Techopia

Techopia is focused on Ottawa’s technology sector. This multimedia project includes regular online news coverage, a video and audio podcast, private networking events and quarterly reports. OBJ also partners with EY to create an annual magazine called Techopia-EY Insights.

RedLore sensing new opportunities to alleviate logistics industry headaches

Each year, billions of dollars worth of goods are damaged in transit when, for example, perishable items are kept at the wrong temperature or a warehouse forklift backs into a pallet.

Ottawa-based Canvaspop acquired by Colorado printer

Canvaspop navigated a rapidly changing photography and consumer landscape since launching in 2009.

Machine learning: Why it’s changing your industry – and how you can capitalize on it

Once a buzzword mostly of interest to academics, machine learning is an increasingly mainstream technology.

Ottawa climbs into top-10 in ranking of North American tech talent hubs

High concentration of tech workers puts Ottawa in 'position of strength coming out of the pandemic'

Making the grade: Carleton University signs on as academic partner at Kanata’s Hub350

News comes just a couple of months after university unveiled plans to open a 2,000-square-foot innovation space at the west-end tech centre.

Cozy Nook: ex-Foko employees launch new workplace management app for a hybrid world

Fledgling Ottawa startup's software platform is designed to keep better track of workers who are spread across multiple locations.

Kanata North business group pushes AV rapid-transit pilot project

Plan would see autonomous buses run along March Road and Highway 417 as well as an AV shuttle service that would ferry workers around the area's tech park.

Ottawa drops 32 spots in latest global tech hub rankings

Region dropped to No. 89 on this year's list from StartupBlink, down from No. 57 in 2020.

Loyalty app Spoonity working with Google to harvest better customer data for food-service clients

Ottawa-based firm is one of 12 Canadian companies taking part in tech giant's inaugural cloud accelerator program.

How Fullscript is staying ahead of the competition

In this episode of Techopia Live, Fullscript CEO Kyle Braatz shares what’s contributed to the company’s rocketship-like growth, and his plan to make the business even more sustainable.
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Years of economic uncertainty haven’t slowed Canada’s entrepreneurs. They’ve made them more determined. New research from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) for Small Business Week finds 78 per cent are focused on growth, and this year’s theme says what’s at stake: in a “Two-Speed World,” it’s “Fast or Finished.” So what separates the businesses pulling ahead? Join OBJ, Trexity and the Ottawa Board of Trade for a live virtual event during Small Business Week and get the answers directly from the people tracking the shift: -- Get the research first. BDC chief economist Pierre Cleroux will unveil new research on the state of entrepreneurship in Canada, with insight you can use to benchmark your own business. -- Understand what’s changing on main street. Alok Ahuja of Ottawa-based Trexity will explain how local businesses are adapting, and finding new customers, in an e-commerce world. -- Find out what Ottawa is doing to help. Sueling Ching will outline the Buy Local program and other initiatives aimed at spurring economic growth in the city. Whether you run a business, work with one or are weighing your next move, this is a chance to get informed and come away with ideas worth acting on.
Small Business Week: Entrepreneurs are Fast or Finished

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