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How businesses can capitalize on Ottawa’s diplomatic community

Ottawa

As every local entrepreneur knows, Ottawa boasts a highly skilled workforce and some of the country’s top universities and research facilities. Such assets have helped

Ottawa’s CEO of the Year: David Ross turns family firm into a dominant video technology force

Best Ottawa Business Awards

Eight years ago, David Ross decided he needed to do something dramatic to shake his company out of the doldrums. The chief executive of Ross

Wipebook founder wins $10,000 Innovation Award

Techopia

Wipebook founder Frank Bouchard sure knows how find money. This time, though he didn’t raise another successful crowdfunding campaign for his erasable, reusable notebook. This time, his

Lockheed Martin’s Ottawa facility gunning for the next generation of Canadian warships

Defence and Security

Lockheed Martin Canada’s facility in Kanata is developing a reputation in the naval industry, one it’s hoping to capitalize on with the announcement of a competition for

Star of the City: Wakefield art gallery saves the day for tour group

Tourism

Earlier this year, a tour group visiting the National Capital Region was planning a day of sightseeing that included a stop at the Mackenzie King

New survey says Ottawa is not a city of money savers

Ottawa

Despite our conservative reputation, a survey released this week suggests that there’s a high number of people in the city with an empty savings account

Ottawa social enterprise to launch payday loans alternative

Ottawa

The Causeway Work Centre says it plans to open a new fund early next month aimed at giving residents another option to high-interest payday loans.

Scaling tips from Jim Roche

Techopia

Jim Roche knows a thing or two about scaling up a business. As a founding member of Newbridge Networks, he helped the company grow to

The dos and don’ts of M&As & IPOs for Ottawa businesses

Ottawa

To celebrate Small Business Week, OBJ is publishing stories of the successes and challenges faced by some of the city’s entrepreneurs. Today’s feature looks at the ins and

Ottawa’s inflation rate jumps to 1.3% in September

Ottawa

Consumers in the nation’s capital found themselves paying a little bit more for household goods and services last month as the city’s inflation rate accelerated,