• VLN washes away old clean-tech business models

  April 1, 2013 - 8 h 40

  VLN Advanced Technologies is not a typical renewable energy or water treatment company that many associate with the clean-tech sector.

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• Ottawa's boardwalk empire

  March 26, 2013 - 16 h 21

  Queen Victoria picked one of the most picturesque spots in Canada for the nation’s capital. Canada’s Parliament Buildings are perched on a cliff top and command spectacular views of the Ottawa River below and the Gatineau Hills in the distance.

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• RjR Innovations' special blend

  March 19, 2013 - 8 h 42

  Robert Beauchamp started Ottawa’s RjR Innovations in 2004 with a Visa credit card and a $10,000 laptop he bought to run virtual environments for clients.

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• The Chinese are coming … to a winery near you

  March 7, 2013 - 8 h 20

  A gated community of million-dollar homes surrounding a world-class golf course is not what you would expect to find in eastern Ontario. It fits more with the lifestyle of the super-rich in California or Florida.

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• Pick your compass metric

  February 27, 2013 - 10 h 11

  One of the most important tasks as a leader in a startup is to pick the right metric to track.

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• Breaking ground in Ottawa’s B Corp scene

  February 20, 2013 - 16 h 08

  There’s a new standard for companies that believe in corporate social responsibility, and it’s arrived in Ottawa.

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• Refusing to settle for less

  February 11, 2013 - 16 h 59

  Candace Enman says she loves working at the Welch Group - even though her first stint with the local accounting firm ended in 2000.

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• Where the smart money is

  February 8, 2013 - 14 h 23

  I’ve had the good fortune of meeting many very smart individuals in the clean tech and sustainability sectors from around the world. Among them is Don Roberts, who stands out as one of the brightest and most knowledgeable in the field.

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• IT with personality

  February 7, 2013 - 8 h 24

  Talking with Larry Poirier, president of TUC Brands and founder of Nitro IT Business Solutions, is like entering a quiet oasis in the storm that TUC Brands is creating in the managed IT services space.

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• Breaking down the BlackBerry rebranding

  January 30, 2013 - 16 h 19

  Amid the highly anticipated unveiling of its latest smartphone, the Canadian company behind the device announced it was renaming itself from Research in Motion to “BlackBerry.” In the words of the company CEO, Thorsten Heins, this rebranding...

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