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VEC Hosts Startup Alley 2015 to connect Vancouver’s best startups with top investors across Western Canada
As Vancouver has been named one of the world’s best places to launch a startup, what better way to showcase what Vancouver has to offer than to connect our best startups to leading local and international investors? -
VEC connects Asian business leaders to Vancouver investment opportunities at prestigious event
As Vancouver’s leading connector for innovative, creative and sustainable business opportunities in the Asia-Pacific, the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) is hosting an unprecedented business forum. -
Tackling Vancouver’s Tech Ecosystem Growing Pains
We are delighted that the Globe and Mail has chosen to celebrate Vancouver’s burgeoning tech scene. Just as the article points out, we are “awash in startups poised to go public,” the sector is becoming more diversified, and BC's economy as a whole is shifting. -
VEC to attend IEDC 2015: the world’s largest economic development conference
As Vancouver’s green economy has recently proven its ability to transcend the resource bust, the VEC will share data, strategies, and successes stories related to how Vancouver has grown a robust and sustainable economy. -
The Vancouver Startup
Vancouver has once again been named one of the world’s best places to launch a startup -
Ian McKay: Vancouver’s green growth transcends the resource bust
As the national economy continues to sputter, the Bank of Canada conceded last week that its six-month effort to jump-start growth through rate-cutting had failed, downgrading the country’s forecast and calling the reasons for failure a “puzzle.” -
VEC Attends Opening of Sony Imageworks New Downtown HQ
Our CEO Ian McKay and others from the Vancouver Economic Commission attended Sony Pictures Imageworks official opening of its new headquarters downtown yesterday -
The Vancouver Economic Commission hosts Canada-China Dialogue on Cleantech Acceleration
The VEC is hosting a delegation from Beijing’s Hanhai Zhiye Investment & Management Group this morning to establish a foundation for the development of a technology commercialization accelerator – The China Canada Clean Tech and Environment Technology Accelerator – here in Vancouver. -
Vancouver & Guanghzou – 30 years of Sister City Relationship
On June 15, 2015, government and business delegations from Vancouver, BC and Guangzhou, China gathered at the Canada-China Economic and Finance Forum. Hosted by the VEC, this forum provided a excellent platform to both... -
How to create the greenest place to work in the world? Use a startup approach.
The event, hosted by the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) and the City of Vancouver on Wednesday night, marked the launch of a series of workshops for neighbors and local False Creek Flats businesses to provide input to City staff about their vision for the area's future. As with other planning processes, the City will incorporate that feedback to help guide a long term zoning and land use plan for the area. -
An Interview with Lishai Peel
As a young undergrad in Toronto, Lishai was on her way to working in international development. She had lived in different countries, so working overseas was a natural choice. Then she met a spoken word... -
The VEC’s tech talent pull
Tens of thousands of talented Canadians have been checking out the Vancouver Economic Commission’s (VEC) latest contest and video to show the tech boom happening in Vancouver – and the job opportunities that have sprung from... -
VEC advocates for federal climate change policy
The VEC has been working with other municipal and provincial government agencies through the Sustainable Canada Dialogues to advocate for a science-based, viable solution to climate change that could allow Canada to reduce its emissions by 80 percent by 2050. -
BSides Vancouver: Learning about information security
The independent, community-run BSides conference complements CanSecWest, allowing a broad range of Vancouver businesses access to the knowledge and technology they need to keep their systems safe and customer base growing. -
From Law Firm to Startup: An Interview with Byron Thom
Engineer turned lawyer Byron Thom was working at a big Toronto law firm when an entrepreneur from Vancouver called. Word had gotten out about Byron’s experience in technology and law, and friends and referrals were regularly calling about new and growing ventures. -
VEC wraps up whirlwind trade mission to Korea
In February 2015, the VEC joined the Minister of International Trade for a trade mission to Korea. -
Canada’s major cities deploy a unique collaborative approach to attract new investments to Canada
The member cities of the Consider Canada City Alliance (CCCA) gathered in Ottawa on February 3-4 to build on common investment attraction objectives in planning their 2015 activities. -
Cracking Code: Learning HTML and CSS at Canada’s largest learn-to-code event
"I'll give either of you five dollars if you know what HTML means," our CEO said to a colleague and I, as we sat in his office. It was the day before the HTML500 learn-to-code event, and he was demonstrating how little people knew about coding.