Manufacturing Grabs New Foothold in the Kootenays
The Kootenays has always offered the unique draw of the combination of lifestyle and recreation for thousands who have sought out a work-life balance that accommodates their love of both small-town living and the outdoors. Talk to most and you’ll likely discover that they were seeking a way to earn a living while at the […]
GLOWS Joins Forces with Selkirk College
Opening the doors to the exploration of science for young people is the focus of the Growing Learning Opportunities With Science program that has been building momentum in our region over the years. The program has now moved into a partnership with Selkirk College where synergies will help continue the great work.
Imagine Kootenay Wins Top Honours for Marketing Innovation in BC
Imagine Kootenay (IK) was awarded the top honour for marketing and innovation in the province last week by the BC Economic Development Association. The IK partnership and imaginekootenay.ca/ website was recognized for their website and program branding work at the BC Economic Development Association Summit in Vancouver on June 15th, 2016. Imagine Kootenay competed as a regional program in the category of ‘populations over 20,000’ and was up against projects coming out of the lower mainland and other urban centres.
Increased Infrastructure Makes Kootenays Tech Business Friendly
Lifestyle, lifestyle, lifestyle is the new location, location location! The Kootenays is a highly desirable place to live and work and the increased availability of infrastructure now makes it viable for technology businesses to take the leap and operate successfully away from the city. Kootenays supports innovation and startup success There are pockets of tech […]
Fernie Company Making Cabins for Investors in the Glamping Market
Media Release~ The Little Cabin Company has been established in Fernie BC to manufacture little cabins targeting the glamping market. The unique cabins have been designed and built to current BC and Canadian National Building Code standards and are highly insulated to keep them warm in the winter but cool in the hot summer sun. […]
SunMine Wins National Engineering Project Award
Press Release~ Kimberley’s SunMine has won the National Award for an Engineering Project or Achievement from Engineers Canada at their Awards Gala on May 26th in Charlottetown, PEI. The National Award for an Engineering Project or Achievement bestows distinction for an outstanding engineering project or achievement that has had a significant positive impact on society […]
Succession Planning Series: Advantages to Buying an Existing Business
You’re looking to take things in a new direction and you’re ready to take the plunge into owning your own business. You want to be your own boss! In our final instalment of our month-long Succession Planning Series, we’re going to look at why buying an existing business is a great idea. Of course, you […]
Hills and mountains: Startup Canada Day on the Hill and Startup Revelstoke
Originally posted by British Columbia Innovation Council May 5 was a big day for startups in Canada. Not only did thousands meet in Ottawa to discuss the industry, Startup Canada expanded to Revelstoke, BC. Here’s Jean Marc La Flamme’s take. Jean Marc is the community leader for Startup Revelstoke. Startup Canada heads for the hill […]
Succession Planning Series: Steps to Selling Your Business
In the last few weeks, we’ve explored a variety of ways to approach succession planning, from passing the business to a successor to transferring ownership through an employee or management buyout. Another option to keeping the vision behind your hard entrepreneurial efforts alive and seeing your company’s continued growth and success is the option of […]
TELUS Investing $8 Million to Connect Grand Forks With Advanced Fibre Optic Network
Media Release~ TELUS investing $8 million to connect Grand Forks homes and businesses directly to advanced fibre optic network Direct fibre connection will dramatically boost data capacity, providing local homes access to Internet speeds of up to 150 megabits per second and Optik TV, enhanced wireless coverage and speed, and even faster Internet speeds for […]