The adVenture Capital Conference is designed to introduce entrepreneurs and prospective entrepreneurs to business opportunities in British Columbia’s Elk Valley.
Read moreElk Valley Conference Aims to Attract Entrepreneurs to the Kootenays
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.
Read moreHow to sell anywhere, without leaving the Kootenays
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 …
The College of the Rockies is receiving $843,000 toward the purchase of new training equipment, including two L3 Mobile Truck Driving Training simulators and health care training mannequins.
Read moreNew training equipment coming to College of the Rockies
WorkBC Centres provide a range of services and supports that help unemployed British Columbians prepare for, find and maintain employment.
Read moreWorkBC celebrates successful job-seekers as it marks its fourth anniversary
Rural communities across British Columbia have been the happy beneficiaries of increasingly fast Internet service thanks to the networks of fibre optic cable that have been installed over the course of the past decade or so. With such a foundation allowing for increasingly tech oriented industry, what were previously considered remote, regional, resource based economies …