BCIT is holding its own market this winter. The Alumni Holiday Market is in its third year and is exclusively made up of BCIT alumni. Director of Alumni Relations Lisa Yung says that the market was created during the pandemic to help struggling alumni businesses.
“We felt what a great way to kind of give exposure and highlight some of the really interesting offerings, and just kind of accomplishments that our alumni have done.”
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Yung also says the market is completely free to all vendors and BCIT gets no kickback unlike other markets happening in Metro Vancouver.
“It’s just literally free marketing, by our team through all of our channels, and we have over 200,000 alumni. So I just feel like it’s a win win for them, honestly, to take advantage of this opportunity.”
Yung goes on to say the event highlights the entrepreneurial spirit that a lot of BCIT students have and all she asks is that some of the businesses consider giving a discount to other alumni. The fair is online only and runs until December 31st.