The Lists

Nov 2, 2023
Youth Entrepreneur of the Year 2023
By the Editors

The League of Innovators, a national Canadian charity founded by Ryan Holmes, has long been one of the country’s sharpest incubators of young entrepreneurial talent. Now, the team has launched its own awards program, seeking to crown Youth Entrepreneur of...

Oct 27, 2023
Entrepreneur of the Year 2023
By the Editors

It’s good to be back. Sure, this is the 29th time BCBusiness has profiled the EY Pacific Region Entrepreneur of the Year winners, but it’s the first time since 2019 that we’ve highlighted all of the finalists, too. The end...

Jul 4, 2023
2023 30 Under 30 Winners
By the Editors

Amidst the doom and gloom of an economic downturn, the class of 2023 are talking innovation and resilience. Hailing from industries across the board, this year's winners are leveraging technology, community engagement and social and environmental impact to redefine their...

Jul 4, 2023
30 Under 30: Marc Apduhan is planting seeds of change with Flash Forest and Renovo Creative
Rushmila Rahman

Life Story: Marc Apduhan was working at an environmental consulting firm as a UBC grad when a higher-up told him that he “shouldn’t try so hard” because the environmental industry apparently only existed to help natural extraction companies pass regulations. “It was then...

Jul 4, 2023
30 Under 30: Longhouse Media's Keenan Beavis is building on a seven-figure business
Riley Webster

Life Story: At the age of four, Keenan Beavis was already stepping into entrepreneurship, albeit in an unusual way. He went door-to-door selling bugs: caterpillars, ladybugs, mosquitos, you name it. “People bought them, but I’m not sure how many customers my...

Jul 4, 2023
30 Under 30: The trio behind Langley's DealerShift are revving up transparency in their business model
Riley Webster

Life Story: At 22 years old, Austin Calla, Evan Locke and Hamish Mckay—childhood friends from Langley—all left their jobs at a car dealership to open one of their own during the height of the pandemic. “We started to identify things...

Jul 4, 2023
30 Under 30: Saanichton-based Katie Gamble is using Nature Bee to buzz on sustainability
Nathan Caddell

Life Story: It’s not often that someone wins BCBusiness accolades two years in a row, but just over a year after taking home a Women of the Year award in the Rising Star category, Katie Gamble is back in our...

Jul 4, 2023
30 Under 30: Lauren Gillespie breaks a sweat to offer Vancouver a full fitness experience
Nathan Caddell

Life Story: Lauren Gillespie has been preparing most of her life to run a fitness company. Since about the age of six, she’s been doing track and field, swimming and playing soccer and tennis. “We grew up with my dad training...

Jul 4, 2023
30 Under 30: LOI Venture's Joel Hansen is scaling ideas, one story at a time
Riley Webster

Life Story: Joel Hansen believes in the power of stories to drive ideas. After completing his BBA at Trinity Western University, he started working at a private equity firm. To flex his storytelling skills, he did marketing consulting on the side.

Jul 4, 2023
30 Under 30: Harrison Gordon and Paige Sandher are thinking outside the box with custom sofas
Nathan Caddell

Life Story: Can dropshipping be a love language? For Surrey-raised Harrison Gordon and Paige Sandher, it sure seems that way. At 17 years old, Gordon decided not to pursue post secondary education and started some side hustles—a clothing company out...

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