[PENTICTON], BC—Small business owners from across the Okanagan-Shuswap region have the chance to participate in three days of development workshops and connect with peers from across the valley as Community Futures hosts a virtual version of Small Business Week...
COMMUNITY FUTURES OKANAGAN SIMILKAMEEN SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESSES TO THE TUNE OF OVER $1.7 MILLION Penticton: In the last six weeks, Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen has had the privilege of supporting 47 local businesses through the Regional Relief and Recovery...
Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen and eight other Community Futures offices in the Thompson Okanagan region are working in partnership with the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) to assist the tourism industry in overcoming the challenges presented by...
PENTICTON, BC – Nominated in three separate categories, Ogopogo Tours was selected for the Tourism Excellence Award at the 2019 Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards presented by McPhail Kilt Makers. This award, sponsored by...
Located on the south end of Skaha Lake, Okanagan Falls (OK Falls) was originally named after a small set of falls that lay on the Okanagan River. However, if you go looking for the now-submerged falls you may find another way to cool down in the summer sun at...
What would you do when faced with the difficult decision to sell the business you have been growing successfully for years? You pass it on to good friends. When Sean and Shannon Peltier opened The Lake Village Bakery (LVB) they never imagined that shortly after...
When a new business opens its doors, it brings vibrant energy and attention to any area it occupies. And when the business in question is modeled to support other businesses, that energy can only be intensified. Derek Uhlemann travelled the west coast working as a...
Alma Masuskapeo of the Cree tribe of Ahtahkakaoop First Nations (meaning star blanket in English) started sewing blankets as a hobby over twenty years ago. The hobby became a therapeutic and healing experience as she set out to reconnect with her roots, but as...
If you asked a downtown Pentictonite for a lunchtime recommendation, where do you think they would suggest? Our guess: They would tell you: ‘Taste BRODO’. BRODO (Italian for broth) is the soup and salad stop in the downtown core created by Chef Paul Cecconi. Famous...
Have you ever tried to launch a business or idea in isolation? In the digital age, more positions are becoming work-from-home leading to a growing number of individuals facing the challenge of isolation. But what if there was another way? After the first official...
