Chamber Blog Posts
Hindsight: What Business Owners Wish They Would Have Done Differently
Nov 12, 2019 They say hindsight is 20-20. If you only would have known. As a business owner, you may already have a few things you wish you knew. Would you have hired that one person? Perhaps you would have started your company sooner. While it is importan...
Read More4 Essential Steps for Environmentally Friendly Businesses
Oct 28, 2019Green initiatives in the workplace are not only great for the world we live in, but they can also be great for your profits by helping you identify ways to conserve resources and save money in the long-term. We asked Angela Nagy, a Kelowna Chamber...
Read MoreYour Official Kelowna Chamber All-Candidates Forum (and 2019 Federal Election) Primer!
Oct 8, 2019Photo courtesy: Globe and Mail *UPDATED Oct 15, 2019** Well here we are. As quickly as the summer passed in the Okanagan this year, so too has the 2019 Federal Election crept up on us. Sure, there's been plenty in the media about t...
Read More5 Minutes for Business - It’s still the economy, stupid.
Oct 7, 2019For all of the talk about affordability this election season, it’s remarkable how little discussion there is amongst party leaders, candidates and the media about the most basic and effective way to create new jobs and wage growth as well as im...
Read More2019 Canadian Chamber AGM Wrap Up
Sep 30, 2019Three days, 324 delegates, 76 policies, 35% of total policies from BC On September 21-23, the Kelowna Chamber journeyed across the country to Saint John, New Brunswick, to represent policy resolutions developed with our members over the past...
Read More5 Minutes for Business - The Nuts and Bolts of International Trade: Incoterms® 2020
Sep 13, 2019courtesy: The Canadian Chamber of Commerce It is easy to think international trade is all about convoluted acronyms that describe trade agreements which take a long time to negotiate. A sampling of the ones you have probably heard about recently i...
Read MoreHow to make your point with our elected officials
Aug 30, 2019BC Premier John Horgan chats with patrons of Pulp Fiction Coffee House in Kelowna. Photo Courtesy: The Daily Courier If you want to get things done on a political level, sometimes voting isn't enough. You have to make your case directly to the...
Read MoreWhat is Dark Fibre? Shining some light on one of Kelowna's major infrastructure projects
Aug 29, 2019While the roads of Kelowna were being restored, another long term investment was being made. 36kms of fibre optic cable, laid beneath the city’s roadways, has become the foundation for Kelowna’s vast Dark Fibre network. This network, w...
Read MoreWhich business stage are you in?
Aug 13, 2019Every business goes through similar stages, no matter which industry it operates in. Knowing what stage your company is in can help guide you in focusing your efforts on the right activities for your current situation. Here's an overview of the p...
Read More5 minutes for Business - Canada's Cannabis Opportunity
Aug 8, 2019courtesy: The Canadian Chamber of Commerce It has been nearly ten months since Canada became the second country and first large developed economy in the world to legalize recreational cannabis for adult use. This bold economic experiment is genera...
Read MoreGrading the Federal Government on Canada's Competitiveness
Aug 6, 2019A year after the release of Death by 130,000 Cuts: Improving Canada’s Regulatory Competitiveness, the Canadian Chamber is grading the federal government’s response to their regulatory recommendations and providing additional advice on how...
Read MorePolicy: Kelowna Chamber Engages BC Government, Thompson-Okanagan Chambers
Aug 1, 2019The Kelowna Chamber hosted senior officials from twelve BC Government ministries last week in the first ever regional consultation between the Province and the BC Chamber network. The day-long consultation session on Tuesday July 23 was the first of ...
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Christine Patton (Power Within)
Jul 31, 2019Christine Patton is a Kelowna-based performance coach, inspirational speaker and author who helps clients discover their best selves through her company Power Within. But Christine doesn't just talk the talk - for 15 years she was a lawyer, judge...
Read MoreHow to capture your share of tourists
Jul 16, 2019Tourism is a major industry in the Okanagan and capturing your share of our local tourists will help your business thrive. Local sights, conventions, activities- and of course the beautiful sunshine - draw visitors from across the country and worl...
Read MoreMember Spotlight: KF Aerospace
Jun 28, 2019Julie Whittet, Communications Coordinator and Grant Stevens, Vice President of Corporate Services A year away from their 50th anniversary, KF Aerospace has made a name for themselves across the globe for delivering quality, innovative service...
Read MoreKelowna Chamber, BC and Canadian Chambers support Fed decision on TMX
Jun 18, 2019Earlier today, news broke that the federal government has once again approved the Trans Mountain pipeline. We join the BC and Canadian Chambers in supporting the decision. The project will inject billions of dollars into the Canadian economy...
Read MoreBack to the Future: Alcohol and Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Jun 14, 2019Buckle up, let’s hop in the time machine and take a spin back to July 2017. Canadians are celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, and businesses are trying to decipher the new Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) that had...
Read MoreWhat will become your legacy?
Jun 6, 2019Why did you open the doors to your business? Today's business owners often say it's because they want to make a difference, fill a need, solve a problem, or support their community. There's little doubt that business ownership isn't j...
Read MoreTop 7 tech trends for Realtors
May 17, 2019If you're involved in the real estate market as an investor, agent, buyer, or seller, you likely already know that this is one industry that's in love with the latest technologies. From the latest apps to innovations in customer service, tech...
Read MoreVal Litwin: let's build a smarter employers health tax
May 10, 2019Finance Minister Carole James and Premier John Horgan have introduced an Employer Health Tax that replaces the current Medical Services Plan. Small businesses who previously paid MSP premiums for their employees are now also paying the new e...
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