About Membership
The B.C. Business Network is a resource provided by the B.C. Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation’s International Trade and Investment Attraction Division that help local businesses develop new international business opportunities and trade initiatives.
For its members, the network serves as a single source of international market news, exporting advice, invitations to export related events and personal introductions to potential partners and clients in key markets.
B.C. Business Network members receive customized, relevant, and timely information based on their profile, ensuring they get the information they need, right when they need it. Each B.C. Business Network profile details about company’s industry, sector and market. This way foreign partner and our Trade and Investment Representatives are able to quickly connect when the right opportunity comes up.
A B.C. Business Network profile promotes the company, products and services directly to international partner and buyers, so that they can easily find B.C. suppliers or strategic partners.
History of the B.C. Business Network
The B.C. Business Network is a legacy of Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Initially it was created as a vendor database that helped companies secure $800 million in contracts during the Olympic Games. Since then, the provincial government has transformed it into a resource to help B.C. businesses expand internationally.