Susan Richards

Beyond KPIs: Four business indicators every entrepreneur should measure

Virtually every business has its own set of key performance indicators that provide insights into how a company is operating. KPIs are important, to be

Techopia Live: AccelerateOTT taking 2019 pitchfest to ‘next level’

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An upcoming shot at $150,000 could represent more than just a major payday for a lucky Ottawa startup. As organizers for the capital’s annual AccelerateOTT

Invest Ottawa, partners to host International Women’s Week events in March

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With the growing popularity of International Women’s Day events around Ottawa, a few local business leaders recently started asking the question, “Why just one day?”

Techopia Live looks back – and ahead – on the year in Ottawa tech

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Before signing off for the year, Techopia Live assembled a panel to share the highlights from the year in tech that was and give predictions

Ten SaaS-holes to avoid

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Ottawa’s numbercrunch identifies how to sidestep common pitfalls

Local flowers business acquires Ottawa gift-giving platform Givopoly

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As the gift-giving season heats up, Ottawa Flowers Inc. has scored a fitting deal. The growing flower business has acquired Givopoly, a made-in-Ottawa platform that

Ottawa’s SaaS North conference hits gender parity in 2018 speaker lineup

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Organizers for this year’s SaaS North have hit a 50-50 split for male and female speakers this year – a rare feat for a tech conference

Vanity metrics and the theatre of SaaS success

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These days, startups are often launched with little more than a great idea and some sweat equity. Financials in a startup’s business plan typically include

Numbercrunch, Givopoly cofounder Susan Richards named co-chair of Invest Ottawa

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Susan Richards is stepping into the co-chair position on the board at Invest Ottawa, a role she says puts her in the position to help

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Factors that make or break a business sale

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It’s an unfortunate scenario in business: An entrepreneur or company founder receiving less money than they deserve because they realized too late that they were