Ottawa 2017 comes with $3.5M in additional city costs
The extra hours for police, paramedics and a host of other city services for Ottawa 2017 events will cost about $3.5 million next year. By
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Ottawa social enterprise incubator Impact Hub readies expansion
One of Ottawa’s primary focal points for social enterprises is on the move. Roughly five years after opening its doors near Bank and Queen streets,
Free Form Fitness owner sells Ottawa firm to flex entrepreneurial muscle
Two years ago, Free Form Fitness founder Jean-Luc Boissonneault told OBJ he’d “love to start a whole bunch of businesses.” A tireless entrepreneur with a
Shopify acquires Toronto-based app studio Tiny Hearts
In an October 6 blog post, Robleh Jama wrote “This is one of the toughest announcements we’ve had to make…” The CEO of Tiny Hearts,
Will legal marijuana be one of history’s most disruptive technologies?
The market potential for legalized marijuana is enormous. One market in particular that could be significantly impacted is alcohol beverages – a trillion dollar market.
Use arts scene to attract workers, Ottawa group urges
As a growing number of businesses confront what they perceive as a shortage of skilled workers in Canada’s capital, an association representing the city’s festivals
Tartan Homes founder Wes Nicol ‘left his mark’ as champion of Ottawa entrepreneurship
When entrepreneur Wes Nicol addressed students at Carleton University’s convocation ceremony in 2006, he offered words of wisdom that couldn’t have been more appropriate coming
HostedBizz’s acquisition of ITUtility.Net helps Ottawa firm expand beyond the capital
One of Ottawa’s fastest-growing companies has acquired a Toronto firm in a bid to expand its cloud-based services. Data backup and recovery firm HostedBizz, which ranked
Shopify absorbs Toronto-based app studio in third acquisition of the year
Shopify Inc. (TSX:SHOP) (NYSE:SHOP) isn’t slowing down as it approaches the holidays, announcing today that it has made its third acquisition of the year in
Get more back at tax time: Donate by December 31
As 2016 comes to a close and holiday shopping is in full swing, another important deadline looms: making your charitable donations. If you give to a
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