Relief in sight? Watson proposes permanent 10% tax discount for small biz
New rules would translate into an annual discount of about $1,000 for a business property assessed at $600,000 that now pays about $15,000 a year
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Boom cycle: Ottawa bike shops can’t keep up with pandemic-fuelled sales surge
Cycling retailers are being run off their feet as cooped-up consumers look for healthy, safe activities to get them out of the house.
Hoteliers hope staycationers flock to Bluesfest-curated ‘room service’ concerts
Room Service Concert Series will feature acts such as Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle, comedian Gerry Dee and American rock band Third Eye Blind.
New bursaries aim to help break glass ceiling in architecture, business and engineering
Ottawa firms Neoteric Developments and ND Management teamed up to create the new awards.
How ThinkOttawa is simplifying the conference planning process
ThinkOttawa assists association leaders in planning conferences by helping organize bids and supplying marketing material as well as locating venues and hotels – free of
Ottawa Tiki Tours to offer secluded tropical paradise tours on local waterways
Octagon-shaped, triple-hull pontoon boats, measuring 18 feet in diameter, will come with a 40-horsepower outboard motor and a private bathroom.
Happiness comes not from focusing on success at any cost, but creating a business with a commitment to something bigger than the bottom line, writes
Business visionaries: Algonquin students’ ski goggle retail site gaining on competition
Startup has already landed a deal with one of the city’s best-known sports retailers as it seeks to cash in on a surge in outdoor
Sheraton Ottawa Hotel to permanently lay off 70 employees, union says
UNITE HERE Local 261 said it has been trying since last October to reach a deal with Sheraton management to recall the employees, who are
Ottawa accounting firm Envolta acquires southwestern Ontario practice
Envolta founder David DiNardo says his goal is to raise the firm’s revenues from $5 million to $20 million annually by 2026.
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