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Opinion: Don’t trade in your old suit – yet

Ottawa

“The world is a tough, competitive place,” said Jerry Maguire in the film of the same name. And if Ottawa-Gatineau is going to have a

A Caring Financial Strategy For Your Family

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Most people think of their financial affairs solely in terms of investments. Well, investments are certainly important; but there are many other financial issues that

Why your last personal budget failed

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There is no doubt we are living in times of austerity. There are many different reasons, but most people are scaling back their lifestyles. For

Opinion: The common-sense rules of invention

Ottawa

We’ve all had it happen – that epiphanic moment. You know what I mean. When that big, booming, sassy idea for some kind of mind-blowing

Opinion: UPDATE: HBS marketing a new business model?

Ottawa

It’s always somewhat of an annoyance for a company when “bankruptcy” is the second-most searched term related to it on Google. But that’s the unfortunate

Opinion: A flicker of hope for a lean promenade

Retail

Finally, there’s some terrific news for Sparks Street, the downtown thoroughfare that once throbbed with life but which has been deadly-dull for decades. As initially

Opinion: Synergizing solutions into revectored deliverables

Ottawa

As the rubber hits the road on a new year, I think we’re all in need of some real blue-sky thinking – perhaps even a

Opinion: Jim Treliving and the art of the deal

Ottawa

Jim Treliving was just a young lad, growing up beneath the big sky of the Canadian Prairies, when he got his first lesson in business.

Opinion: The Indians are coming … wait, they’re already here

Ottawa

You’ve probably been hearing a lot lately about the Indian firm Tata, that country’s largest multinational company and mega-brand. No doubt some of you first

Opinion: An expensive delay?

Retail

A new public garage should ease a parking shortage around the Rideau Centre in time for the Christmas shopping season, but the builders may face