The Blog

At the latest KORE online Speaker Series, Michael Hoher from Export Navigator and three entrepreneurs shared their insights into the current, ever-changing world of tariffs, trade, and outdoor manufacturing.

How Outdoor Brands Can Boost Sales with Pro-Purchase Programs & Wholesale Strategies

KORE has hired three people to fill new positions created to work with the executive director and the KORE cluster of makers and designers.

According to a recent report by Protect Our Winters Canada, the Outdoor Recreation Economic contributes over $101 Billion to the nation, more than oil and gas.

What makes Kermode bear spray holder even more of a Kootenay success story is how various local experts were brought in on the project.

The 2024 KORE Outdoors Summit in Kimberley, BC includes an "Outdoor Connect" event on the 1st day involving 4 activities + networking.

Gavin and Heather presented at a recent KORE online Speaker Series about Re-Action Collective and how it's helping organizations and businesses make positive environmental and socials impacts around the world while also making money

Round The Mountain returns to Kimberley June 22-23 and KORE is helping to sponsor and host the "Electrify The Mountain Trails" initiative.

KORE has announced it is the recipient for the BC Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program.

KORE launched the "Kootenay Approved," campaign in the fall of 2023 and these are the key goals that have been achieved so far.

Zapped is one of the only apparel companies in the world that embeds microscopic glass beads in its fabrics to reflect light at night.

Here’s how the Kootenays inspired the creation of Wildelore Clothing and why the company is Kootenay Approved.

There were a lot of highlights during KORE's participation in the 2023 Banff Mountain Film Festival. Here are just some of them.

KORE has launched "Kootenay Approved," a branding and attraction campaign celebrating the outdoor rec-tech industry in BC's Kootenays region.

KORE is excited to announce Phil Shellhammer of the University of Arkansas will be presenting at the KORE Outdoor Rec-tec Summit

CBC and a number of other news organizations featured the Kootenay Outdoor Recreational Enterprise Initiative in a recent article.

British Columbia Magazine has featured the Kootenay Outdoor Recreational Enterprise Initiative in its Spring 2023 issue in a story entitled "Redefining Small-Town BC."

Meet the professionals and business owners who will be speaking at the KORE Rec-Tech Summit October 19-21 in Kimberley, BC.

KORE held the region's first-ever Maker Market recently thanks to a grant awarded by Shop Local BC. This is a summary of the event.

KORE has created a video to showcase what all-electric recreation in the Kootenays could look like in the very near future.

The founders of MADE Custom Apparel shared the story of their new startup and how it's set to reinvent the outdoor clothing market.

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At a recent KORE Speaker Series, digital marketing expert David Nagy shared tips about how to best use online tracking stats to impact revenue