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How to turn your engineers into sales machines

Companies that build complex products to solve challenging problems must change their way of working by using their engineers to do more than design and build. They need to sell.

‘Sink or swim’: Uptick in business bankruptcies just the tip of the iceberg, data suggests

The pressure is on for small businesses that are grappling with high inflation and facing increased interest rates for loan repayments, Ottawa accountant says. 

Help forge Ottawa’s future

If there is one lesson to be garnered from the last two years – and there are...

Happy beginning: Printing firm that helped spearhead food bank campaign gets new name and new owners

Now known as Happy Branding, firm formerly called Capital Printers made headlines two years ago when it partnered with Wu-Tang Clan’s 36 Chambers brand on $300K fundraising drive.

The Harley: A new state-of-the-art healthcare centre makes its home in Ottawa

The new facility will be the group’s first foray into Canada, and will serve as an integrated healthcare hub, focused on wellbeing, age management, mindfulness and longevity.

Bright Side of Business: Iranian entrepreneur and avid cyclist invites Ottawa to pedal and paddle

A love of biking that began in childhood in Iran has led Maria Rasouli to a career driven by joy. 

A call for talent: Dozens of jobs available at The Ottawa International Airport

With jobs ranging from food service to customs agents, the Airport Authority job fair will have career opportunities for prospects of all experience levels and interests.

Business leaders form part of new task force looking at ways to revitalize downtown core

The task force, announced today by Ottawa Centre MP Yasir Naqvi, brings together community and business representatives to propose creative ideas for Ottawa’s downtown core, post-pandemic.

Hot summer reads: OBJ’s top 10 stories of 2022 so far

As OBJ shuts down for one week, here are some buzzworthy stories.

Help wanted: After pandemic pivots, where have Canadian workers gone?

If workers are leaving their jobs, where are they going? Back to school. Back to yoga. Toward public office, Uber driving, sales and writing. These are their stories.
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