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Ever had a great idea for a social enterprise but haven’t known how to get started or funded? Five lucky bursary recipients will get the chance of a lifetime through Ignite, billed by organizer Fuse Community Work Hub as “a pilot program for social enterprise innovation on the Coast.” In partnership with Community Futures Sunshine [...]
A second Sunshine Coast company debuts their product at the International Space Station on December 19th, when local breakfast cereal Holy Crap makes the menu on the ISS during Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s mission. The first Coastie-run company that headed into space was local scale model builders Proach Models, whose 1/48th scale S1 Truss flew [...]
A group of us were talking at a recent economic development board meeting about the number of businesses from the Sunshine Coast that actually gained invitations to pitch on the popular Canadian TV show, The Dragon’s Den. There have been six – six! – make it on to the show, from our humble community of [...]
*HAPI FOODS – HOLY CRAP CEREAL IS ON CBC’S DRAGON’S DEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT NOV 17* Come to the special screening at Magellan’s Restaurant in Sechelt (next to the Lighthouse Pub). Doors open 7pm! The Sunshine Coast success story of Holy Crap Cereal just keeps getting better and better. Love the name or hate it, it’s [...]
Gibsons now has a naturopathic physician! Unbounded Naturopathic Medical Clinic has been open since May in the Coast Professional Centre in upper Gibsons. Dr. Jane Gartshore is the owner and practicing naturopathic physician and offers her patients holistic primary health care, focussing on healthy lifestyle, disease prevention, and minimally invasive treatment for health conditions. This [...]
by Laurie McConnell, Editor/Publisher So I received the invitation for the 2nd AGM for Sunshine Coast Tourism, and wouldn’t you know it, I am going to be away! The one meeting I don’t want to miss. However, if your business is at all dependent upon or connected to the tourism industry here on the [...]
Breathing New Life into Business on the Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast, BC – INfusion 2009, an innovative and interactive participant-driven business forum on Monday, November 30th, 2009 brought together 80+ business owners, entrepreneurs, artists, non-profits and local business organizations. This was a great opportunity for students attending accredited online colleges for business. Participants enjoyed an [...]
The Sunshine Coast is a great place for doing business, and has a higher-than average per-capita ratio of self-employed businesses rather than a predominance of chain outlets or big box stores. The creativity of Sunshine Coasters is apparent when you explore the directory. While you can find links to businesses throughout the pages of the magazine, and through using the search box in the upper right corner, here are some shortcuts to popular sections in the directory.
So, we have a bunch of dogs. The Pugs, Pompidou and Kaiser Soze. The Terrierist, Lucky, currently gallivanting around in a head cone post bad-bounce in the bush. And Luna – or Lunatic as we often call her. Luna It turns out Luna likes a lot of things she shouldn’t. Like CNN (she yanked the [...]
Bigpacific.com is at the Seaside Centre in Sechelt, one of a number of businesses and community content/activity partners to the Sunshine Coast Bed & Breakfast, Cottage Owners Association (SCBBCOA). The Centre is packed, with all seats filled for the evening of business, visiting speaker from VANOC regarding the upcoming Winter Games next year, and the [...]
Last night was an evening to remember! The 2nd Annual Business Awards of Distinction kept the buzz going after the wildly successful inaugural event last year, with this year’s event held at the Sechelt Golf & Country Club’s Augusta Grill. Top 3 finalists in each category were the guests of honour in the extravaganza, hosted [...]