Resources to start, grow and invest
Funding, permits, programs and advisors for every stage, from registering a new business to hiring your next employee.
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Organizations that serve businesses in West Kelowna, from the City and Westbank First Nation to provincial and federal agencies. Pick a topic to narrow the list.
Accelerate Okanagan
A non-profit tech accelerator in Kelowna: coaching, mentoring, capital-raising programs and coworking.
All Nations Trust Company
An Indigenous-owned lender offering business loans and non-repayable contributions. Its service area includes Westbank First Nation.
BC Registries and Online Services
Name requests, sole proprietorship and partnership registration, incorporation and BC business searches.
BDC, Kelowna Business Centre
Loans for working capital, equipment and commercial real estate, plus advisory services for entrepreneurs.
City of West Kelowna: Building Permits
Building permits and inspections for construction and renovation projects in the city.
City of West Kelowna: Business Licences
Every business in the city needs a business licence. New applications are made in person at City Hall.
City of West Kelowna: Planning and Development
Development permits, variances, rezoning and subdivision. A pre-application meeting with a planner comes first.
Community Futures Central Okanagan
Small business loans up to $150,000, a Self-Employment Program and workshops across the Central Okanagan.
Export Development Canada
Canada’s export credit agency: trade credit insurance, export financing and market insight.
Futurpreneur
Start-up loans up to $75,000 with BDC, plus up to two years of mentoring, for founders aged 18 to 39.
Greater Westside Board of Trade
The chamber of commerce for West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation: networking, a member directory and advocacy.
Ntityix Development Corporation
Westbank First Nation’s development company, with commercial and industrial property, shopping centres and residential development.
Okanagan College Continuing Studies
Certificates, microcredentials and custom corporate training for teams, at the Kelowna campus.
PacifiCan
The federal economic development agency for BC, with funding for businesses and not-for-profits.
Trade and Invest British Columbia
Free Export Navigator advisors, the Trade Accelerator Program, market research and trade missions.
UBC Okanagan
The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus in Kelowna. Employers can hire its co-op students for four, eight or 12-month terms.
WeBC
Loans up to $150,000, advising, mentoring and training for women business owners in BC. Head office in Kelowna.
Westbank First Nation: Economic Development
WFN’s Economic Development Commission and business directory. Businesses on WFN lands need a WFN licence.
WorkBC Centre, West Kelowna
Free employment services, training funding and wage subsidies, at 111-3011 Louie Drive.
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