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New retail construction expected in Ottawa in 2025 as market remains hot, CBRE says

New Planet Fitness opens in Sun Life Centre as office complex beefs up offerings for tenants

Planet Fitness has opened a new location in the Sun Life Centre as the downtown mixed-use complex...

Whole Foods, including Ottawa’s Glebe location, partners with food waste app Too Good to Go

The Lansdowne location of Whole Foods is participating in a new partnership with the popular service Too...

Ottawa business Juice Dudez opens ByWard Market location as part of expansion plans

An Ottawa entrepreneur’s ambitious plans to expand his business now include a location in the ByWard Market. Juice...

Savour the City: The six coziest coffee shops in central Ottawa to ‘work from home’

Ottawa’s coffee shop scene is one of the city’s most underrated strengths. The variety we have here...

Philling the gap: New cheesesteak restaurant moving in to former home of Saslove’s Meat Market

A new restaurant is taking over the space formerly occupied by Saslove’s Meat Market in the ByWard...

Veteran restaurateur hopes new eatery in former Blue Cactus space will be ‘the spark that reignites the Market’

In another move aimed at changing the public’s perception of the ByWard Market, Ottawa nightlife mogul Abbis Mahmoud is launching a new restaurant in the space formerly occupied by Blue Cactus Bar and Grill.

‘Survive ’25’: Ottawa’s animation industry looks to bust out of post-pandemic slump

The animation business is not for the faint of heart, as Rick Morrison will readily tell you. But...

Small businesses struggle to help consumers seeking in-transit packages, refunds

Though most Canada Post workers are back on the job today, small businesses are still grappling with...

Film commissioner says new studio in Ottawa ‘is going to happen’ – but on a smaller scale

Ottawa’s film commissioner says plans for a studio with multiple sound stages in the city’s west end...
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Years of economic uncertainty haven’t slowed Canada’s entrepreneurs. They’ve made them more determined. New research from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) for Small Business Week finds 78 per cent are focused on growth, and this year’s theme says what’s at stake: in a “Two-Speed World,” it’s “Fast or Finished.” So what separates the businesses pulling ahead? Join OBJ, Trexity and the Ottawa Board of Trade for a live virtual event during Small Business Week and get the answers directly from the people tracking the shift: -- Get the research first. BDC chief economist Pierre Cleroux will unveil new research on the state of entrepreneurship in Canada, with insight you can use to benchmark your own business. -- Understand what’s changing on main street. Alok Ahuja of Ottawa-based Trexity will explain how local businesses are adapting, and finding new customers, in an e-commerce world. -- Find out what Ottawa is doing to help. Sueling Ching will outline the Buy Local program and other initiatives aimed at spurring economic growth in the city. Whether you run a business, work with one or are weighing your next move, this is a chance to get informed and come away with ideas worth acting on.
Small Business Week: Entrepreneurs are Fast or Finished

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