Exploration program to launch Indian start-up

Lightmetrics, an Indian-based tech start-up that invented an app capable of giving a 360-degree view of driving behaviour, came to visit Vancouver’s new Simon Fraser VentureLabs in early December 2015. Now Lightmetrics is ready to target the Canadian market. Lighmetric is one of the five winners of the Next Big Idea contest held by Zone…

Game on: in conversation with Jeffrey Jang

Young, innovative entrepreneurs are at the forefront of the vibrant gaming industry that has been flourishing over the last decade in the Lower Mainland. Among them is Jeffrey Jang, who was the recipient of the 2015 BCBusiness top 30 under 30 award. His expertise with illustration and design has grown over the years through freelancing…

Everything the mind can imagine

When Eugene Suyu, a 26-year-old entrepreneur from Vancouver, first came across a 3D printer at university, he was immediately fascinated by its possibilities. He decided to manufacture them and founded his own 3D printer company. Because of his success as an entrepreneur, Suyu will be one of this year’s recipients of B.C. Business Magazine’s Top…

Il Mercato: Vancouver’s first Italian market

If you are looking for a place to purchase a diverse range of Italian food and products, look no further than Il Mercato, Vancouver’s first Italian farmer’s market. Brimming with a host of Italian themed vendors as well as other local vendors, the market will have something to tantalize your taste buds. Wendy Hainstock, coordinator…

Bamboo: a sustainable alternative to the concrete jungle?

Strong, fast-growing and widely distributed, bamboo is an attractive, yet underdeveloped material that could prove valuable to the construction industry, according to UBC researcher Felix Böck. The Structural Bamboo Products Project, a collaboration among research teams from UBC, MIT and Cambridge, aims to create high-quality construction materials made from bamboo. UBC researchers are developing manufacturing…