Ottawa Business Journal

Business acquisitions in the COVID era: Two keys to success

Canada is seeing a wave of business ownership transitions. Many baby boomers are retiring and selling their company. The pandemic has accelerated the trend as

The impact of innovation – on hips, and on the markets

Expert Blogs, Sponsored

Two weeks ago, I had both of my hips replaced. While this wasn’t the most fun way I could think of to spend a few

Sutcliffe: It ain’t normal till it’s normal

Ottawa

Like a family emerging from the basement after a natural disaster, local businesses resurfacing and regrouping after the pandemic won’t have much time to celebrate.

Why #ShopLocal should be applied to small businesses on – and off – mainstreets

Techopia

Governments often design RFPs to demand unreasonably high thresholds for insurance coverage, years of experience or firm size that have little or no bearing on

Tech veteran Suzanne Grant takes helm at Capital Angel Network

Techopia

Co-founder of biotech startup iBIONICS replaces former CAN boss Nolan Beanlands, who left the organization earlier this month.

Taggart’s two-tower Carling Avenue proposal too much for councillor

Residential

Jeff Leiper says developer’s plan to tear down office building and replace it with pair of highrises will cause traffic headaches and overshadow nearby homes.

Last-mile logistics firm GoFor leads Ottawa firms on Globe and Mail’s fastest-growing companies list

Techopia

Startup that provides just-in-time delivery services also topped OBJ’s list of fastest-growing firms earlier this year and was of 28 local companies in the Globe

How companies are optimizing the work-from-home environment

Ottawa

The shift to virtual meetings and working from home has affected various workers differently. While some have increased their productivity by cutting out long commutes

Q&A: New CEO has high hopes for Spartan Cube after family trust buys biotech firm’s COVID-testing IP

Techopia

Spartan filed for creditor protection and laid off two-thirds of its 90 employees after facing continued questions about the reliability of its COVID-detecting lab-in-a-box.