Victoria News. See what he wrote this month about the DVBA's first data-driven annual report on downtown.

June 27, 2019

Jeff’s Column: Resiliency a hallmark of small business owners

DVBA Executive Director, Jeff Bray, has a monthly column in Victoria News. See what he wrote this month about resiliency in downtown Victoria.

Jeff Bray June 7, 2019

Jeff’s Column: Small business is downtown Victoria’s secret sauce

DVBA leader, Jeff Bray, has a monthly column in Black Press. This month, he talked about the fire that surprised our downtown, and how we can rally as a community in support of the affected small businesses.

May 16, 2019

Jeff’s Column: Downtown’s urban renaissance

DVBA Executive Director, Jeff Bray, has started writing a monthly column in Victoria News. See what he wrote this month about downtown Victoria's "urban renaissance".

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