Early this month we launched the Route 97 Edition of Startup Basics. On November 5th our team hit the road and spent time in four different Okanagan cities over four days. The purpose of the Route 97 Edition of Startup Basics was to engage in a meaningful way with entrepreneurs and community organizations and to support the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem across the Okanagan.
In each...
The OKGN Angel Summit is an investor-led program designed to expose accredited investors to the world of angel investing through a guided, hands-on process where a small venture capital fund is raised, deals are screened, and an actual investment in a startup is made. Participants will go through an 11-week series of structured investor meetings including company reviews, founder pit...
In an effort to keep the public and business community informed on the economy of the region, The Regional District of Central Okanagan’s Economic Development Commission (COEDC) - the region’s primary business resource – commissioned a 2018 Central Okanagan Economic Profile and 5 Sector Profiles: Agriculture / Viticulture, Animation / Film / Digital Media, Healthcare, Information & Communic...
Vancouver – November 22, 2018 – BC’s tech economy has once again received a top grade in KPMG’s British Columbia Technology Report Card (Tech Report Card). The report rates the tech sector’s performance in the provincial and global economies, as well as its potential to grow. While the BC tech sector has enjoyed its overall ‘A’ status since 2014 when compared to other BC industries, this year’s...
