Adventure. Webster’s defines it as a verb meaning “To engage in hazardous and exciting activity, especially the exploration of unknown territory.” By that definition, the world of entrepreneurship is nothing more than one big adventure. We start with an idea and a plan and then leap … Read More»
Entrepreneurs & Innovators Come Together in Castlegar
Even the shining sun and 28-degree weather could not hold back a group of 35 enthusiastic community members who came together on May 4th to attend a workshop hosted at Selkirk College to build Castlegar’s culture of entrepreneurship & innovation. “We’d like to bring together … Read More»
Ep. 108 – You Can Do That Here! – Torchlight Brewing
What is it you truly love? What are you currently doing as your main hobby? It’s been said over and over that the best way to succeed in business is by doing something you love, by getting deeply into your passion and turning that into your business. Let’s face it, entrepreneurship is far more … Read More»
Ep. 107 – You Can Do That Here! – No-See-um Ventures: How Overcoming Adversity Can Be Turned into a Competitive Advantage
Bad news… We’ve all been there before when something out of our control happens that dramatically changes the courses of our moment, day, year or lives. It can often be devastating and have a lasting impact on our lives. As we’ve all heard from many people in many ways, in life it’s not about what … Read More»
Building Castlegar’s Culture of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
A grassroots group of entrepreneurs and like minded community individuals are working together to build an engaged network to support innovation and entrepreneurship in Castlegar & area. To kick this off, they are hosting a workshop with the goal of creating several working groups … Read More»
Ep. 106 – You Can Do That Here! – Kootenay Precision Earthworks
Rob van der Laan grew up in The Netherlands, and in addition to wanting to be a rock star as a kid, he had a love of nature. In the largely wilderness free lands of Nether, that connection to nature grew into a love and practice of a new trade. Plying his wares as a horticulturist around The … Read More»
Junior Dragons’ Den is Coming to Nelson!
Junior Dragons’ Den is coming to Nelson and we’re looking for talented young entrepreneurs throughout the West Kootenay and Boundary area who want to get their business idea off the ground. Modelled after CBC’s “The Dragons’ Den”, students from Grades 7 to post-secondary level pitch their … Read More»
Ep. 101 – You Can Do That Here! – Harrop Proctor Community Forest: How to Drive Sustainability with Entrepreneurship
Over the last 150 or so years, large-scale industrial logging has dominated our forest landscape and much wealth has been harvested from it. Indeed, the primary reason we harvest and process our trees has been to provide jobs, wealth and the resources needed to build and maintain our communities, … Read More»
Nelson Named One of the World’s Smart21 Communities of 2017
The Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership (NAEDP) set a strategic goal in 2015 to strengthen our digital economy and to be recognized by the Intelligent Community Forum by 2018. As a result of the efforts of a highly-engaged group of entrepreneurs and community partners, an application … Read More»
Episode 92 – You Can do That Here! – North Woven Brooms & Jennifer’s Chocolates
There is a growing trend amongst the younger generations that defies the past norms. Today's digital natives that barely if at all knew the world without it's wide web, are giving up the digital dream. They are longing for and seeking out real and genuine experiences. Luke Lewis of North Woven … Read More»
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