Small is beautiful in Ottawa’s tech sector
Today we have 1,944 knowledgebased businesses spread across several high-growth sectors. This compares to 900 in 1997, and 1,000 companies in 2000 when tech employment was at an all-time high, but...
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Jodi Fedor launched Exuberance Beauty. Now, she is branching out into new territory by opening a swanky event venue in time for the holidays.
View ArticleTop 3 Reasons Your Product Description Sucks
Most product descriptions suck, especially when they’re written by marketing people who have never sold anything. Here are the three major reasons that product descriptions suck, along with examples of...
View ArticleYoung Entrepreneur How-To’s
Dave Hale was 18 when he started his first business. Today he’s recognized as one of Canada’s top twenty young entrepreneurs. Here he tells Robyn the secret of his success.
View ArticleMobile Monday highlights local app entrepreneurs
Ottawa's mobile community gathered to showcase local innovation this week at Mobile Monday, a monthly initiative hosted by serial entrepreneur Rob Woodbridge.
View ArticleFacebook scam steals Ottawa company’s business
Ottawa’s largest window and door retailer says a fraudulent Facebook knock-off was using its name to make money by stealing its customers. Comfort King Windows and Doors said it recently […]
View ArticleWhy aren’t there more women in tech start-ups?
At an industry conference held last month in Las Vegas, Alyssa Richard stood out so much she felt as though she was “walking around with flashing yellow lights” stuck to […]
View ArticleShare what you have, say Startup Weekend winners Moochable.co
Three newly minted online Ottawa-based businesses have emerged victorious from a weekend-long event where 50 entrepreneurs with software, design and business backgrounds raced to create new web-based...
View ArticleMercury Grove helps small businesses kick into high gear
Serial entrepreneur Scott Annan has plucked four of Ottawa’s most promising technology startups and given them a leg up on the competition with $25,000 in cash and an office to call home.
View ArticleCanadian Startup Shopify Crowned ‘Canada’s Smartest Company’
Profit Magazine has crowned Shopify with a remarkable title: Canada's Smartest Company.
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