Posts by InnovationIsland

Government of Canada investing up to $16.1 million to help women entrepreneurs   The Government of Canada is advancing women’s economic empowerment with the first ever Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, a $2-billion investment that seeks to double the number of women-owned businesses by 2025.   This week, the Honourable Mary Ng, Canada’s Minister of Small Business and…

Join the Capital Investment Network on June 20th from 5-9pm for a mix and mingle with Victoria’s investment community on the rooftop of The Summit. There will be wine, beer, food, live music and a guest speaker. Full details to be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned! Source: Events | Capital Investment

This year, the New Ventures BC Competition received over 200 applications. That’s the most ever received! Congratulations to the 196 BC tech ventures moving on to Round 2 of the competition. Special shout-out to the Vancouver Island/Coast companies submitting for Round 2: Kranked Bikes LookatchU Systems Sacral Solutions ThrivingLocally Yourbrook Energy Systems   Source: #nvbc2019…

The Ministry of Agriculture, in partnership with Innovate BC, is seeking technology solutions that serve the needs of the Province’s agriculture, agrifood and seafood industries. From food processing to traceability to precision agriculture technologies, a total of $150,000 in funding is available to winners of the Agritech Innovation Challenge. In addition to seed funding, winners will receive mentorship support,…

The World’s Best Are Making Their Move to New Brunswick, Canada TD Bank Group, one of Canada’s largest international banks, announced in April 2018 the creation of a nearshore finance operations centre that will employ over 1,000 people in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The world’s most successful companies are taking advantage of the…

Damir Wallener knew very little about cows, but that didn’t stop his company EIO Diagnostics from developing the technology to solve a serious issue affecting the dairy industry. Entrepreneur Damir Wallener never dreamed he’d launch a business focused on the dairy industry, but when a friend approached him about a sick animal on Vancouver Island…

JOB OPPORTUNITY ALERT!   OneFeather is the leading end-to-end elections, referendums and ratifications vote management service provider to First Nations throughout Canada. They are building and deploying new innovative technologies designed specifically for First Nations including registrar management, community engagement, electronic voting and other exciting features and products. Presently, they work with over 100 First…

B.C. needs training and competitive taxation to attract top talent Jill Tipping, CEO of the B.C. Technology Association, sat down with Black Press Media legislature reporter Tom Fletcher this week to talk about the rapid rise of technology and her industry’s work to help companies grow. Source: Tea and technology with B.C. Tech Association CEO…

The Innovator Skills Initiative (ISI) grant program is helping startups hire students across BC! How does it work? Startups get funds to grow their teams, while students get some hands-on work experience and entrepreneurial training before they graduate. What’s it like for participants? We interviewed grant recipient Jenna McNeil, Project Manager, OPEN, and their student,…

Innovate 2030 received input from all regions and interested parties in the Comox Valley. Innovate 2030 is the moniker for an update for their current five-year economic development strategy, a guiding master plan that will inform policy, develop clear actions and outcomes for sustainable economic growth, and suggest key strategies and business case examples for…