Does your rural business face challenges due to wildfires and climate changes in the Central Okanagan? Wondering how to navigate these hurdles and access crucial business support? Connect with our Forest Impact Recovery Advisor for personalized guidance, tailored solutions, and a path toward resilience. Let’s work together to tackle these challenges and build a stronger future.

We’re dedicated to giving small businesses a voice.

Every October during Small Business Month, our Business Walk gathers partners from local municipalities, support organizations and entrepreneurs to listen to our small business owners. This invaluable information is shared with the public and informs our year-round business support action plans.

Mitacs is a national, not for profit organization that has designed and delivered research and training programs in Canada for 15 years. Working with 60 universities, thousands of companies, and both federal and provincial governments, they build partnerships that support industrial and social innovation in Canada.

Through Mitacs’ Accelerate program, companies can solve their business challenges with research expertise, matching funds, and one to one support. Graduate students and post doctoral fellows from over 50 universities are able to apply their specialized expertise to help business take on research challenges. Internships start at four months and can scale up based on business needs.

Each 4 month internship project receives $7,500 in direct funding from Mitacs, with companies matching the organization’s contribution.