Business owners on Sparks Street are concerned they won’t survive the next four years due to major construction on buildings along the north side of the street, says Sparks Street BIA chairman Sam Elsaadi. 
Erin Morawetz, Centretown NewsBIA chairman Sam Elsaadi, owner of La Mode Hair Studio, says he fears businesses will go belly up.
Category: Business
Viewpoint: Small business owners must protect themselves from scams
Small business owners face challenges separate from their larger counterparts that make them more vulnerable to scams.
Programs help local businesses succeed
Ottawa-area tattooists may become part of an expanding network of professional tattoo artists, thanks to a new online networking service and Little Italy’s InvestOttawa.
Erin Morawetz, Centretown NewsSteve Tannahill, founder of Tattoo Hero, connects new customers with some of the most experienced tattoo artists in the city.
Operation Come Home goes farming
In a collaborative effort, Operation Come Home and Just Food have received a two-year grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to launch FarmWorks, OCH’s fifth social enterprise.