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Hard-hit Ottawa small businesses to get federal funding, marketing support

Bank Street, Preston Street, Somerset Chinatown, Sparks Street and Vanier BIAs have been chosen to participate in program aimed at revitalizing mainstreet retailers.

It’s a shawarma thing

While it’s hard to get definitive numbers on such things, according to the Yelp yellow pages there are 196 shawarma shops in Ottawa.

Prospectus: Next-gen tech firms writing new chapter

If Ottawa's new generation of startups stick to their knitting, the city could soon have the most stable and diversified technology sector it has ever known.

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) has been active in Ottawa since 1864. Its role...

Eagle Professional Resources sold to T.O.-based IT staffing firm

Founded in 1996, Eagle now has 100 employees in 10 offices across Canada.

Regional Group wraps up a record-breaking year with a BOBs win

Receiving a 2021 Best Ottawa Business (BOB) Award is a tremendous achievement – and for the team at Regional Group is an additional reason to celebrate the success of the past year. 

Amid gloomy signs, region’s unemployment rate plunges to 20-year low in December

Continuing a troubling recent trend, the overall number of employed residents in Ottawa-Gatineau fell to 753,300 last month, a slight drop from November.

‘There is definitely worry’: Centretown fitness entrepreneur ponders future in wake of latest shutdown

Nearly two years into the pandemic, measures like the ones imposed by the province on Monday have become a frustrating fact of life for Jenna Ladd and other gym owners. 

Bright side of business: Tapri founders savouring success of chai tea venture

Ottawa pop-up shop is tapping into growing beverage trend.

New year, new headshot, new possibilities

In the world of first impressions, a terrible headshot can, like a limp handshake, cost you your next job or business opportunity, Ottawa photographer Dwayne Brown says.
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