This holiday season, we want to make it easy for local shoppers to support local businesses. Now more than ever, that means getting our local businesses online. This free webinar brings together several organizations who have the tools and business supports to help business owners do that.
The webinar provided timely information on local online marketplaces like Ballasters.com and Small Business BC’s Kootenay Marketplace.
The Nelson & District Credit Union told us about the Support Local BC gift card program.
Several representatives from KAST’s DER3 Program, the Basin Business Advisors’ tech adoption support, and Selkirk College’s COVID Rapid Response Team shared how their local tech adoption advisory services and supports can help you get online and start selling.
Online Marketplaces
Small Business BC: Kootenay Marketplace
- Kootenay Marketplace: https://marketplacebc.ca/kootenays/#marketplace
- Gift Guide: launching December 1st: https://marketplacebc.ca/kootenays-holiday-gift-guide/
- Contact Dylan: hello@marketplacebc.ca
Support Local BC
- Main page: https://supportlocalbc.com/
- Submit your business: https://supportlocalbc.com/pages/submit-your-business
- Presentation
- Contact Tom Atkins, Nelson & District Credit Union:
- tatkins@nelsoncu.com
- 1-877-352-7207 extension 2251
Ballaster’s
Other Regional Online Platforms:
- Ktunaxa Ready: https://ktunaxaready.com/
- The Branchery, Nakusp online marketplace: https://branchery.ca/
- The Creston Valley Farmers Market [online]: https://www.localline.ca/creston-valley-farmers-market
- Localicity.ca [coming soon]: https://www.instagram.com/localicity.ca/
- Kootenay Online Christmas Fair
Technology Adoption Support
Basin Business Advisors or KAST’s DER3?
KAST (Kootenay Association for Science and Technology)
- Digital Economy: Rapid Response & Resiliency (DER3): https://kast.com/der3
- Contact: der3@kast.com
Basin Business Advisors Program
- www.bbaprogram.ca
- Apply: https://bbaprogram.ca/form/business/
- Contact Alison Bjorkman: abjorkman@bbaprogram.ca
Selkirk’s COVID Rapid Response Team
- Apply for services: https://bit.ly/39tMSib
- Contact Jonathan Doyle: jdoyle@selkirk.ca 1-888-953-1133 Ext. 21510
