If anyone on your shopping list loves to expand their horizons, feed their mind, or just escape into some quality pages, today’s #BuyFromHer is just what you need. We’re highlighting women-owned businesses and products in BC that are making inroads in the world of books and learning.

From independent bookstores offering curated selections of diverse voices to innovative educational tools designed to inspire and educate, these entrepreneurs are dedicated to enriching minds and fostering a love for learning. By choosing to #BuyFromHer, you’re not only finding the perfect gifts for the knowledge seekers in your life but also supporting talented women entrepreneurs and their local communities.

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MEET THE FEATURED BUSINESSES

Sandra Nomoto

Location: Vancouver

Sandra Nomoto’s award-winning book, ‘Vegan Marketing Success Stories’, is the first book to highlight the marketing tactics of vegan businesses around the world.

From reviewing the basics to defining the marketing terms you’ve seen but perhaps haven’t implemented, ‘Vegan Marketing Success Stories’ covers your bases in marketing vegan businesses—all without requiring a million-dollar marketing budget.

“The vegan industry is on the rise, and this book is equal parts inspirational, cautionary tale, and the practical manual you’ll need to succeed today,” says Sandra Nomoto, Author.

Available in paperback, ebook, and audio.

Learn more and connect with Sandra Nomoto

Website: Sandra Nomoto   

Facebook: @sandranomotobooks           

LinkedIn: @sandranomoto       

Build a Biz Kids

Location: Port Coquitlam

Turn your child into a successful entrepreneur! This KidPreneur Accelerator Course will help them start and launch their own business, step-by-step! Watch as they learn product ideation, branding, market research, finance, sales and more! Whether they grow up to work for a company, or start one themselves, entrepreneurship flexes more essential soft skills than anything else. This hands-on experience will fuel their growth as they learn to make independent decisions, build resiliency and gain valuable self-awareness.

This is the only fully voice-guided at-home Kid Entrepreneur course. Your child will learn from other kids about topics like: Market Research; How to Make Money; Prototyping; and more! With plenty of visual engagement, step-by-step workbooks, and even activities and conversation starters to have at home with the whole family, this is a gift that you will see the positive impacts in your child for years to come.

“We are a registered charity as well so all proceeds of the KidPreneur Course will go towards making future-ready education and preventing mental health challenges in youth more accessible to vulnerable and disadvantaged children across BC,” says Leah Coss, Co-founder and CEO.

Learn more and connect with Build a Biz Kids

Website: Build a Biz Kids                             

Instagram: @buildabizkids    

Facebook: @buildabizkids     

LinkedIn: @build-a-biz-kids-bizkids-practical-education-assn       

‘Limitless Kids, Brighter Future’ | Diverse Abilities Programs Inc.

Location: Victoria

Until society knows how to interact with people who are blind, communicate with people who are deaf, understand that most disabilities are not apparent, and that accessibility is more than a parking spot, a bathroom, and a ramp we will never have inclusion; we will only continue to talk about it. 

‘Limitless Kids, Brighter Future’ stands out as a unique resource for parents and educators because it combines foundational life skills with the powerful concepts of mindfulness, gratitude, and the Law of Attraction, all tailored specifically for children aged 3 to 7.

Written by early childhood educator Fatemeh Rafiie, this book goes beyond traditional teaching methods by integrating interactive exercises and real-life applications that help young children cultivate self-awareness, positivity, and a growth mindset. Unlike other children’s books, ‘Limitless Kids, Brighter Future’ provides a practical roadmap to instill confidence and resilience in children from a young age, empowering them with tools for lifelong emotional well-being and a limitless mindset.

Learn more and connect with Diverse Abilities Programs Inc.

Website: Diverse Abilities Programs Inc.                              

Facebook: @DisabilityAwarenessConsultant     

Fable Book Parlour

Location: Revelstoke

The Fable Book Parlour’s mission is to provide Revelstoke with a thriving indie book and music store. Opening in 2021 after the previous bookstore in town closed, for the first four months the shop operated exclusively out of a bookmobile.

It is tricky to successfully operate niche stores in small towns, but feeling strongly that the town would support a bookstore, Fable Book Parlour saw an opportunity to put together two of the things they loved most in life: literature and music. Fable is a place where people come for book or music recommendations, artists and musicians meet and perform, people sit and play our store piano, buy books/vinyl, or simply relax and enjoy the atmosphere.

“Our aim is to provide an experience for our customers by creating a space that takes people away from the busy’ness of everyday life and transports them to a place of charm and whimsy. Our business has been a success not only because we’ve made smart business choices, but because our customers can feel how much we love it. In an industry with slim profit margins, innovation and creativity are key. We love coming up with new ideas to expand our business in novel (pun intended) ways and to always provide the very best customer experience,” says Stacy Batchelor, Co-owner.

This fall they also opened The Sound Cellar – a new project under the Fable umbrella that operates in a new location in downtown Revelstoke and hosts music lessons, live music, workshops, rehearsal sessions, amateur recording and special events.

“We’re excited to explore ideas like karaoke nights, ladies open-mic nights, drag performances, and low-pressure new performer nights,” says Stacy. “Oh-and the Fable Bookmobile is still around! We take it to music festivals in the summer-so far Salmon Arm Roots & Blues and Kaslo Jazz Fest.”

Learn more and connect with Fable Book Parlour

Website: Fable Book Parlour

Instagram: @fablebookparlour    

Facebook: @fablebookparlour     

FOLKLIFE

Location: Victoria

FOLKLIFE is the award-winning, semi-annual, slow-living lifestyle magazine featuring folks who live close to the earth, with intention, and creativity, all with a goal to slow the FOLK down.

Evoking fine crafter-ship with its minimalist design, matte aesthetic, poetic editorial, and vibrant photography, the 128-page beauty FOLKLIFE honours art and agriculture, business and creativity, food and farming, and dwellings and nature. Each issue explores one theme through engaging interviews, stories, photographs, recipes, and artwork, celebrating and connecting those who live simply and sustainably.

“There’s no other magazine like it. A beautiful keepsake of a magazine that celebrates the way people live here on the West Coast,” says Alina Cerminara, Publisher.

Shop FOLKLIFE

Learn more and connect with FOLKLIFE

Website: FOLKLIFE         

Instagram: @folklifemedia    

Facebook: @folklifemag