
People on the Move: Michelle Groulx back at OCOBIA and Chris Pierce named hotelier of year
Eighteen months after her departure, Michelle Groulx is returning to the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA) in a new part-time role.
People on the Move: Michelle Groulx back at OCOBIA and Chris Pierce named hotelier of year
Eighteen months after her departure, Michelle Groulx is returning to the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA) in a new part-time role.
BIAs across the city ramp up efforts to get consumers to support local businesses
Local BIAs across the city are encouraging Ottawa residents to buy local in the face of the current economic uncertainty. SabriNa Lemay, executive director of
Bridal boutique on the brink pulls off last-minute CEBA repayment thanks to community generosity
As businesses across the country face today’s repayment deadline to qualify for partial forgiveness of CEBA loans, one business owner is crediting her survival to
Time is ticking for small businesses to pay back CEBA pandemic loans — and advocates say the outcome for some could be devastating.
OCOBIA head Michelle Groulx to leave role in new year
Michelle Groulx, executive director of the Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Areas (OCOBIA), will leave her role in early January to become president of MBC
New nightlife commissioner will need to ‘dream big,’ one industry expert says
As the City of Ottawa prepares to open the office of the nightlife commissioner and recruit for the new role early in 2024, one Ottawa
Businesses need ‘contingency plans’ to account for city’s troubled LRT system, advocate says
Ottawa’s LRT service resumed on the full length of Line 1 today after a month-long hiatus, but business owners are hesitant to celebrate as they
It’s not only the ByWard Market that needs help with safety and security, business leaders say
While a new city report aimed at revitalizing the ByWard Market is in the works, local business officials argue that other areas of Ottawa are
Business is blooming: How one entrepreneur’s vision kept a well-known florist from closing up shop
When florist Elizabeth Young heard that well-known floral shop Tivoli was for sale, she immediately saw the advantages of merging it with her own nearby
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