Business directory
Apothékary
Shizu Okusa | BCOM 2010
Mother Nature's "farmacy", offering natural plant-based alternatives to over-the-counter drugs and synthetic ingredient supplements.
Authentic Truth Coaching
Iana Snelling | MM 2016
Iana partners with clients to help connect them to their Authentic Truth. To surrender fully to who they are so that they may create powerful and meaningful connections with themselves and the world around them to lead a more fulfilling, courageous life.
Bauble Boutique
Uzma Khan | MBA 2011
Bauble Boutique is a based online shop, bringing you the most fashion-forward styles in jewelry and accessories.
Better Basics
Samantha Rayner | MBA 2009
Better Basics is on a mission to eliminate single-use plastic waste by offering refillable soap and cleaning products, along with reusable and biodegradable products for your home.
Capital+
Alan Chu | BCom 2014
Capital+ specializes in building brands for asset managers and bridges the traditional handshake culture with modern marketing techniques.
Chandler Honey
Tique Chandler | BCom 2016
Chandler Honey is a collection of naturally infused raw honey, using whole ingredients such as lemon zest and vanilla beans, with no additives or extracts.
Clarity Planning Inc.
Felicia Lee | MBA 2006
Providing strategic financial insights and direction for your business and life.
Cloud Advisors
Rahul Rao | BCOM 2008
CloudAdvisors is Canada's Employee Benefits Marketplace. Connecting over 12,000 employers and 1 million Canadians with the benefits that help them lead happier, and healthier lives.
Dina Calligraphy
Dina Lu | BCOM 2017
Dina Lu is Calligraphy Workshop Instructor and Business Coach for Calligraphers based in, BC.
Freddie
Amaan Banwait | BCOM 2009
Freddie provides HIV prevention using PrEP. They offer a simple and discreet way to speak to an expert clinician virtually and have PrEP confidentially shipped for free.
Fresh Prep
Dhruv Sood | BCom 2013
Fresh Prep is a meal kit delivery service, based in Canada, and delivers convenient and sustainable solutions to everyday food problems.
Kayenne
Katherine Wong | BCOM 2017
Kayenne makes the next generation of office apparel. Apparel that is functional and transparent that serves women better than traditional run of the mill clothing ever could.
Kelowna Toyota
James Kaban | BCOM 2009
New and used car dealership specializing in Toyota and import vehicles.
King Insurance Services
Ka Hing Cheung | MBA 2015
King Insurance Services insurance broker in, BC that has specialized in home and commercial insurance for over a decade.
Laid Back Snacks
Neil Thomson | MBA 2010
Laid Back Snacks is a healthy snack food company based in, BC. Owned by husband and wife duo, Neil and Ryley, each snack is made with the nutritional philosophy of 80% fuel and 20% fun.
Nala Care
Ada Juristovski | BCom 2011
Nala is a line of body care providing premium & natural solutions for our most sensitive areas. They are best known for their natural & organic deodorants.
Ovou
Tony Chin | BCom 1987
OVOU is a smart business card that helps you build and nurture new connections.
Queenstone Law
Angela Cao | BCOM 2009
Queenstone Law provides a full range of dispute resolution services, including consultation, mediation, settlement negotiations, arbitration, and litigation.
RA Retirement Advisors
Richard Atkinson | BCom 1964
Helping boomers build a holistic plan designed to achieve a fulfilling retirement.
Susgrainable Health Foods Inc
Marc Wandler | MBA 2019
Susgrainable rescues beer "waste" into delicious baking mixes. Susgrainable partners with craft breweries, utilizes their spent grain (by-product high in fibre, protein and minerals) to make an Upcycled Barley Flour and numerous baking mixes.
The Pnk Stuff
Tsai-Ling Lee | MM 2017
The PNK stuff specializes in customizable retro typewriter style mechanical keyboards and other desktop essential peripherals. Suitable for all students, working individuals and gamers.
Visscher-Pau Automotive Ltd.
A.J. Pau | BCom 2003
Visscher-Pau Automotive Ltd. Is a family-owned, longstanding automotive repair and maintenance service business.
