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
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.
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
Feature: How to pitch an angel
If you’re looking for funding, sometimes your best shot is an angel. But more often than not, your prayers fall flat and investors aren’t impressed. Techopia’s
Swelling federal payroll in Ottawa-Gatineau pushes employment to record high
The federal government’s local hiring binge continued for a second straight month, pushing the number of people working in Ottawa-Gatineau to an all-time high, Statistics
Hospital, politicians pick Carling Building site for new Civic campus in Ottawa
The Ottawa Hospital and local politicians say they’ve reached a compromise on the location of a new Civic Campus. Officials said Friday morning that the
Feature: Shopify, Carleton partnership hopes to create ‘exceptionally career-ready’ students
In September, Shopify announced a partnership with Carleton University to put their students to work. For the past three months, 11 students enrolled in Carleton’s
Canopy to buy fellow Canadian pot producer Mettrum in $430M all-stock deal
Ottawa-area marijuana producer Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:CGC) is offering to buy Mettrum Health Corp. (TSXV:MT) in a friendly all-stock deal valued at $430 million. Mettrum
Ottawa Hospital rejects Tunney’s Pasture for new Civic site
The Ottawa Hospital says its board has unanimously rejected a recommendation to construct a new Civic campus at Tunney’s Pasture. The statement from the Ottawa
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