Kelowna: Small businesses across the country are shining up their storefronts, bricks or virtual, as they celebrate another year on the small biz economic roller coaster. Small Business Week is held annually to celebrate and support small businesses with resources, networking, and education. The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is hosting six events over three days between October 21-23, in the national celebration founded by BDC, the Business Development Bank of Canada. Small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of Canada’s economic engine, making up 85% of the country’s enterprises at any one time. Here’s what the Kelowna Chamber is doing:

Tuesday October 21

Coffee Social at AethetiKs LAB 

8:00am-9:30am. No cost. www.kelownachamber.org/events

In conjunction with Okanagan Young Professionals

Wednesday October 22

2025 Small Business Innovation Expo at the Innovation Centre

10:00am-2:00pm. No cost. www.kelownachamber.org/events

Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program

Beyond Handshakes: Modern Strategies for Effective Networking

1:00pm-3:00pm. No cost. www.kelownachamber.org/events

Learn how to take networking beyond the ordinary.

Thursday October 23

Workshop - Introduction to Federal Procurement. The Basics of Selling to the Government of Canada.

9:00am-10:30am. www.kelownachamber.org/events

Learn about procurement changes in the age of tariffs and defence infrastructure building.

Member 101 (Chamber members only).

Noon-1:00pm. At the Chamber Boardroom 544 Harvey Avenue. www.kelownachamber.org/events

Commerce ConneX (Business After Hours) at Mission Hill Winery.

5:00pm-7:00pm. www.kelownachamber.org/events