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
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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
Closure of popular local businesses avoidable with better succession planning, advocate says
According to Michelle Groulx, executive director of OCOBIA, closures could be prevented with more support for small business succession.
Businesses welcome plan to revitalize city’s nightlife scene
Ottawa already has great nightlife, it just needs to be promoted, say supporters of the city’s proposed Nightlife Economy Action Plan.
Hitting the right note: Local businesses benefit from free jazz music initiative
A program that brings jazz artists to perform in Ottawa neighbourhoods is music to the ears of local BIAs.
Small business pandemic recovery must be priority for federal budget, local advocates say
The head of Ottawa’s BIA network says she’d like to see measures in the March 28 federal budget that will help return businesses to their
Small businesses may be forced to lay off staff or close to repay pandemic debt, survey finds
Many small businesses in Ottawa are struggling with pandemic-related debt and attempting to repay that debt by the end of 2023 would make them unable
‘It just needs a bit of love’: ByWard Market businesses back proposed new governance structure
Business owners are applauding a proposal to dissolve the ByWard Market BIA in favour of a new municipal services corporation structure.
Reopening of Wellington Street ‘welcome news’ to tourism officials one year after ‘Freedom Convoy’
Ottawa’s city council has approved a motion to reopen the street in front of Parliament Hill to traffic a year after it was closed off
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