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Category: Business in the Kootenays

High-Speed Fibre Optic Service Now in Downtown Rossland

Businesses in downtown Rossland can now reap the benefits of high-speed Internet with up to 100 mbps symmetrical service. The downtown area is now connected to the fibre optic network of the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Basin Trust. “We’re proud to be celebrating this achievement with the City […]

Eco-Retreat Investment Opportunity

Mulvehill Creek Eco-Retreat promotes innovation and affordable living Expanding into affordable, sustainable living, the innovative Mulvehill Creek Eco-Living Innovation Centre just south of Revelstoke is offering a variety of opportunities to participate in it’s evolution. Whether as a resident, a collaborator or as an actual investor, it’s a chance to be involved in something quite […]

Local BC Crowdfunding Opportunities Open Up – InvestLocalBC

At this point, I’m sure everyone is pretty familiar with the whole crowdfunding phenomenon. If you haven’t contributed to a campaign yourself, the name Kickstarter has become the face of innovation and debt-free startup funding and is immediately recognizable. Between Kickstarter and Indiegogo, another popular crowdfunding website, I’ve purchased the best ever device charger, a […]

Western Innovation Initiative – Call for Proposals!

Commercialization Funding for SMEs Hosted by the Government of Canada On March 14, 2016, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) will be launching the 3rd call for proposals for the Western Innovation Initiative (WINN). The first two intakes resulted in support for 21 projects in B.C. with companies receiving over $18 million in funding commitments. The […]

Imagine Working, Investing & Living in the Kootenays!

New partnership launched to attract investment and a diversified workforce to the Kootenays. Invest Kootenay and Work West Kootenay have joined forces to create one dynamic new platform to showcase the Kootenays: Imagine Kootenay. Imagine Kootenay (IK) focuses on highlighting the region as a great place to work, and excellent area to invest and an […]

40 under 40 — Saluting the Kootenays’ Younger Business People

Originally posted at Kootenay Business Commonalities exist within this dynamic group of young business leaders Kootenay Business noticed some fascinating trends when we received nominations for our brand new 40 under 40 list, which celebrates young business owners, partners, managers or key employees in the Kootenay/Boundary/Revelstoke areas. First, we learned that many of these younger […]

Imagine Kootenay Widget Now Available!

Imagine Kootenay has launched a new online widget that allows its community partners to add a live feed of local business investment opportunities to their website. This also means that when business opportunity holders create a free listing at imaginekootenay.ca/, their listing will automatically be displayed on multiple websites. Anyone with a website can use […]

New Economy Flourishing in Revelstoke

The Information Age has revolutionized the way business is being done. In a mere 20 years, the world moved from business to business along Main Street to business to business across the Pacific, across the Atlantic and beyond. From typewriters to laptops, suits to sweatpants and office cubicles to shared workspaces. And it continues to […]