Entrepreneurship
OCRI’s Take – Refresh of Ottawa’s economic development strategy
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to present OCRI’s response to the city’s proposed economic development strategy. The strategy sees Ottawa recognized as a competitive global hub for innovative, knowledge-based talent, businesses and organizations. OCRI is committed to the economic development of the city and overall, we agree with the strategic objectives as outlined [...]
Take a look! Summer Company 2010 – Property Maintenance Companies
It’s been a real scorcher outside lately, and with our short Canadian summers spending time outdoors soaking up the rays is usually a top priority to most of us. The list of outdoor activities can be long; cottages, bike rides, the beach… property maintenance? Probably not the latter! So save yourself a little time and [...]
Summer Company Deadline Extended
The Summer Company deadline for applications has been extended until May 24th at 11:59 p.m.
OCRI Awards honour business excellence
Ottawa, ON – April 8, 2010 – OCRI, Ottawa’s lead economic development agency, honoured Ottawa’s best and brightest companies, executives and students for their innovative work and contributions to the city’s knowledge-based sector this evening at the 15th annual OCRI Awards gala at the Hilton Lac-Leamy.
Top 7 was a team effort!
PHEW! We made it! It was quite the process. While it was certainly a shot in the arm to see Ottawa chosen as one of the Smart21 by the Intelligent Community Forum it did instil a bit of fear in me because the next round of applications for Top7 was apparently the hardest part – the really [...]
It’s all about the chemistry according to Pat DiPietro at this morning’s TEB
Taking questions from a somewhat surprised audience before he began his presentation, Pat DiPietro, Managing General Partner of Vengrowth Capital Partners, aimed to set the stage for his talk and ensure that he was speaking about what the audience wanted to hear. That was clever but putting Mary, a local high school student who was there [...]
Pyramids, Not Ladders
For as long as I can remember, I have always had keen interests in an eclectic mix of areas from fashion to construction, event planning to medicine. If I liked it, I just appended it to the growing pile of things that I had an interest in. As a young child I was exposed to [...]
Taking Initiative
Initiative is universal and intrinsic, it is something that can’t really be fulfilled unless it truly comes from within. So if we all have it, why don’t we all take advantage of it?
Why is it that some of us need that ‘someone else’ to push us and/or keep us motivated while others will attempt to [...]
Digital Natives Driving Freeconomics
When I was in elementary school we used to have “library class” once a week. At first it was when the librarian would read us a story and as we grew older it was when we would be taught mundane skills that we only realized were important later on: how to use an index, find [...]
Eastern Ontario Economic Showcase with Donald Trump
BOOK NOW! Don’t wait too long to register as an exhibitor for this event. We’d hate for you to be disappointed when all the prime spots are gone. Register now, get a great location and use the summer wisely to plan your space. Think creatively, constructively and strategically to catch the eye of the media, [...]