December 14, 2021

Richmond Business (Good) News!

Below is a collection of local news success stories that showcase both innovation and resilience. Don't forget to use the hashtag #RichmondHasHeart when sharing your stories.

• MDA Awarded Initial Design Phase Contract for Lunar Rover

• Winners of the 13th Annual Chinese Restaurant Awards Announced

• Richmond RCMP Toy Drive a huge success

• Digital Technology Supercluster Announces Investment in World’s First X-Ray Discovery Platform

• Investors deliver US $130m as General Fusion ramps up commercialization efforts

• Helijet announces plans to add electric helicopters to its fleet in British Columbia

• 27-acre site next to Richmond Oval acquired for $300 million for redevelopment

• Air Canada flies its first Boeing 767-300ER freighter plane to Vancouver

Richmond's new Environmental Enhancement Grant now open

The City of Richmond is calling all non-profit organizations to apply for Richmond’s Environmental Enhancement Grant.

This new City grant will help empower local community groups to take positive action on the environment by supporting their sustainable initiatives such as shoreline clean-ups, invasive species pulls, and tree and shrub planting. Grant applications will be accepted from Thursday, December 9 to Wednesday, January 26. 

B.C. Paid Sick Leave Impact Survey - closes today!

Effective January 1, 2022, the Government of B.C. will implement Paid Sick Leave for employees across British Columbia.

The BC Chamber of Commerce knows this will affect small- and medium-sized businesses, and want to hear directly from you.

This survey will inform the advocacy efforts of the BC Chamber of Commerce and its provincial network, and your needs and concerns will be shared directly with government.

Survey will close on December 14 at 4pm PST.

Shop Local, Woman-Owned Businesses in the WeBC Virtual Pop-Up Shop

Check out the WeBC Virtual Pop-Up Shop to browse over 500 BC women-owned businesses from all over the province, offering everything from digital marketing services to event planning, skincare products to bespoke jewellery, dog treats to kids' clothes and more!

New on the Blog: 4 Tips Richmond Businesses Can Use to Optimize their Google Business Profile

Google Business Profile (GBP) is a Google-powered online directory that lets local businesses share vital company information such as hours of operation, products or services the company offers, and phone number. This information is important because shoppers can use it to get in touch with a local business or know their hours of operation.

A company’s GMB page helps the business attract local shoppers: it can drive traffic to its website or foot traffic to its brick-and-mortar store by appearing on Google search results page (SERP) or Google Maps when a shopper searches for local products or services based on the shopper’s location.