Part 3/4 In our series on strategies for growing small businesses, we've explored how to enhance business development and sales. Now, we shift focus to another critical aspect: strengthening...
Part 3/4 In our series on strategies for growing small businesses, we've explored how to enhance business development and sales. Now, we shift focus to another critical aspect: strengthening...
Economic Perspectives from BCBC website BRITISH COLUMBIA - The August release of the Labour Force Survey delivered more bad news about the state of B.C.’s labour market. The total number of people...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada’s transition to zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) is one broadly supported by the provincial and federal government to reach their collective climate reduction targets – but...
QUALICUM BEACH - Goats on the Roof to Goats in the Alley! In seeking sustainable solutions for maintaining communal spaces, this pilot project will use goats to clear blackberries and brambles from...
VICTORIA - The Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) announced the signing of a government-to-government (G2G) contract with France’s DGA – La direction générale de l’Armement (DGA) du ministère...
OTTAWA - Yesterday, the federal government shared new details on the Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive (CEI) - measure that was proposed in the budget to offset some of the negative impact of the...
High Fuel Prices Related to Lack of Pipeline Infrastructure BRITISH COLUMBIA – Over the last decade invisible pipeline bottlenecks cost British Columbians big time – squeezing BC Lower Mainland...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 6,943 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in July 2024, a 2 per cent...
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA - Jessica Berglund has been named the next chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia. Sandra...
VICTORIA– The United Way Southern Vancouver Island (UWSVI) congratulated the many local workplaces that ran campaigns for United Way in 2023-24, celebrating some of the most noteworthy as 2024...
COLWOOD - The City of Colwood has reported that it is on track to meet the Provinces mandated target of 940 new housing units within the next five years according to current residential construction...
VICTORIA - This year, the Capital Regional District (CRD) Arts & Culture Support Service (Arts Service) has awarded 101 grants totalling $2,738,370 to support local not-for-profit arts...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Last year alone, nearly three million hectares of forests were burned in BC wildfires – areas that must be replanted to support important ecosystems, sustain wildlife and critical...
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - Preliminary estimates from Statistics Canada show that B.C.’s economy grew by a modest 1.6% after inflation in 2023, down sharply from...
VICTORIA - The Federal Government announced that the new 480-room accommodations facility design work contract at CFB Esquimalt was awarded to Ellis Don Corporation in the amount of $10.1 million....
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Alison Dantas, CEO of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, has been elected to represent Vancouver Island on the board of the Federation of...