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Prepare to add a splash of local love to your shopping journey with the Pink Friday spirit! Pink Friday, a prelude to the Black Friday frenzy, is all about celebrating and supporting small businesses. Let’s delve into what Pink Friday is, why it matters, and how you, as a
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Hi everyone! We talked last week about the grant we've been approved for from Alberta Innovates. It's super exciting to let you all know that we've been moving forward on using that grant to grow and continue supporting the community. We completed our first
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Hi Makers! We're excited to share that The Virtual Market has been awarded a grant from Alberta Innovates, and we're all about turning this into a win for each one of our fantastic vendors. What's in Store for You: The grant will be strategically
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Today, I write to you with an overflowing sense of joy and accomplishment. I’m one of the women featured in the latest article from Platform Calgary, "Startup Stories: Women in Tech." It's such a great opportunity to share our story. When I first started working
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The first couple of weeks being launched as been incredible! We've welcomed some new vendors and the feedback from existing vendors has been invaluable. We knew there would be some kinks and everyone has been working together to share workarounds while our awesome Development Team continues to build
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It’s interesting creating a business… It’s hard to not get caught up in the everyday “tasks”. The things that feel important but are really just distractions from what you WANT to do… from what encouraged you to start this in the first place. For me, the distraction has
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I can’t believe I’m typing this note out. Starting this project was meant to be short term and then we fast forward over two years later and it’s become a full fledged business with staff! I think it’s the perfect example of how we can come