Well Beings Supply
Kitty Wong | BCom 2013
Well Beings Supply creates beautiful home & bath products to inspire simple swaps for a sustainable life. They are a (retired) father + (entrepreneurial) daughter team, crafting reusable goods in, BC.
Aisle
Suzanne Siemens | BCom 1988
Aisle has been innovating in menstrual care through reusables. Makers of cloth pads, period underwear and a menstrual cup, they have diverted thousands of disposable pads and tampons from landfills worldwide.
Ava Smart Garden
Valerie Song | BCom 2014
AVA Byte is a smart indoor garden that helps anyone get growing. Crafted by horticulturists and designers, Byte has been designed to help you harvest the freshest food at your fingertips.
Callia Flowers
Catherine Metrycki | BCom 2011
Callia is a tech-enabled start-up disrupting flowers across Canada. They're proudly Winnipeg-based, female-founded and 100% Canadian.
Clio
Rian Gauvrea | MBA 2011
Clio enables law firms to deliver better client experiences through cloud-based practice management, CRM and client intake software.
The Good Stuff
Tonner Jackson | MM 2013
The Good Stuff makes breakfast the easiest, healthiest, and most delicious meal of the day - so people have a head start on leading the lives they want.
Health Craft Clinic Physiotherapy
Lily Wu | BCom 2008
Health Craft Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic providing a variety of services such as physiotherapy and acupuncture at a busy and convenient downtown location.
Hughes International Pursuits Inc.
Darcy Hughes | MBA 2007
HIP is private equity and entrepreneurial ambition with roots in MusicTech, SportsTech, and Media. They work with rugged startups and content creators to pursue beyond the initial opportunity to build momentum.
Kelly Trach International Inc.
Kelly Trach | BCom 2016
Kelly helps visionaries build digital businesses with 1:1 services and online courses based on their genius.
Leze the Label
Tanya Lee | MM 2014
Leze the Label creates recycled workwear that feels like pyjamas, made for women to navigate their career journeys freely.
Outpost Coffee Roasters
Troy Kelly | MBA 2006
Outpost Coffee Roasters is a Toronto-based specialty-grade small batch, craft coffee roastery.
Pilea Gifts
Tina Lee | MM 2010
Pilea Gifts is an online gifts marketplace with a mission to empower artists worldwide and celebrate their work.
We work with our featured artists free of charge and welcome collaboration requests. Every purchase benefits an artist directly. We ship to Canada, US, Australia, and New Zealand.
PurposeMed
Amaan Banwait | BCom 2009
PurposeMed is a secure virtual care platform connecting healthcare providers with their patients across Canada.
Recloseted
Selina Ho | BCom 2016
Recloseted launches and scales sustainable fashion brands.
Smart Choice Professional Services Inc.
James Kwong | BCom 1999
Smart Choice Professional Services Inc. helps companies save both time and money in their recruitment process. We specialize in Accounting, Administration, Human Resources and Payroll opportunities across all industries.
Square One Insurance Services
Daniel Mirkovic | MBA 2007
Square One Insurance Services is an insurance agency (or brokerage) that serves British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.
Well Kept
Natalie Farrell | BCom 2011
Well Kept was created to provide simple, sustainable and sophisticated alternatives to everyday essentials - starting with solid brass safety razors.
Zimt Chocolates
Emma Smith | BCom 2011
Zimt creates vegan, organic and fair trade craft chocolates, sweetened with coconut sugar at their factory in East.
Blanka
Kaylee Astle | BCom 2013
Blanka is an app that helps anyone start a makeup or skincare line by automating the process of private labelling, manufacturing cruelty-free products from Canada, and offering no MOQ – all through an app that works with any e-commerce store!
Alumni business owner stories

Fashion for the home office that’s also easy on the planet
UBC Sauder alum Tanya Lee co-founded a sustainable clothing concept perfect for this WFH era. Sourcing only natural or recycled raw materials isn’t ea...
Helping reduce waste and drive change
UBC Sauder BCom Alumna Suzanne Siemens co-founded Lunapads to reduce that waste. Her reusable menstrual products company helps divert over 20 million ...
Changing the way people think about food
UBC BCom alum Dhruv Sood was inspired to create Fresh Prep while still a student at UBC Sauder.