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How to build a successful leadership team

Answers to common questions about how to ‘transition from entrepreneur to CEO’

Searching for Steve Jobs: Fred Dixon’s mission to educate the world

The world begins teaching each morning, thanks to Ottawa’s Blindside Networks

How COVID-19 is changing the way Ottawa’s business leaders think

The virtual world creates so much opportunity, but also introduces interesting challenges, writes Mark Sutcliffe.

Canopy Growth CEO ‘really bullish’ on U.S. pot legalization after recent reforms

Smiths Falls-based cannabis firm reported a net loss of nearly $700 million in its fourth quarter, down from a loss of $1.3 billion in the same quarter last year.

Remote work unlocks new talent markets for Ottawa employers

Work-from-anywhere trend means local businesses are seeing new opportunities to hire outside the National Capital Region

‘We’ve got to build for 2022 and beyond’: Ottawa Tourism boss urges residents to help promote capital

Michael Crockatt is calling on each resident to be an "ambassador" for the National Capital Region on social media in a bid to draw visitors once they feel comfortable travelling again.

How do you like ‘dem apples? Saunders Farm owners purchase Flying Canoe Hard Cider

Popular agri-tourism destination to open cider tap room by early July through new business, Saunders Cider Co.

Hexo strikes $925M deal to buy country’s largest privately held pot producer

Ottawa-based cannabis firm said Friday it will pay $400 million in cash and $525 million in shares for Toronto-based Redecan as it continues to hunt for more market share.

‘It’s going to come back’: GM of new Hyatt hotel in Bells Corners banking on travel resurgence

Despite the pandemic, hotel's management team decided to take the plunge and start welcoming customers after delaying the opening several times.

Dramatic comeback: ByTowne Cinema to reopen under new ownership

"There’s light in the darkness,” the cherished Ottawa institution said Thursday, adding the beloved theatre will be back in business "when pandemic conditions permit."
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Ottawa is evolving fast. Key developments are impacting all sectors and sizes of business, from AI, innovation and talent to city building and global competitiveness. Who’s making sure business has a strong voice at every decision table? The Ottawa Board of Trade. Join the Ottawa Business Journal publisher Michael Curran and OBOT president and CEO Sueling Ching for a dynamic conversation about how OBOT is shaping Ottawa’s economic future, and how business leaders can leverage their network, influence, and momentum to grow. What you will learn: -- How OBOT advocacy helps shape pro-growth policy, investment, and city-building decisions that strengthen the region’s economy. -- The tables, events, and networks where decision-makers meet, partnerships form, and ideas become action. -- How OBOT equips businesses with visibility, market intelligence, influence, and relationships that drive growth year-round.
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