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In Conversation with Stephen // Chorizo & Co.
"Being relatively new to this as owners, we have been absolutely blown away by the way the community of small businesses has come together to support each other during this pandemic. We are truly grateful for the culture of supporting local that has been prevalent in our city since far before the pandemic."
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In Conversation with Deanna & Courtney // MONA Consignment
"I am so grateful to every single person who walks in our door, whether they are here to shop or consign! I find the hardest thing is to say no. We are a small store so we can’t accept everything that comes in, but we never want to offend anyone. We wish we could take it all!"
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In Conversation with Isaiah // Whistle Buoy Brewing
"The main difference between us and a lot of other craft breweries is experimentation. We try a lot of new things, and are usually releasing a new recipe every week. This takes a lot of planning and effort, but it's what makes our work a really fun challenge. The fact that we aren't distributing to liquor stores makes it a lot easier to try one-offs and just see what happens. We also do our best to avoid rushing our beers, which usually results in a fairly balanced end product. At the end of the day, there are a ton of great breweries in BC and around the world that have…
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In Conversation with Sandy, Cathy & Karen // Merchant Quarters General Store
"Really we haven't had too many surprises . . . oh wait, there was one: our store's grand opening was March 12 [2020] and we had to close on March 18. We joke that we now hold the world record for the single biggest retail failure in history — shuttered after 6 days! So . . . you run with it. Rely on key staff, communicate about what is going on a lot, stay positive and go after whatever opportunities you can think of."
Supporting small businesses in Victoria and beyond. #shoplocal
