Free training program for Ag-Food entrepreneurs and aspiring supervisors
Small Scale Food Processor Association (SSFPA) has developed a unique online employment training opportunity. The Ag-Food Entrepreneur & Supervisor Training Program is targeted towards ag-food entrepreneurs looking to start a new business and those currently...
New WorkBC Wage Subsidy Helps Businesses Hire New Employees and Re-Hire Laid Off Workers
WorkBC has launched a new and improved Wage Subsidy that provides funding for eligible employers to subsidize wages for new hires and re-hires for up to 24 weeks. The WorkBC Wage Subsidy program is an opportunity for employers to re-hire laid off employees, hire new...
Cowichan Circular Economy Virtual Lunch n’ Learn
Learn the basics of the Circular Economy concept and how it can increase economic opportunity and resilience in Cowichan. Join Synergy Foundation, Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce, and Economic Development Cowichan for a virtual lunch n' learn exploring a vision of...
New Tech to Help Cowichan Businesses Manage Lineups and Waitlists
Community Futures Cowichan has partnered with Chambers of Commerce, Business Improvement Associations, and Tourism Cowichan to provide local businesses access to Wait Queue Management Solution, the most cost-effective and safest way for businesses to automate lineups...
Cowichan Talks Tech ~ How to Thrive in a World Disrupted?
Technology is everywhere, it powers the modern economy; more or less, good or bad. We carry it in our pockets, we wear it, we drive it, and it’ll soon be driving us ~ even more. How did this happen so quickly? How far is it going to go? Is it slowing down or speeding...
Food Business Refresh
Small Scale Food Processor Association has launched Food Business Refresh, a program specifically designed to help rejuvenate food processing businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19. Eligible participants receive guided, hands-on support, tailored to their...
Small and Medium-Sized Business Recovery Grant
Small and medium-sized businesses are vital to British Columbia’s economy. As part of the StrongerBC provincial economic recovery plan, the Small and Medium-Sized Business Recovery Grant program provides fully-funded grants to eligible businesses to ensure they have...
Public Input Requested on Proposed BC Transit Interregional Service Expansion between Cowichan Valley and Nanaimo
BC Transit, the Regional District of Nanaimo, and the Cowichan Valley Regional District are seeking feedback from the public regarding implementation of transit service between the Cowichan Valley and the Nanaimo region. Public input is being requested on: The route...
Business Survey Shows Modest Economic Improvements in the Regional Economy
In response to the unparalleled economic impacts of COVID-19, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and community partners have compiled the results of a "second survey" to assess the changing effects of the pandemic on the local business community. The survey,...
Cowichan Post-Disaster Needs Assessment Survey #2 Open
To assess progress towards business recovery in Cowichan and to inform regional recovery efforts, Economic Development Cowichan has launched the second in a series of COVID-19 business surveys. The survey follows up on Survey #1 which was conducted in May and found...
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Economic
Development
Cowichan
Economic
Development
Cowichan
135 Third Street
Duncan, BC
Canada V9L 1R9
edc@cvrd.bc.ca
T 250.746.7880
TF 1.866.746.2508