
Regional Entrepreneurs & Investors to Collaborate in Kootenay Investment Challenge
The Kootenays are experiencing a tech-sector boom, but critical missing ingredients are the availability of capital and investor readiness.
The number one barrier to the growth of Kootenay tech startups is their investment readiness,…

Press Release: Kootenay Tech Entrepreneurs to Compete for $50,000-$100,000 Investment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2022
Kootenay Investment Challenge Brings Regional Tech Entrepreneurs and Investors Together
One Kootenay Tech Business Will Receive a $50,000 -$100,000 Investment
Kootenay, B.C. – The Kootenay…

Successful Completion of Women's Program
Our first Women in Tech Entrepreneurship Mastermind program came to a successful conclusion at the end of March. Seven women from around the Kootenay region took part in our three-month program. They learned from industry-leading experts,…


PRESS RELEASE: KAST Helps Hundreds of Kootenay Business Impacted by COVID-19 with Digital Transformation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2020
KAST Helps Hundreds of Kootenay Business Impacted by COVID-19 with Digital Transformation
Kootenays, B.C. - One year into the pandemic and the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology…

A Transformational Approach to Navigating the Healthcare System
How one local nurse-turned-entrepreneur is changing patient’s lives
By Karen Kornelsen
When you or someone you love gets sick, it can feel like your world just got flipped upside down. Finding or accepting a diagnosis can be…