Dragons' Den

Lightspeed joins Shopify and others in a round of cost-cutting layoffs

Lightspeed Commerce Inc. is cutting about 300 jobs as part of a reorganization meant to unify a slew of companies it bought in recent years.

In the Dragons’ Den: No deal, but lots of lessons learned for Palapa Tours

Tourism

“A question many ask us is, ‘How did Dragons’ Den go?’ What they mean is … did you get a deal? Yes! We got a

In the Dragons’ Den: Lights, camera, action … it’s sink or swim for Palapa Tours

Tourism

“Gaby, Mike, let’s get you hooked up with the microphones, you are up in 10 minutes.” In this segment, Ottawa entrepreneur Mike Karpishka describes facing

Techopia Live: Bushbalm prepares for big U.S. retail push

Techopia

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of bikini lines? If you’re part of Ottawa’s tech scene, you might think of

In the Dragons’ Den: There’s nothing like getting a scolding on national TV

Tourism

“What we really need to focus on now is our numbers. What’s the ask? If it’s too high, you lose credibility. If it’s too low,

In the Dragons’ Den: Ottawa tiki-hut operators Palapa Tours get their pitch ship-shape

Tourism

Ottawa entrepreneurs Mike Karpishka and Gaby Saucedo, who made the cut for this season of CBC’s Dragons’ Den, share what it was like to prepare

Tech sector says more job cuts to come as Elevate conference gets underway

Techopia

Recent data counts 630 startups worldwide which have let go of 80,902 employees this year alone. About 1,193 startups have laid off 176,874 workers since

Former cosmetics exec finds comfort in simpler pleasures in mystical Northcote

Eastern Ontario Business Journal

Andi Marcus has trademarked a concept she calls DineOver, which takes the bed and breakfast concept and reverses it.

Canadian business leader Wes Hall draws large crowd to Telfer School of Management dinner

Some things are worth waiting for, including the opportunity to hear Jamaican-born Canadian entrepreneur Wes Hall speak at a special dinner hosted Thursday night by