 Doing Business in Kicking Horse CountryKicking Horse Country has a vibrant small business community that challenges the ordinary. The number and diversity of businesses is growing throughout the region and there is a buzz of excitement. As you walk down main street, new facades are being applied to old buildings. Post-and-beam and heritage-style colours are in vogue as retailers put their best face forward to the increasing numbers of visitors checking out the town. The rural area is seeing a significant growth in well-appointed Bed & Breakfasts, lodges and other commercial establishments. Golden is a great place to start a business, especially for young professionals looking to work hard. After they do, they'll have lots of opportunities to play hard as well! Golden is ready and waiting for new entrepreneurs. Active professionals and tradespeople are choosing this community as the perfect place to bring their businesses and skills. For those who enjoy a vigorous outdoor life, or for those who simply enjoy the relaxed environment of a small community in a scenic setting, the quality of life offered by Golden is second to none. Many are choosing to develop their businesses around ecotourism. Others are escaping the rat race of the bigger towns and cities and exchanging it for a whether the office will remain open for the rest of the day! If you would like to find out more about Kicking Horse Country and the business opportunities it offers please visit our Community Publications page for documents such as the Community Profile, Business Development Guide and Community Report Card. Visit www.welcomebc.ca for information about immigrating to British Columbia, Canada. BC is a beautiful, friendly and culturally diverse province. Business Development Guide for Kicking Horse Country The Business Development Guide for Kicking Horse Country provides a guide to municipal and regional government processes for business and development in Golden and Area A. Please feel free to download, print and distribute this publication. Please click the following link to download a PDF version of this publication. File: Business_Development_Guide.pdf (PDF, 593 kb) File: Small Business BC (PDF, 484 kb) File: Small Business Guide 2007 (PDF, 1,300 kb) File: Small Business Guide to PST 2007 (PDF, 832 kb) File: A Guide for Tourism Business Entrepreneurs (PDF, 1.1 mb) Golden Community Profile The Golden Community Profile provides an excellent overview of life in Golden and Kicking Horse Country, please feel free to download, print and distribute this publication. Please click the following link to download a PDF version of this publication. File: Golden Community Profile 2009 If you would like more information on doing business in Golden or Kicking Horse Country please call (250) 344-2420 or email: edo@goldenbritishcolumbia.com |
Golden Area Initiatives
111 Golden Donald Upper Road, Box 20190, Golden, BC, V0A 1H0
Phone 250.344.2420 Email: edo@goldenbritishcolumbia.com