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L-Spark accelerator company gets capital injection from Wesley Clover, Naavon Capital

Renewity RMA, one of two companies in the Kanata-based L-Spark enterprise software accelerator, announced Wednesday it has...

Empire Restaurant rebrand marks return of chef Norm Aitken

A 2014 OBJ Forty Under 40 recipient is back in the kitchen again with one new project...

Opinion: Wakefield couple’s home-based business picking up steam with more consumers going green

Why would two lawyers leave secure jobs with the federal government to launch a startup that was,...

Opinion: Commentary: Ottawa’s got talent, but where are the jobs?

On a particularly chilly evening recently, a young man came to my door trying to sell me...

Opinion: Going global, fast and smart

Ottawa is the best place in Canada to start a company. But when it comes to sustaining...

High Hopes: Q&A with Tweed Marijuana co-founder Bruce Linton

In its first year of operation, Smiths Falls-based medical marijuana grower Tweed has been creating quite a...

Opinion: A federal action plan for Ottawa’s economy

This is my second opinion piece in a six-part series on the changing local economy. It will...

Opinion: Does Ottawa need an economic action plan?

A few months ago, I wrote an opinion piece in OBJ about how the Ottawa economy isn’t...

Opinion: Local EO chapter marks a decade of group therapy for business owners

Entrepreneurs’ Organization operates under different rules than most networking groups. “There is no selling and no telling,” says...

The Opposite of Everything is True

A few years ago, I saw a great one-woman show by Jan Darbyshire. Jan is a prolific...
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