Do an "ease of doing business" review" to remove barriers to establishing and growing businesses
"Working with key business organizations, individual business owners and entrepreneurs we’ll identify and remove barriers to establishing or growing businesses here in British Columbia. By doing this, we can help businesses put their focus where it should be — on delivering high-value products and services, innovating, and creating jobs." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07
Expand the online tenancy dispute resolution tribunal to include business-landlord disputes
"Help protect small business owners and reduce their costs when disputes with landlords arise. By expanding the online dispute resolution tribunal to include business-landlord disputes, we can help small business owners avoid the high cost of seeking resolution through the courts." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07
"Boost access to capital for early-stage firms: Working in partnership with the private sector, we will work to close the gap in access to early-stage capital that often prevents BC entrepreneurs from scaling at the rate of their peers elsewhere." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2024-10-08
Reduce the small business tax to 1%
"Reduce the small business tax to 1%, with a path to 0% when finances allow, so entrepreneurs can keep their hard-earned money and have the best possible chance of succeeding." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2024-10-08
Reduce barriers to arbitration for commercial disputes
"Reduce barriers to arbitration for faster and more efficient commercial dispute resolutions." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2024-10-08
Open government procurement processes to all qualified contractors and workers, regardless of union status
"Open procurement processes to all qualified contractors and workers, not just ones on a list of unions hand-selected by the NDP. The NDP would rather reward their friends than get the best value for taxpayers, making it costly to build the infrastructure BC desperately needs." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15
"Modernize procurement to drive local innovation: We will modernize procurement practices to ensure that local tech innovators have a fair shot at government contracts. This will boost the reputation of BC tech firms, help attract investors, and make government services more efficient." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2024-10-08
Publish average business permit wait times, audit policies and processes in cities that grant permits more slowly, & recommend improvements
"Work with cities to reduce business permit wait times by publishing average wait times, auditing the policies and processes in cities that are identified as laggards, and providing recommendations for improvement." — conservativebc.ca, retrieved 2024-10-08
Ensure local contractors and resources benefit first in public projects and government contracts
"We will update procurement policies to ensure local contractors and resources benefit first in public projects and government contracts." — BC Greens 2024 Platform, retrieved 2024-10-09
Expand the InBC Investment opportunity with an additional focus on supporting rural areas
"We will expand the InBC Investment opportunity with an additional focus on supporting rural British Columbia, ensuring equitable access to investment resources." — BC Greens 2024 Platform, retrieved 2024-10-09
Amend and expand the community grants programme funded by the carbon price, limiting eligibility of businesses headquartered outside BC
"We will amend and expand the community grants program funded by the Carbon Tax, limiting eligibility of businesses headquartered outside British Columbia to prioritize local business support." — BC Greens 2024 Platform, retrieved 2024-10-09
Expand the Advanced Research and Commercialization programme to provide support and mentoring to innovators in early stages of development
"We will expand the Advanced Research and Commercialization program to provide support and mentoring to innovators at the early stages of development (levels 2 and 3 of the Technology Readiness Index), before they reach proof of concept." — BC Greens 2024 Platform, retrieved 2024-10-09
