BBOT News

FACTSHEET: B.C. Small Business facts and figures


Small business makes up 98 per cent of all business in the province and employs over one million people. Small business provides nearly 56 per cent of all private-sector jobs in British Columbia, the highest rate in the country. There were approximately 385,100 small businesses operating in the province in 2011. British Columbia ranks first […]

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Burnaby Board of Trade awarded Environmental Star for Pledge program


Burnaby, BC – The City of Burnaby has awarded the Burnaby Board of Trade an Environmental Star in the category of Business Stewardship for the development and implementation of the Pledge for a Sustainable Community program. “It’s a great honour to receive this recognition and all of us at the BBOT are extremely proud to […]

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Burnaby Board of Trade calls for greater government support of BC’s film and television industry


May 03, 2013 The Burnaby Board of Trade, in the interest of a strong, innovative and diverse creative economy, is calling on government to increase their support for British Columbia’s film and television industry by finding ways to increase the tax competitiveness of the industry. In its Economic Development Strategy (EDS) 2020, the City of […]

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