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 …
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 …
The adVenture Capital Conference is designed to introduce entrepreneurs and prospective entrepreneurs to business opportunities in British Columbia’s Elk Valley.
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There were several challenges facing local businesses unearthed through last year’s Business Walks, and succession planning was chief among them. Given that almost half of business owners planning to sell in the next five years have not prepared themselves with a succession plan and have no effective exit strategy that will assure the ongoing success …
There’s a great deal written here (oh, and here, and here, and here!) about the variety of advantages to creating “your better life” in the Kootenays, both East and West. This makes for a tremendous resource for looking for opportunities but equally so for listing your opportunity on Imagine Kootenay. They are vast and varied, …
Can you launch and grow a global business from a small town? Andrew Zwicker finds out in Episode 76 of the ‘You Can Do That Here!’ podcast.
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Looking to get into business in the Kootenays? Fortunately, there’s plenty of help available to see you fulfill your dream as economic development, and the growing support of entrepreneurs and business, is at the top of the list of priorities for the entire Kootenay region, East and West. Business development in a nutshell According to …
How long is my commute? Will I have to deal with traffic everyday? Can my kids explore their neighbourhood freely? How far is it to the things I love to do: mountain bike, hike, ski? How much will it cost to buy a home? The answers to these questions are becoming the standard for where …
Ours is a region that is large and very diverse. The East and West Kootenays, still very much dependent on healthy resource industries, from coal to forestry to hydro to ensure it’s economic viability and growth, encompass a significant portion of the eastern half of British Columbia. Throw expanding technology and tourism sectors into the …
Originally posted at Kootenay Business ~ FortisBC has received regulatory approval from the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to build a new Kootenay Operations Centre. FortisBC has received regulatory approval from the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to build a new Kootenay Operations Centre in Castlegar. B.C. and will begin construction as early as May. Once complete, …