Accelerate Okanagan

Accelerate Okanagan is searching for the elusive Sunshine Tax
Is there really a Sunshine Tax in Kelowna? A tech hub is trying to answer…

Kelowna group seeking unique answers to solving housing crisis
No one questions the fact that the Okanagan, and particularly Kelowna, has an affordable housing…

Okanagan tech companies stick with hybrid work model as COVID restrictions loosen
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, so too did the shift to working from home, but…

Kelowna-based gaming company nearly doubles staff
A Kelowna-based gaming company has nearly doubled its employees and many are opting to enjoy…

DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: More women in Okanagan tech sector helping companies innovate
For years, the technology sector has been a male-dominated industry, but the scales are tipping…

Okanagan start ups increase in number during pandemic
More tech entrepreneurs have been starting up businesses in the Okanagan and the head of…

Okanagan tech companies eye up working from home permanently
As Okanagan tech companies pivot toward a permanent work-from-home model, one CEO of a Kelowna…

New Okanagan business program provides women mentoring boost
A three-month program is now available to Okanagan women who are hoping to accelerate their…

Dragon Arlene Dickinson to headline investment event in Kelowna
Best known for her role on the hit CBC TV series Dragons’ Den, Arlene Dickinson…

Accelerate Okanagan can help any business be a tech company
Brea Lake is not your typical high-tech leader. First of all, she’s a woman. Secondly,…

iN VIDEO: ‘Silicon Valley North’ documents Kelowna’s growing tech sector
A new documentary shows how Kelowna’s tech scene is transforming the city from 'your grandma’s…

Accelerate Okanagan’s acting CEO now permanent
Brea Lake has been hired as the CEO of Accelerate Okanagan after serving as acting…

Accelerate Okanagan launches nation-wide search for new CEO
KELOWNA – High tech helper Accelerate Okanagan has developed a new strategic plan and is…

Boomerang campaign seeks to lure former residents back to the Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – With a pressing need for talent, the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission…

Evidence thin in Kelowna of a millennial invasion from Vancouver
NO DOUBT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MOVING HERE BUT WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM? KELOWNA –…