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Kimberley’s Chelsea Boyd Gibson came back home to run two businesses, Meadowsweet Photography and Meadowsweet Yoga & Wellness.

The Business Development Bank of Canada sponsors Small Business Week in late October, shining the spotlight on the changing face of entrepreneurship

With a thriving family and a thriving business, Karey Pion provides Soco Soaps to more than 40 markets in Canada, including hometown Fernie

Lynn Hiscoe seeks to empower lives through her new business based in the Creston Valley

Katherine Spring started her company, Arch Allure Microblading, from scratch and has been warmly welcomed by the Cranbrook community

Tanya DuBois offers group and private piano lessons in Invermere, where she emphasizes having fun with her students.

With a thriving family and a thriving business, Karey Pion provides Soco Soaps to more than 40 markets in Canada, including hometown Fernie

Nelson Family Financial Services is celebrating 25 years of close relationships

Nelson Civic Theatre Society executive director Eleanor Stacey is excited about major renovations at the much-loved facility

Nelson’s Yuki Kianna Conne is an artist and entrepreneur who produces pieces that are both beautiful and functional from her North Shore ceramics studio

Samantha Gernhart is an influential woman in business in her community of Invermere, where she works at Copper Point Resort and runs a home-based business

Chem-Free Weed Control in Cranbrook aims to provide a safe, organic way to control unwanted vegetation

It’s time once again to present Kootenay Business magazine’s Top 50 Kootenay Companies by revenue.

Key City Theatre celebrates 25 years and looks forward to a sparkling future

The owner of Betty’z Edje in Nakusp showcases gift items made in the Kootenays and beyond

At two Wine Works locations, owner Grady Pasiechnyk takes great pleasure in helping customers create their own delicious wines

Jennifer Mitchell is a young entrepreneur with her own painting company and an involvement in the sub-trades in Fernie, B.C.

Carla Nelson at Maritime Travel in Cranbrook has some tips for potential travellers.

Lori Tedrick with Travel Best Bets shares her own dream vacation ideas as well as some practical travel advice

Safe Travels travel insurance broker Shelagh Redecopp offers some sound advice for snowbirds wanting to be sure they have proper coverage

On her web page, professional graphic designer and digital illustrator Nichola Lytle describes herself as someone with lots of ideas

It’s time once again to present Kootenay Business magazine’s Top 50 Kootenay Companies by revenue.

Economic development is a sometimes slow but always gratifying process for the Lower Columbia Initiatives Corporation

For five decades, this college has served the West Kootenay well

The French Connection Cheese Club in Golden has been such a success that it’s moved to a bigger location and added a licensed bistro to boot.

Nelson­-based company Lillie & Cohoe is in the business of helping North American customers express their personal style

B.C. Premier Christy Clark spoke to a record crowd at the June 23 chamber of commerce luncheon in Cranbrook, B.C.

Kathryn Teneese desires people to see the Ktunaxa Nation as part and parcel of the wider community.

Business excellence comes in many categories at this gala awards event

As manager of Evolution Health & Fitness in Fernie, B.C., Deanne Milley has found a role that fits her interests and lifestyle.

Leslie Molnar loves to spread the word about the importance of numerical literacy, and she does a whole lot more at Cranbrook's College of the Rockies.

Cranbrook's College of the Rockies welcomes overseas students from a variety of countries

The Cranbrook and District Community Foundation balances business and philanthropy as it supports local non-profits.

Elinor Florence offers an author's-eye-view into the world of getting a historical novel published in Canada.

Gourmet cheese shops, including The French Connection Cheese Club in Golden, are the latest thing in the Kootenay region.

Audrey Bisset travels from town to town helping people learn how to sing.

Audrey Bisset travels from town to town helping people learn how to sing.

These nomadic artists may just have put down roots in Golden, B.C., where they operate Art Rush Gallery.

Rachel Ross, vice-president with Mandala Homes in Nelson, B.C., is a caring as well as influential woman in business

Lea Scherck is an influential businesswoman in the West Kootenay who believes in the value of mentorship.

AZcreative's Andrew Zwicker is an entrepreneur who loves nothing more than getting the word out about other creative types in the Kootenays

A background in engineering gave Tracey Mozel a leg up when she made a career switch to technical writing.

Trail singer's performance hits YouTube

At Community Futures Central Kootenay, it's all about helping workers see their potential.

There are positives in the Canadian economy but inter-provincial trade barriers need to come down, industry minister says.

Federal Minister of Industry James Moore believes supporting arts and culture results in financial gains

Just Liquid Sports owner Rob Porter accepted three awards at the 2015 Business Excellence Awards.

Saunders Family Farm in Windermere produces a delicious, preservative-free product line of jams and jellies, and there are u-pick options too.

After just five years, Castlegar's Sculpturewalk program has achieved a global reach.

Jim Pownall & Co. is a small-town home construction company that produces some mighty impressive results.