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  • Story via Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network - cbeen.org

    Did you know that in a little over a month, British Columbia will be having its first province-wide celebration of solar energy in conjunction with Europe’s annual solar week?  BC Solar Days, May 28-29th, provide an opportunity for community groups,...

  • The Paul and Helen Trussell Science and Technology Scholarship is intended to support a promising student who; is currently in their second year of post-secondary education, has matriculated from the Kootenay-Boundary region and is pursuing studies in natural or applied sciences leading to a career in applied and industrial research.
     
    The scholarship is valued at $20,000...

  • Let’s cheer on the Fernie Secondary School Robotics Club as they head to World Tech Challenge Championship in Atlanta!!!
     
    On March 6th the FSS robotics club competed at the FIRST Tech Challenge in Red Deer. The kids won the competition and also won the Inspire Award, which means they are able to compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge World's Championship in Atlanta on...

  • New Ventures BC is holding seminar #2 in their 10-week series on Tuesday, April 13.
    Roger Kuypers and Doran Ingalls from Fasken Martineau will walk you through Managing your Intellectual Property.
    Register online at http://www.newventuresbc.com/the-competition/register/
     

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  • The New Ventures BC Competition is a technology business competition offering a unique mix of business education, networking, mentoring, and $300,000 in cash and prizes. It's designed to help very early stage entrepreneurs acquire the business basics they'll need to succeed.
     
    The competition is open to everyone in B.C. and entries are accepted from a person, team or business...

  • KRIC is kicking off its Entrepreneurs Essentials Series with two valuable workshops on March 29 and 30th that you and your clients may be interested in attending:

    Clearing the Fog: Finance for Non-Financial Managers
    and
    Crossing the Chasm: Proven Marketing Strategies for Increasing Sales

    Please post and share this opportunity with your clients and contact...

  • $390,000 toward wage subsidies for student summer jobs

    (Columbia Basin) – Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is announcing $390,000 to launch the 2010 Summer Works Program, a Basin-wide wage subsidy program for small business and social enterprise to create up to 100 summer student jobs in the region.

    The program aims to encourage businesses to provide employment this summer for...

  • This a reminder that the webinars 'Show Me the Money' (March 11th) and 'IP Protection' (March 29th) are being offered again in the event you missed them.

    Login instructions will be sent the day before the webinar you have signed up for.

    There are 4 sessions left - register now:

    Dates:

    March 9th - Define and Launch to Your Market
    March 11th (re run) - Show me...

  • The Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council (KRIC) has an immediate opening in Invermere for a three-quarter to full-time Executive Assistant. The successful candidate will report to the Executive Director of KRIC and have the primary responsibility of enhancing the executive director's effectiveness by providing information management support, logistics support, administrative support and...

  • The Columbia Basin Trust is currently looking for IT consultants, offering the following services:

    Network Infrastructure
    Network Security
    Server Applications
    Programming and Custom Applications
    Backup and Disaster Recovery

    The deadline for applications is March 26th, 2010
    For more information on this opportunity, visit the...

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