Chamber Blog Posts
State of the City 2016
Feb 11, 2016Among de-bunking recent lists "ranking" Kelowna, Mayor Colin Basran reaffirmed Council’s commitment to working toward an integrated water system for the whole city during today's address to the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce. Th...
Read MoreWhat is Chamber Week?
Feb 4, 2016February 15, 2016, marks the beginning of Chamber of Commerce Week in Kelowna, officially proclaimed by Mayor Colin Basran, joining other communities across BC. Chamber week is an opportunity for Chambers of Commerce throughout British Columbia to ...
Read MoreCome Aboard our Award-Winning Chamber
Jan 13, 2016We are currently accepting nominations for the 2016-2017 Kelowna Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors! In a volunteer capacity, members of the Board of Directors of the Kelowna Chamber provide a leadership role in determining the long-term dir...
Read MoreBest. Year. Ever.
Jan 6, 2016Happy New Year! Before we bid farewell to 2015 and look onward and upward to the new year ahead, we must pay our respects; for 2015 was our most successful year, ever. To that we owe thanks to our sponsors, partners, supporters, aff...
Read MoreSeparating Myth from Fact in the TPP Debate
Dec 30, 2015The TPP is getting a lot of media coverage as the new government tries to decide whether this ground-breaking trade agreement is in Canada’s best interest. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce believes that it is, but any agreement of this scope ...
Read MoreHow to Help the Middle Class
Dec 22, 2015Ho-ho-ho! That jolly sound you’re hearing is Prime Minister Trudeau coming down the chimney with tax cuts for the middle class! Last Thursday, the government passed the ways and means motion so that the cuts come into effect on January 1. ...
Read MoreClimate Change & Canadian Business Pt 2
Dec 14, 2015The Canadian Chamber participated in the COP21 Climate Conference, which ran from November 30 to December 11. Canadian Chamber staff produced periodic briefing notes to keep our membership apprised of the proceedings and the pot...
Read MoreClimate Change and Canadian Business
Dec 9, 2015The Canadian Chamber is participating in the COP21 Climate Conference, which is running from November 30 to December 11. Canadian Chamber staff will be producing periodic briefing notes to keep our membership apprised of the proceedings and the poten...
Read MoreU.S. Interest Rates about to Rise: What Does It Mean for Canada?
Dec 2, 2015After seven long years with interest rates at zero, the U.S. Federal Reserve will almost certainly raise rates by 0.25% at its next meeting on December 15. It has been warning about a coming rate hike since 2013. In the last Fed statement, it...
Read MoreWhat exactly is Venture Capital & where does it hide?
Nov 20, 2015Venture Capital is a critical part of the Canadian economy because it provides the funding that enables innovative, early-stage technology companies to survive and grow. These fast growing firms represent just 5 per cent of the companies in Cana...
Read MoreThe Red Wave: What it Means for Canadian Business
Nov 9, 2015Canadians have spoken decisively and given the Liberals a majority that no one thought possible. (Why do we even read polls anymore? Maybe we’d be better off scanning the stars.) Here’s why the pollsters got it wrong. The number o...
Read MoreAnd the Winners Are...
Oct 22, 2015KELOWNA, October 22, 2015 - Thirty-five finalists were honoured at the 28th Annual Business Excellence Awards presented by the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce and Platinum Sponsors the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Far...
Read MoreCloud Accounting in Canada
Oct 14, 2015A common question posed by business owners like you to accounting professionals here in Canada: What’s the best way for a small business owner to generate business income / expense statements and file tax returns efficiently? The answer? It ...
Read MoreTPP Deal has potential to provide $9.9 billion in gains
Oct 6, 2015Yesterday's announcement that Canada has successfully concluded negotiations to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) came as a great relief to the Chamber. The economic benefit and jobs this trade agreement will bring our country's com...
Read MoreTravel, Awards, Best Business Practices - Fall is Underway
Sep 29, 2015We all say September 1 is the real start of the new year, and 2015 is no exception. Our tremendous staff at the Kelowna Chamber worked away during August to ensure all our September events filled up and shone; here we are staring October in the face,...
Read MoreCanada's Budget Surplus as the Holy Grail
Sep 23, 2015Never in Canadian history has such an abstruse issue of public finance so dominated the election campaign. Even before the government announced a $1.9-billion surplus for 2014-2015, each party was using the issue as a powerful symb...
Read MoreClean Drinking Water a Concern in Kelowna
Sep 15, 2015Kelowna City Council outlined priorities yesterday that will guide city operations through to 2018 and the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce was very pleased to see clean drinking water on the top of the priority list. Our residents and businesses ...
Read MoreBusiness Excellence Award Finalists Announced!
Sep 11, 2015Thirty-five finalists will be honoured at the 28th Annual Business Excellence Awards on October 21st at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort where eleven category recipients will be announced, along with the Business Leader of the Year recipient. ...
Read MoreFederal Candidate Business-Focused Q & A
Aug 31, 2015The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is keenly interested in all levels of government and the business environments that encourage economic development. In this light, we are hosting a Federal Candidates Forum on September 25th, 7:30am at the Manteo Resor...
Read MoreHow to Find Time for Social Media
Aug 26, 2015Small business owners, especially those businesses with under 10 employees, find it extremely difficult to justify the time on social media because it doesn’t lead to predictable, measurable cost savings or revenue. Social media and cont...
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