Women In Business: Personal Storytelling in Business
About our speaker –
Victoria Downes Vice President, Equity Alliance for Business Eastern Bank
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’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.
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.
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.
Women In Business: Personal Storytell...
Date and Time
Thursday Jun 18, 2026
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Thursday June 18, 2026
1145am - 1pm
Location
The Groton Inn
128 Main Street, Groton
Fees/Admission
Members - Early Bird Free (register by 6/5 | add lunch $25) Lunch options (deadline to order lunch 6/11/26)
Future Members - $25 (add $25 for lunch)
Chicken Salad on Spinach Wrap (cranberries, local apples, romaine, caesar dressing, arugula)
OR
Southwest on Focaccia (V) (avocado, cucumber, tomato, red onion, chipotle aioli, roasted corn)
Includes sandwich, chips, cookie and soda/seltzer
