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‘A rocket ship’: How the perfect combination of carbon fibre and batteries is creating a better boat

“Our passion is not just to make an electric boat, it’s to make a better boat and, in doing so, to cleanse the waterways of the world and restore tranquility to our beautiful waters,” says CEO.

Help wanted: After pandemic pivots, where have Canadian workers gone?

If workers are leaving their jobs, where are they going? Back to school. Back to yoga. Toward public office, Uber driving, sales and writing. These are their stories.

Shy military wife finds she has a head for business — and hats

Opening during the pandemic was stressful, admits Ranelle Larocque, owner of Queen Bee Millinery in Perth, but as it turned out, her timing was just right.

How Fawwaz Ibrahim went from ‘scrawny kid’ to Flawless Athlete

Behind every Flawless Athlete design is a belief that everyone has the potential, as long as they put in the work to improve themselves every day, a lesson that Ibrahim knows all too well.

Digital platform options can be overwhelming for small business, experts agree

The County of Leeds and Grenville’s economic development office is launching another round of funding to help small businesses get back on their feet post-COVID. 

Shopify posts Q2 loss of US$1.2 billion, a day after laying off 10% of staff

The Ottawa-based firm says it lost US$1.2 billion or 95 cents per diluted share, compared with a profit of US$879.1 million and 69 cents per diluted share a year earlier.

Multigenerational insurance brokerage Binks purchased by Toronto’s Navacord

Binks is a multigenerational commercial brokerage known for its risk management expertise with automotive dealerships, among several other business sectors and not-for-profits.

CEO vows Shopify will ‘rise to the occasion’ again after workforce layoffs

In a memo posted on the company website, Shopify CEO announced that the e-commerce company will see about 10 per cent of staff leave by end of day Tuesday.

New Hexo CEO opens up about push to overhaul cannabis business after turmoil

CEO Charlie Bowman has already deepened his predecessor's cuts and begun backing away from certain products, but he insists the moves are for a good reason.

Rogers CEO defends outage response to MPs at committee hearing

Tony Staffieri faced questions from MPs about whether a lack of competition in the telecom sector might have contributed to the massive Rogers outage earlier this month.