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Sprott school, Stratford team up to teach tech firms ins and outs of IP strategy

Topics covered in new 14-week certificate program include drafting legal agreements to maintain control of IP, monetizing patented innovations and protecting trade secrets.

GETIT’s pandemic pivot to deliveries leads to rapid uptake among Ottawa restaurants

Getit Local is challenging Uber Eats and SkipTheDishes by operating without charging local restaurants the typical 30% to 35% fee on delivery orders. 

The remarkable Shirley Westeinde on why 80 has become the new 60

Community leader and retired businesswoman is fêted by family and friends during week-long birthday celebrations

Boom cycle: Ottawa bike shops can’t keep up with pandemic-fuelled sales surge

Cycling retailers are being run off their feet as cooped-up consumers look for healthy, safe activities to get them out of the house.

Hoteliers hope staycationers flock to Bluesfest-curated ‘room service’ concerts

Room Service Concert Series will feature acts such as Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle, comedian Gerry Dee and American rock band Third Eye Blind.

COVID-19 accelerates evolution of the office environment

New technologies and innovations will play a major role in equipping office space for a post-pandemic world

Ottawa market faces ‘high’ degree of vulnerability, CMHC says

Significant price increases and overvaluation are causing housing sectors in Ottawa and other major Canadian cities to face “high” levels of vulnerability.

Fostering wellness at (remote) work

To help local business owners support the well-being of their employees, OBJ and sponsor Meldrum Horne recently teamed up to explore new approaches to employee benefits.

Ford government pledges billions in pandemic recovery spending, faces years of deep deficits

New provincial budget tabled Wednesday projects Ontario will run a deficit of $26.2 billion next year and $18.7 billion in 2023-24.

New bursaries aim to help break glass ceiling in architecture, business and engineering

Ottawa firms Neoteric Developments and ND Management teamed up to create the new awards.