Downtown Victoria’s Businesswomen
Happy International Women’s Day. Our downtown core hosts many remarkable female business owners and professionals, and we thought we should celebrate them on this important day.
Tourist in Your Own Town is Back!
Guest blog from Attractions Victoria on the 40th Be a Tourist in Your Own Hometown. Over two weekends, this popular event is gearing up to wow!
Nine of the best warm beverage venues in downtown Victoria
Get out of the rain and wrap your hands around a warm beverage in downtown Victoria. Here's a few of our many favorites!
A Citizen of Winter Menswear
Patrick Tier of Citizen Clothing shares thoughts and facts about winter menswear and the downtown Victoria men's fashion scene
New Urban Learning Garden Takes Root in Downtown Victoria
A new centre for regional education is sprouting at the Central Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, right in the heart of the Food Eco District in downtown Victoria
Kindness in Business: How to send those “sorry, you didn’t get the job” letters with more heart.
This summer, many employers will be screening students for positions -- receiving many resumes, hiring the right person only and having to send the "sorry, you didn't get it" letter. This is the exact letter I sent out to students who applied for one of our summer positions, once I found the right person. My approach? Be kind, tell them the way I would've liked to be told, and encourage them to keep going with their chin up. I hope this can inspire you to create kind-hearted communication tools in your hiring process! warmly, Anne-Sophie Marketing Manager, Dowtown Victoria Business Association
Avoid the most common marketing oversight that hurts local sales
One of the most common marketing oversight local businesses make that hurt sales is ... Read on to find what this is and how to avoid it.