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Lower Mainland/Southwest
Overview
The Mainland/Southwest includes Greater Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and the Sunshine Coast, and stretches north to include Whistler, Pemberton and Lillooet. It is home to 3 million people or 61.1% of the provincial population.
Vancouver is the financial and business capital of B.C. with many businesses headquartered in the region. Major sectors include trade and financial services, transportation, education, secondary manufacturing, tourism and agriculture.Events
Women's Enterprise Centre Workshops
Check the events calendar in your local Chamber of Commerce in the links below:
Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce Events
Burnaby Board of Trade
Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce Events
Delta Chamber of Commerce Events
Gibsons & District Chamber of Commerce Events
Harrison Agassiz Chamber of Commerce Events
Hope & District Chamber of Commerce Events
Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce Events
Lilooet & District Chamber of Commerce Events
Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Chamber of Commerce Events
Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce
New Westminster Chamber of Commerce Events
North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Events
Pemberton & District Chamber of Commerce Events
Pender Harbour & District Chamber of Commerce Events
Richmond Chamber of Commerce Events
Sechelt & District Chamber of Commerce Events
South Surrey White Rock Chamber of Commerce Events
Squamish Chamber of Commerce Events
Surrey Board of Trade Events
Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce Events
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Events
Whistler Chamber of Commerce
Resources
The following list of organizations offer services and programs dedicated to helping small businesses succeed in the region.
Small Business BC, Vancouver
Futurpreneur BC
Women's Enterprise Centre, Vancouver
Chambers of Commerce
- Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce
- Burnaby Board of Trade
- Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce
- Delta Chamber of Commerce
- Gibsons & District Chamber of Commerce
- Harrison Agassiz Chamber of Commerce
- Hope & District Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce
- Lilooet & District Chamber of Commerce
- Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Chamber of Commerce
- Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce
- New Westminster Chamber of Commerce
- North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
- Pemberton & District Chamber of Commerce
- Pender Harbour & District Chamber of Commerce
- Richmond Chamber of Commerce
- Sechelt & District Chamber of Commerce
- Seton Portage Shalalth Chamber of Commerce
- South Surrey White Rock Chamber of Commerce
- Squamish Chamber of Commerce
- Surrey Board of Trade
- Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, Coquitlam
- Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
- West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
- Whistler Chamber of Commerce
Mobile Business Licence Agreements
The following areas hold a Mobile Licence Agreement for mobile businesses in their areas. Check with the local municipality to see if a Mobile Business Licence can apply to your mobile business type.
- Fraser Valley: Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Delta, Hope, Kent, Langley City, Langley Township, Maple Ridge, Mission, Pitt Meadows, Surrey, Harrison Hot Springs, Merritt
- Metro West: Burnaby, Delta, New Westminster, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver
- Tri-Cities Area: Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody
- North Shore: North Vancouver City, North Vancouver District, West Vancouver
- Sunshine Coast: Gibsons, Sechelt, shíshálh Nation