Karla Briones

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe (left) discusses PSAC's controversial statement following the Mayor's Breakfast event Thursday morning, which featured Gatineau Mayor Maude Marquis-Bissonnette. (Photo by Mia Jensen)

PSAC modifies its ‘buy nothing’ stance as Ottawa business leaders criticize its tactics

Ottawa

Ottawa business leaders were quick to condemn a campaign issued Wednesday by the Public Service Alliance of Canada calling on its members to “buy nothing”

My Ottawa: Champion of immigrant entrepreneurs Karla Briones spills on chasing sunsets, memories of Mexico, and her trio of hairless pets

Ottawa, Insider Only

Immigrant Entrepreneur Canada launches pop-up shop in ByWard Market

Ottawa

A new pop-up retail shipping container located in the ByWard Market has become home to small business owners as part of a new incubator program

Women, Wit and Wisdom: Female leaders on digging deep

When the Women, Wit and Wisdom event was first launched in Ottawa back in 2017, the idea behind it was to create an empowering girls’

Mayor says ‘much more to be done’ on International Women’s Day

City Hall was filled with early morning buzz as more than 200 guests of the International Women’s Day (IWD) reception first broke bread before turning

Elevate’s Entre-Nous on encouraging women to be bold, be loud

“We have to stop thinking about equality as though it’s just the right thing to do or the nice thing to do,” said Sueling Ching.

‘I felt so helpless’: A year into the pandemic, local entrepreneurs reflect on lessons learned

Ottawa

Karla Briones and David Ross say they’re more resilient businesspeople after the COVID-19 crisis put them to the test in ways they never could have

Ottawa businesswomen address COVID-19 challenges during roundtable with Ontario minister

Women lose ground as pandemic pushes participation in labour force down to its lowest level in three decades

Ottawa entrepreneur Karla Briones sharing lessons from the school of hard knocks

Ottawa

Native of Mexico says new online program aimed at immigrants will tackle topics such as writing a business plan, securing financing and hiring employees.