This post is a condensed version of a Startup Week Boulder workshop and blog post by Sandy Grason and Chris Franks of MadSmarts. I attended this workshop and got some great tips on how to create quality video with a small budget and create video that will sell your products by not explaining the ‘what’ but by selling [...]
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Kelowna Flightcraft CEO Barry LaPointe Talks Strategy Changes and his Entrepreneurial History
May 6th marked a special day in history for Kelowna Flightcraft. It was the newly-appointed President of the company’s first day with the third largest Airline Company in Canada. I am very proud of all of our accomplishments and successes… Our organization is one of the oldest, most successful and respected aviation companies in Canada; however, after 43 [...]
David Burke Talks Entrepreneurship at the Streaming Cafe – Video
On Monday, April 8th, Accelerate Okanagan’s, Jeff Keen, had an up close, personal chat with StarDyne’s CEO, David Burke. As part of our Entrepreneurs Unplugged series, these events have been very well received by the Okanagan tech community and beyond. If you happened to miss out, luckily for you, the whole thing was taped and [...]
metabridge Returns!
metabridge will host its fifth annual event in Kelowna, British Columbia on June 20-21, 2013. metabridge is a non-profit created to provide a unique experience for Canadian technology companies by fostering direct connections with key Silicon Valley technology partners for investment, joint strategic partnerships, mentorship and advisory opportunities. The two-day retreat will consists of interactive presentations, [...]
“Team Brocket” Announces 4th Gaming Marathon
Geoffrey Webb, coordinator of the Team Brocket Gaming Marathon initiative announces that for the fourth time in two years, a group of Kelowna students will spend 24 hours to raise funds for this year’s charity, Free the Children. Webb said that “we are supporting Free the Children, whose mission is to empower youth in Canada [...]
Venture Okanagan invests in keeping kids safe online
A Kelowna entrepreneur with a stellar track record for helping keep kids safe online is positioning himself to do it once more, this time with some additional support from Venture Okanagan. Chris Priebe, who helped his brother make Club Penguin the safe and secure site that has since become an industry standard, now runs 2 [...]
HuStream Selected to Participate in Popular UBCO Business Competition
*The results of the Live Case Competition can be found below. HuStream announced on Tuesday that they have been selected by the UBCO Faculty of Management as the Focal Company for their Live Case Competition being conducted April 2 – 4 at the UBCO campus. The Live Case Competition is an innovative initiative where 100s [...]
Accelerate Okanagan VAP Clients Compete for $5,000 Cash Prize
By Reid Schretlen Reid is a BBA Honours Student at Okanagan College. His Honours project, which addressed the question, “How can Technology Entrepreneurs in the Okanagan meet, attract and ultimately secure funding from local Angel Investors?” recently received 3 Okanagan College Business awards. Five of the six entrepreneurs presenting at the next round of Venture Okanagan’s Investors Forum at [...]
UPDATE: Reid Schretlen Wins All 3 Okanagan College Business Awards for his Honours Project on Angel Investing & Technology Entrepreneurs
On Monday, March 25th Reid Schretlen, Honours student at Okanagan College in the Bachelor of Business Administration Program, presented his findings on a study he conducted for Accelerate Okanagan over the past seven months. After interviewing eight local angel investors, Reid shared his answers to his research question: How can Technology Entrepreneurs in the Okanagan meet, attract and ultimately secure [...]
Startup Week Okanagan Recap – You Had Me at Hello
Maybe it was crazy- the decision to hold 32 events over the course of 10 days- or maybe it was just Awesome. 10 days of Awesome to be exact. The Birth of Startup Week Rumors of a mini-SXSW in the Okanagan have been floating for some time now, but Startup Week Okanagan was officially born [...]
