Clients

Directis works with leaders in small business and the not-for-profit sector who are dedicated and passionate about growth and improvement.

These are the qualities that our clients share:

• Strong emphasis on ethical, values-based business or mission-driven organizations
• Interested in seeking ways to improve their organizations in a collaborative way (not always top-down)
• Ready to listen to and take action on reasonable opinions from a third party perspective
• Stable relationships with employees and/or labour groups
• Seeking better results (productivity, profit, service) through improving leadership, business processes and employee engagement.

We are based in Victoria, BC and serve clients on Vancouver Island and in the BC Lower Mainland.

Small & Medium-sized Business

Here are some of the organizations we’ve worked with:

• Ambrosia Catering & Events Centre (Victoria, BC) – catering and event space
• Victoria Executive Centre (Victoria, BC) – executive meeting and training facility
• Omni Graphics Ltd. (Richmond, BC) – electronics manufacturing
• The Ascent Partnership (Burnaby, BC) – accounting
• Positec Solutions Inc. (Langley, BC) – point of sale software and systems
• Tritex Fabrics Ltd. (Vancouver, BC) – fabric and soft goods wholesaler / jobber
• Select Publications Ltd. (Vancouver, BC) – book publisher/distributer
• NeoCode Software Ltd. (Vancouver, BC) – web 2.0 developer
• Posture Perfect Solutions Ltd. (North Vancouver, BC) – ergonomics products marketing
• ISun Media Ltd. (Vancouver, BC) – retail store audio systems
• Ockham Systems Consulting Ltd. (Coquitlam, BC) – quality assurance consulting
• CommonSkys (Victoria, BC) – webcasting and videoconferencing
• Animikii Ltd. (Victoria, BC) – content management software development
• PrinceHeron Communications (Victoria, BC) – communication consulting
• Shanti Shiatsu (Victoria, BC) – health care
• Giles Environmental Engineering Ltd. (Shawnigan Lake, BC) – engineering

Other clients in the small-medium business sector have been in retail, tourism attractions, real estate development, manufacturing, high tech and professional services. We don’t have an industry specialty – rather, we specialize in collaborative strategic planning and business improvement consulting.

Our Services & Resources for Small & Medium Businesses

Not-for-Profit and Education Sector

• Richmond Food Security Society (Richmond, BC)
• Canadian Association for Family Enterprise, Vancouver Island Chapter
• Canadian Mental Health Association, Healthy Minds-Healthy Campuses Project (Victoria/Vancouver, BC)
• Intrepid Theatre Society (Victoria, BC)
• Victoria Family Violence Prevention Society (Victoria, BC)
• The Victoria Foundation (Victoria, BC)
• Camosun College South Island Partnership (Victoria, BC)
• Electrical Industry Training Institute (Surrey, BC)
• Dress for Success (Vancouver, BC)
• Douglas College Self-Employment Program (Coquitlam, BC)
• Camosun College School of Business (Victoria, BC)
• University of Calgary Animal Research Centre (Calgary, AB)

Our Services & Resources for Non-Profit Organizations

Government / Large Corporations

Our current interest in government work focuses on the municipal or regional level, supporting small businesses and non-profit organizations through municipal activities. Previously, we’ve worked on a diverse menu of projects with organizations including:

• Ministry of Forests (Resource Tenures Branch)
• Ministry of Transportation (Health & Safety Section)
• Ministry of Children and Families (Supported Child Care Program)
• BC Hydro (Field Services)
• City of Surrey (Parks Department)
• Canfor Forest Products (Wood Fibre Products Manufacturing)
• Seaspan International (Vancouver Shipyards / Victoria Shipyards)
• Business Development Bank of Canada (Consulting)