Here’s a list of organizations in the Victoria area that offer a place for employers and business owners to get together and discuss topics as diverse as human resources issues to workplace safety:
- Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce – The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce is the hub for business communication and collaboration that facilitates the financial vitality of its members while respecting people, planet and profit”
- Business Victoria -”Business Victoria provides one-stop shop for business assistance to the local community.”
- Small Business BC – “Small Business BC is British Columbia’s premiere resource centre for knowledge-based business products and services.”
- Victoria Advanced Technology Council (VIATeC) – “The Victoria Advanced Technology Council (VIATeC) is the conduit that connects people, knowledge and resources to grow a successful technology sector in Greater Victoria.”
- Downtown Victoria Business Association – “To be a proactive champion for Victoria’s downtown business community, promoting sustainable economic vitality through direct action and advocacy.”
- The Alternative Board (TAB) – interesting alternative to ‘traditional’ business organizations – “TAB is a proven resource that more than pays for itself in measurable bottom line benefits. As a member of TAB, you learn to deal more effectively with issues, resulting in greater business success for you and your organization. Members report that they finally learn to make the transition from only working IN their business to working ON it.”
- The BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association – “The BCRFA is the most progressive industry organization in British Columbia. We are a collective group of restaurant professionals devoted to the sole purpose of creating the most favorable business environment for the success of our members.”
- Tourism Victoria – “Tourism Victoria (Greater Victoria Visitors and Convention Bureau) is a not-for-profit industry association responsible for the development and promotion of tourism in Greater Victoria. Working closely with Greater Victoria’s tourism industry, Tourism Victoria promotes and develops tourism throughout the area, to ensure the prosperity and continued long-term growth of the $1.2 billion industry. Tourism Victoria markets Greater Victoria as a preferred travel destination to consumers and the travel industry through a variety of joint marketing and promotional campaigns in countries around the world.
