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Why Every Local Business Needs a Modern Website | BoostBC
Keeping up with modern website design is essential for keeping up with other local businesses in your market. Having an up to date website can build credibility and increase search visibility. This is important for a few reasons:
6 days ago2 min read
Why “Shop Local” Messaging Still Works (When Done Right) | BoostBC
In todays impersonal, fast paced, quick-shipping world, it can seem near impossible to keep up with the retail giants that offer over night shipping and front door delivery. Clients are in a hurry and often seek out the most quick and simple solution to their problems. However, the shop local movement still resonates with people who want to feel connected with and support their local community.
Apr 282 min read
Why We Build Our Own Tools, and How It Benefits You | BoostBC
Trying to find a digital software system that truly works for your business can be tricky, often they don't include every aspect you are looking for which leads to compromise and dissatisfaction. Sometimes, in order to accomplish everything you need, you end up using multiple systems, which takes time and can lead to more confusion and mistakes. At BoostBC, we have figured out the solution!
Apr 192 min read
How to Partner With Other Local Businesses (Without It Feeling Awkward) | BoostBC
Partnering with other local businesses can be incredibly beneficial for everyone involved, but someone has to take the first step. Reaching out can feel a little awkward at first, even when you know it has the potential to help you grow within your community. The good news? It doesn’t have to be. Here are a few tips to help you move past the awkward stage and get straight to the fun part.
Apr 152 min read
Not All Money is Good Money, How to Protect Your Business | BoostBC
Fake cash is circulating far more than you are probably even aware of. Would you be able to spot a counterfeit bill in your register? Fake bank notes are becoming more sophisticated and harder to spot. At fist glance, these bills can look like the real deal, but with a quick look in the right place, you can confirm it legitimacy
Mar 262 min read
Cold Calling Sucks! I Read the Book so You Don't Have to | BoostBC
We all know the cold calling sucks, but as Armand Farrokh and Nick Cegelski explain in their book, it actually works... If you do it right. Cold Calling Sucks (And That's Why It Works) outlines the different ways to make cold calling work for you. What to say and what not to say to get past the first 30 seconds of a cold call, and even book the meeting.
Mar 197 min read
Don’t Worry About Doing it Well, Just Do It! | BoostBC
Don’t worry about doing it well, just do it! We spend so much time in our lives in our comfort zone, a safe space that is familiar and routine. But by avoiding the things in life that make us feel uncomfortable, we miss out on the life we are supposed to live.
Mar 172 min read
Why Entrepreneurs Rarely Feel Like They’ve “Made It,” And Why Learning to Love the Process Changes Everything
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Mar 125 min read
Becoming Good at Cold Calling is Just Like Anything Else, Practice Makes Perfect | BoostBC
Once you have learned the proper skills for the cold calls, the most important thing you can do is practice. Practice like it is your full time job, because well, it kind of is. You want to be practicing in the car, the mirror, while walking down the street, even if it makes you look a little crazy. And I am not saying to memorize your script word for word, I am saying become so comfortable with it, you can go with the flow of a call without losing your groove.
Mar 112 min read
Finding Beauty in Chaos | BoostBC
There is a special madness to the trial and error method of building your business, but if you can embrace the mistakes as learning opportunities and roll with the punches, you will come out stronger on the other side. There is so much beauty in the chaotic life spinning all around us, I do not believe it is possible to state with such certainty that we cannot thrive or build the life we want without first forcing that chaos into routine and mundane daily life.
Mar 102 min read
BoostBC Founder Alecia Streleoff Nominated for the 2026 Kelowna Chamber Top 40 Under 40
BoostBC founder Alecia Streleoff has been nominated for the 2026 Kelowna Chamber Top 40 Under 40, recognizing leadership, achievement, and community impact in Kelowna, BC#BoostBC, #AleciaStreleoff, #KelownaBC, #KelownaBusiness, #KelownaChamber, #Top40Under40, #Top40Under402026, #BCBusiness, #BritishColumbia, #WomenInBusiness, #FemaleFounder, #EntrepreneurLife, #SmallBusinessBC, #SmallBusinessCanada, #CanadianBusiness, #BusinessAwards, #CommunityLeadership, #LocalBusiness, #Ke
Jan 232 min read
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