Recommended Businesses and Business Partners Directory for Vancouver Island

A New Direction In Auto Financing

Opening September 15th
Trust Mark Auto
211-Nicol Street
250-244-1975
www.trustmarkauto.com

Inspiro Services is committed to inspiring and empowering individuals, groups and organizations to achieve greatness.Inspiro services works with executives, managers, professionals and business owners to strengthen their leadership skills and capabilities.

Sharka Stuyt, owner and speaker, was selected as one of the Top 40 Under 40 business people in BC by Business in Vancouver Magazine and was selected a finalist in the 20 Most Influential Women in BC in Dec. 2000.

Meet Sharka www.inspiroservices.com

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Image is everything!!
Before you go ahead and update business cards and/or printed materials consider polishing your overall presentation.
Whether it's new headshots...
or imagery of local lifestyle...
or a product that just needs to be shown off properly give Lance a call.

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imagePhotographer~Lance Sullivan
Website: www.conceptphoto.ca
Bus: 250-741-7155
Cell: 250-741-4209






Lance Sullivan is a Nanaimo based professional photographer.



Concept Photography Rates:
Realtor Package 1)
Phone consultation, headshot in studio for business card, 2 outfits and 2 backgrounds
$150.00
Realtor Package 2)
Phone consultation, on location photography session for new headshot, feature sheet stock images, 2 local locations, 2 hour max time, cd provided, and drive, limit Nanaimo
$285.00
Realty Package 2 (Out of Town)
Phone consultation, on location photography session for new headshot, feature sheet stock images, 2 local locations, 2 hour max time, cd provided, and drive, Parksville to Ladysmith
$350.00
Half Day Realty Rate 4 Hours from Ladysmith to Parksville
$480.00
Half Day Rate from Victoria to Campbell River, Courtenay area. Travel included
$750.00
Full Day rate from Ladysmith to Parksville,8 hours
$930.00
Full Day rate for Victoria to Courtenay, Campbell River
$1200.00

"I have seen a lot of examples of how incredible Lance's work is through my dealings with realtors and I am always hugely impressed. His style is a cut above most photographers I have come across. He makes my job way easier by providing my realtors with great graphics to incorporate into their web sites."
Jason Lott- A Big Brain

We are pleased to offer a new value-added service to compliment your web site.

Virtual tours allow someone interested in your product or service to get a better appreciation ofwhat you are promoting.

360 degree tours are useful for:

Real Estate- For showcasing a property or business
Accommodations- To compare the different room layouts, sizes, views, and amenities
Retail stores- offering people a peek in "what's in store" for them
Restaurants- Show off your ambiance or your menu
Business- for demonstrating a product, educating customers on care and troubleshooting
Medical- for clinics, Dr.'s, researchers to illustrate procedures and models or highlight facilities
Education- for any level

Virtual Tour Pricing-

Realtors- Virtual Home Tour- $100 each*
Virtual Home Tour with Floorplan- $150 each*

Businesses- Virtual Tour- $100 each*

*Monthly Fee- $10image















Samples:

Accommodations Inn on Long Lake

Real Estate CLICK HERE

Another Real Estate CLICK HERE

THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DIRECTORY-GET YOUR WORD OUT TO MORE PEOPLE MONTHLY!

A great resource for the local businesses in the downtown Nanaimo core is the Downtown Business Directory

The directory is Direct mailed to homes and businesses in the Downtown area- delivered to every Nanaimo Realtor,and Baxter Air seatback positioning, Gabriola Ferry, Protection Island Ferry, Departure Bay Ferry Terminal, and Nanaimo Airport arrival/departure lounge.

Reach more people for your advertising dollar - advertise monthly in the Directory!

This month they are offering their advertisers placement in their brand-new website directory for free with a link to your website/email. Check out their new web site for current advertising rates and excellent coverage.image

The Downtown Nanaimo Partnership is a Committee of City Council and has been created to facilitate revitalization of Downtown Nanaimo. The Partnership grew out of the work started in 1999 by the Downtown Strategy Team and continued into 2001 by the Downtown Action and Advisory Committee.

Wi-Fi Network

Looking for hi-speed wireless Internet access while travelling the various points on Vancouver Island?
Check out the coverage map (and follow the link to area maps HERE )
to see if your destination has access to the WiFi network offered by BroadbandXpress.

THE MARINE WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORK
BroadbandXpress is the total service provider for high speed wireless internet (WiFi) in the marine market. BroadbandXpress offers a seamless high speed WiFi network with daily, monthly and annual plans. Roam anywhere in our network at one low cost.

Newly Built locations:

1:Tacoma: Dockstreet Marina in Downtown Tacoma and City Marina(beside Museum of Glass)
2: Lopez Island: Fisherman Bay- Islands Marine Center and Lopez Islander Resort.
3: Point Hudson(Port Townsend)
4: Royal Vancouver Yacht Club- Stanley Park-

Downtown Vancouver Locations Under construction and Planning: Washington:
1: Carillon Point: Lake Washington
2: Port of Edmonds
3: Port of Brownsville

British Columbia:
1:False Creek Yacht Club: Vancouver-False Creek
2:Royal Vancouver Yacht Club Jericho:Vancouver on English Bayimage

www.realestatecampbellriver.com
www.parksvillequalicumbeachrealty.com
www.forsaleladysmith.com
www.vancouverislandhome.com
www.vancouverislandparadise.com
www.parksvillehomesales.com
www.realty4u.ca
www.atyourserviceralphgaler.com
www.parksvillequalicumrealtor.com
www.comoxvalleylifestylerealtor.com
www.nanaimogifts.com
www.qualicumbeachproperties.com
www.seasideforsale.com
www.forsalevancouverisland.com
www.nanaimolistings.com
www.raypellerin.com
www.planetprocessors.com
www.leifrosvold.com
www.maysutton.com
www.realestatenanaimobc.com
www.toniandcarol.com
www.ladysmithlistings.com
www.anitaandpeter.com

Oceanside Bed & Breakfast
752 Soriel Rd.,
Parksville, BC V9P 2P9
1-250-951-3005

If you are looking for a place to stay while in Parksville give Vivian a call

Hair Salons

Hairstylz at Woodgrove Pines Mall
Unit E- 6439 Portsmouth (Off Applecross Road)
Nanaimo, BC V9V 1A3
Telephone: (250) 390-9082
Hairstylzists~ Rosemarie McNally & Amy Hanlon

Planet Processors provide cost-effective transactional services for businesses worldwide.
Their clients range from call center-assisted to independent unassisted purchases. These services enable companies the ability to accept credit card payments.
If you need a merchant account for your business, Click HERE for preferred rates offered my clients.



www.shawevents.com is Shaw Cable in Nanaimo's web site with links to their local contacts for service for Cable and High Speed Internet. You get to deal directly with your local office instead of waiting in a cue on a general switchboard.
Tourism Nanaimo- www.tourismnanaimo.com
2010 Commerce Centre- www.2010CommerceCentre.ca
Downtown Nanaimo Partnership- www.nanaimodowntown.com
Regional District of Nanaimo- www.rdn.bc.ca
BC Chamber of Commerce- www.bcchamber.org
Canadian Chamber of Commerce- www.chamber.ca
Canada/BC Business Service Centre- www.smallbusinessbc.ca
One-Stop Business Registration- www.onestopbc.ca
Community Futures Development Corporations of Western Canada-
www.communityfutures.ca
Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Island-
www.cfnanaimo.org