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.

Budget signals shifting attitudes towards procurement, Ottawa-based tech group says

Changes to government procurement were among the highlights of Wednesday’s budget for local businesses alongside cash for technology firms across the country.

500 Startups: New Canadian VC shares biggest pitch mistakes at Ottawa talk

500 Startups’ partner David Dufresne dropped by Invest Ottawa on Thursday to give the scoop on the organization’s new Canadian venture capital fund.

Op-ed: Ottawa’s innovation overdose renders buzzword meaningless

We’ve brought you here to talk. Please sit down. Canadian politicians, entrepreneurs, and yes, media titans like ourselves,...

Ottawa photo-sharing app Foko gains traction among major retailers

Foko counts numerous big-name brands among its client roster, including David’s Tea, Dior, Esprit, Fabletics, Helly Hansen, Indigo, Nike, Uniqlo and Whole Foods.

Ottawa’s Contextere takes on the urban jungle

Don’t count Gabe Batstone among those who believe automation is the enemy of the blue-collar worker.

Opinion: Of bootstrapping, business divorce and outsourcing

In 1996, Paul Vallée left Minneapolis and a lucrative contract consulting position billable at up to $175...

Algonquin College and Siemens Canada launch mechatronics, co-op programs

Algonquin College and Siemens Canada are expanding their partnership with new programs aimed at meeting the demand for skilled workers with advanced manufacturing expertise.

Automotive focus pays off for CogniVue, says former CEO

NXP Semiconductors’ impending acquisition of Freescale Semiconductors should have no negative effect on Freescale’s recent purchase of...

Shopify makes room for 2,500 more Ottawa staff with Laurier Avenue expansion

“We hire people so quickly that filling up (a building) has not ever been a problem.”

Ottawa’s C-Com Satellite nets 12th straight annual profit despite declining revenues

Reduced spending by customers in the oil and gas industries, as well as “desperate price-related competition,” caused...
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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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