The Société de Développement Économique de Colombie-Britannique is celebrating its 20th anniversary! Since 1998 we have been supporting innovation and initiative to provide B.C. entrepreneurs and businesses with a voice, a springboard, and the tools to succeed, all while fostering a [...]

British Columbia is rich with Francophone heritage and culture, and one of the most fulfilling things the SDE gets to do is contribute to sharing this unique heritage with not only our province’s people, but with people from all over the [...]

Ah, Paris! The Eiffel Tower, the shopping, the cafés and grand boulevards… Visiting Paris should be a must on everyone’s bucket list. This month, we are celebrating the launch of Air France’s direct flight between Vancouver and Paris, and the [...]

It’s a privilege to be a part of one of the most diverse provinces in our country. With June 27 marking Canadian Multiculturalism Day, we want to highlight our support to individuals new to our province and our initiatives to help [...]

The SDE is incredibly lucky to have a remarkable team devoting their hearts and souls to the efforts of the organization. With May 1 marking International Workers’ Day, we would like to honour the dedication of the people behind La Société [...]

At the SDE, we are committed to supporting the growth of the green economy in British Columbia. Earth Day is coming up on April 22, and in honour of this event, we are celebrating our contributions to sustainable development. April’s logo [...]

An SDE initiative that we’re extremely proud of is Femmes d’affaires en Mouvement (FAM), our Business Women in Motion network. In honour of Women’s Day on March 8, we are celebrating the launch of our network that humbly began in 2004, [...]

To celebrate the 20th anniversary, we're looking back at some of the milestones we've defined over the last two decades. For the next 8 months, we'll be profiling some of the stories that are close and dear to our hearts, with [...]