Retail & Manufacturing

Two British Columbia businesses – Esteem Lingerie and Spud Shack Fry Co. – have been selected as Small Biz Champions in a contest put on by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Canadian entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to social media to promote their company brands, with a more than 40% increase in usage in just one year, according to the results of a BMO poll released October 25.

A new 40,000-square-foot Porsche dealership has opened its doors in Vancouver, Porsche Cars Canada announced October 23.

Cabela’s will open its first British Columbia location in fall 2014, the outdoor specialty retailer announced October 24.

The majority of small business owners in British Columbia admit they would have done things differently when they started their companies, according to the results of a Scotiabank poll released October 22.

British Columbia saw the biggest drop in Canada between 2009 and 2013 in the Canadian Federation of Independent Business' (CFIB) ranking of small business-friendly tax systems, the CFIB announced October 23.

Retail sales in British Columbia grew 0.6% to $5.25 billion between July and August while sales across the country increased 0.2% to $40.3 billion over the same period, according to Statistics Canada data released October 22.

Big firms opt for offshore, but home suits local manufacturers

Companies urged to step outside of comfort zones and be more creative

Kelowna is British Columbia's most entrepreneurial city when looking at cities with populations over 150,000 and eighth in Canada overall, while Vancouver does not break the country's top 10, according to the results of a Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) study released October 21.