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Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm wins $5,000 grant
KELOWNA – The Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm won this year’s Canadian FedEx Small Business…
Got meat? These local butchers deliver
It's barbecue season and that might just make social isolation orders that much more palatable.…
Red Tomato Pies pizza is coming to Kamloops
Kamloops foodies are already reporting excitement over a new pizza restaurant due to open at…
Kamloops restaurant cites lack of staff, reliance on delivery apps for closure
– This story was originally published May 25, 2022. A German restaurant and bakery in…
B.C. vandalism rebate program makes millions available for small businesses
The B.C. government has announced a new rebate program to help small businesses cover the…
Disheartened: Downtown Kamloops business owners on crime, social disorder
It isn’t a secret that small businesses in Kamloops are struggling to cope with ongoing…
New Kelowna bakery serving authentic European bread
Alchemy Bread Company is a locally owned bakery with a mission to bring authentic European…
No easy path for local small business owners wanting to retire
VERNON – Richard Pierson is very happy his daughter will take over the business he…
McDONALD: Tax fairness or tax grab; Trudeau’s changes will hit close to home
OPINION Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals aren’t the only politicians hearing about…
These videos about small Thompson-Okanagan towns will make you proud to live here
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - From brewhouses to outdoor theatre companies, a number of small businesses in the Thompson-Okanagan are being celebrated in a six-part video series. It’s part of a project called Small Business, Big Culture that highlights select cities across B.C. and Alberta. Vernon, Armstrong and Kamloops made the cut, in addition to Medicine Hat, Lethbridge,...
Nominate a small B.C. business before time runs out
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Small Business B.C. Awards is accepting nominations and already a few local businesses and entrepreneurs have been recognized for their contributions and achievements. Nominations and votes will be accepted until Nov. 30, 2014 and is open to all new and existing businesses registered in B.C. with fewer than 50 employees. The Top...