Business Archives - Page 117 of 231

March 14, 2008 Stefan O. Keyes

Business advisory committee grapples with declining membership

Lisa Xing, Centretown News

Business advisory committee chair Rob Sproule inspects the group's dwindling list of volunteers.

Being city hall’s new kid is tough.

March 14, 2008 Kendal Egli

Viewpoint: The Blu-ray way or the highway . . . to the dump

If someone asks why you’re getting rid of the HD DVD player and video library you were so excited about just a few years ago, tell them it’s about time you bring your garbage to the dump.

February 20, 2008 Ellen Keeble

Venture capital drying up for local entrepreneurs

Paige Aarhus, Centretown News

Robert Lane, president of a Centretown-based interactive media company, says that those who want to tap into available investment money must have a solid business plan to succeed.

Venture capital investments for Ottawa businesses are continuing to drop, making it difficult for start-ups to obtain the funds they need to grow.

February 20, 2008 Laura Baziuk

Internet listings a powerful real estate tool

Shweta Satyan, Centretown News

Selena Lake and her husband Kevin Lake check out her online condo listing.

Packing tape and cardboard boxes, vacuums and window cleaner, and posters and newspaper ads were all useful when Selena Lake decided to sell her home. But one tool is more valuable than all others combined, she said: the Internet.