BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260618T154500Z DTEND:20260618T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Women In Business: Personal Storytelling in Business DESCRIPTION:About our speaker \n\n\nVictoria Downes Vice President\, Equity Alliance for Business Eastern Bank\n\n\n \n\nVictoria Downes is a banking leader\, strategist\, and educator who operates at the intersection of finance\, entrepreneurship\, and equity. As a Vice President with Eastern Bank's Equity Alliance for Business program\, she provides relationship-based banking\, capital access strategies\, and practical business guidance to help entrepreneurs strengthen\, scale\, and sustain their companies.\n\n \n\nWith nearly 20 years of entrepreneurial and consulting experience\, Victoria brings a dual perspective that bridges the gap between banking and the realities of running a business. Her background spans small business program design\, capacity-building\, and community partnership development\, equipping her to support founders with both technical expertise and cultural fluency.\n\n \n\nAs a woman\, immigrant\, and business owner herself\, Victoria understands firsthand the systemic barriers facing entrepreneurs. Whether she is advising business owners\, facilitating learning spaces\, or collaborating with community partners\, her mission is consistent: expand access\, strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems\, and help businesses grow on their own terms. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n
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Victoria Downes Vice President\, Equity Alliance for Business Eastern Bank
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Victoria Downes is a banking leader\, strategist\, and educator who operates at the intersection of finance\, entrepreneurship\, and equity. As a Vice President with Eastern Bank&rsquo\;s Equity Alliance for Business program\, she provides relationship-based banking\, capital access strategies\, and practical business guidance to help entrepreneurs strengthen\, scale\, and sustain their companies.
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With nearly 20 years of entrepreneurial and consulting experience\, Victoria brings a dual perspective that bridges the gap between banking and the realities of running a business. Her background spans small business program design\, capacity-building\, and community partnership development\, equipping her to support founders with both technical expertise and cultural fluency.
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As a woman\, immigrant\, and business owner herself\, Victoria understands firsthand the systemic barriers facing entrepreneurs. Whether she is advising business owners\, facilitating learning spaces\, or collaborating with community partners\, her mission is consistent: expand access\, strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems\, and help businesses grow on their own terms.
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\n LOCATION:The Groton Inn 128 Main Street\, Groton UID:e.518.50011 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260520T205203Z URL:https://business.nvcoc.com/events/details/women-in-business-personal-storytelling-in-business-50011 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR