Queen’s Academy of the Arts is a musical theatre program that helps kids develop vital life skills through fun performing arts classes. Operating throughout Burnaby and Coquitlam, they offer after-school programs, weekly classes, music lessons, and spring/summer camps. From cultivating confidence and teamwork to social skills and empathy, they foster a love for performing arts within their students.
Our approach at Queen’s Academy is to create a supportive environment that encourages self-expression, risk-taking, exploration, and, above all, fun. As an LGBTQ+-friendly business, …
Justin Tisdall, Co-founder and Owner of Juke Fried Chicken and Beetbox, landed in the food hospitality world by successfully merging the classic concepts of comfort food, quality food, and takeout to create a competitive edge and continue to grow as a leader in Vancouver’s food scene.
The concept was fine dining, but making it accessible and approachable to people on a daily basis. That’s what Juke Fried Chicken is, the idea was a cocktail bar with fried chicken.
“We use our …
Griottes Polyglottes was born from Ingrid’s love for the arts of the stage (Theater, Acting, Storytelling and Improvisation). Back in France, she worked as a project manager for one of the top banks for over 10 years. Alongside her job, she was performing on stage as a comedian in several places in France and in Africa. In 2017, she wanted to add more challenges to her life and decided to move to Canada wishing to use her passion …
Lulu’s Apron is a local catering business located on the beautiful Salt Spring Island of the coast of Vancouver Island.
Chef Danya Smith grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, where their household’s three main ingredients were family, friends and good food. Blessed to have parents who loved to travel (and took her with them!), Danya was exposed to a world of flavours at an early age. While her friends watched cartoons, Danya focused on the Food Network. Her cooking …
Kasandy is a fair trade store, where customers can buy handmade products made by artisans in Kenya, East Africa as well as local artisans and other groups from around the world. At Kasandy, we are aligning handmade talent from East Africa with global fashion consumers. We work closely with artisan entrepreneurs to improve, introduce or advance their product design and quality to meet the current market trends, build their businesses, and sustainably increase their income. Our mission is to …
CL Web Developers is a Victoria, BC-based company offering design, hosting, SEO, and much more! We share over 40 years of experience and passion working in the technology and marketing industry. We have expertise in many areas including web development, digital marketing, systems administration, and much more.
Question: How are you supporting other local businesses?
Answer: CL Web Developers was founded in 2018 by creative and innovative individuals who care deeply about entrepreneurship, collaboration, and technology. Over the years, we …
Beet Box Veg serves conscious comfort food. Everything is 100% plant-based, made locally. All our products are made in-house, from our hot sauce and Ceasar dressing to our pickles and vegan mayo. Our West End location offers quick-serve, dine-in, take-out, or order delivery. Our sister restaurant in Chinatown is Juke Fried Chicken, providing fried chicken, ribs & cocktails – dine-in, take out or delivery.
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Kula Kitchen is a plant-based food producer in Vancouver, B.C. They create Afrocentric, plant-based, nutritious food rich in flavour. Kula means eat! which was inspired by the food culture in Kenya, where sharing food with the community is an integral part of everyday life. Founder, Asha Wheeldon, immigrated to Toronto from Kenya as a young teenager, where she was introduced to West African, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern cuisine and culture.
After moving to Vancouver, she was inspired to …
EMKAO Foods produces premium quality, traceable and sustainable cocoa ingredients. These include Vegan 70% Dark Chocolate Chips, Natural Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Husk Tea, Cocoa Nibs, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Liquor, and Raw Cocoa Beans. They source their beans from villages located in Cameroon, Equatorial Africa, where they work with smallholder farmers to harvest the best quality cocoa beans.
Their story dates back to 1892 when cacao was brought to Cameroon from the tropical regions of South America. Over a …
Inspire Women’s Fitness is a community of amazing women; each may have different fitness goals but are seeking some of the same things. Their community is full of women seeking community, support, mental wellness, confidence, strength, safety, fitness results and childcare. Inspire Women’s Fitness offers it all. They want you to come as you are they we will welcome you. They offer 60+ classes/week to choose from and their instructors are here to give you the personal attention you …
Miscellany Finds is a thriving Commercial Drive thrift store that offers a warm welcome, fabulous selection and exceptional prices on clothing, shoes, jewelry and accessories, housewares, antiques, vintage, retro and one of a kind pieces, books, magazines and LPs and a variety of social programs for women and youth. Our store is a social enterprise—a revenue-generating business that has social goals. As with all social enterprises, we invest our profits back into the community to fund social …