Ottawa is home to a thriving community of small and medium‑sized businesses – from innovative startups to family‑run shops, established local favourites and other hidden gems.
In our Summer 2026 Spotlight on Local Business, the Ottawa Business Journal uncovers the entrepreneurs, business owners, and passionate teams driving Ottawa’s economy forward. Get ready to discover the fresh faces shaping our city’s future.
Take a look at the local Ottawa businesses
Bergeron Clifford Injury Lawyers: Exclusively dedicated to personal injury law
Bronson.AI: turning data chaos into AI-driven insight and automation
Ottawa’s housing crisis needs capital – and Housing Forever Bonds deliver
CPI Interiors takes the exhaustion out of luxury home renovations
Designing exceptional spaces through custom furniture and interior decorating
Beyond the storefronts: How the Glebe’s professional services are making their mark
Making IT simple: LARA-TECH’s 20 years supporting Ottawa business
Lemire: 35 years of moving higher in the structural steel industry
How LifespanMD is redefining proactive, preventative care in Ottawa
Personalized organic sleep solutions, handcrafted in Ottawa for over 40 years
The OREB commercial realtor advantage: insight, strategy and results
Where Ottawa’s thought leaders, creators and healers come to grow
Ottawa SEO: How local businesses get found when AI answers
Destination Orléans: The city within the city
