Reading Time: 4 minutesThough COVID-19 has resulted in lost opportunities for many, several innovative U of O students have cultivated businesses for themselves while taking virtual courses.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes“To help local businesses, customers should opt for ordering directly with the restaurant for pickup, or choose a delivery service that promotes local businesses, charges restaurants less and that treats its drivers more ethically.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the recent reversion to ‘Stage 2’ lockdowns, local Ottawa businesses are being left in the dust. Atop of decreased student presence and navigating virtual services, how are these businesses adjusting?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe new union will offer the same services as the SFUO except for UOSERT, which is now operated by Protection Services. The Women’s Resource Centre and Pride Centre will also be merged.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Although most of our members are in human kinetics, our club is open to students of all programs that are passionate about learning the business side of sports.” — Zachary Pilling, internal relations with the UOSBC.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAgribusiness is mentioned in Ottawa’s Rural Affairs and Economic Development Plan as a vital growth industry in the region’s future.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe only way forward is to make zero waste be the universal standard. Make every business be like Nu Grocery. Make every business sustainable.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile it was a strong year for PIVIK and Agora, the numbers looked much worse for Café Alt and 1848.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMacDonald mentioned that many of his activities didn’t even seem related to music at the time, from being a 101 Week guide to running his fraternity. But he clarified that the soft skills he learned from his university days are universal and invaluable in any field.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJonathan Ibrahim, a second-year U of O marketing student, teamed up with his friend Daniel Laframboise to come up with the idea for the Taskrilla app as a way to bring contractors and services directly to one’s home.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCompanies come up with ways to get hit of legalized weed revenues In light of federal court judge Michael Phelan’s recent ruling, which struck down a previous ban on medical marijuana patients growing their own plants, a new bill is being lobbied for in Parliament that would permit businesses to grow their own plants and …
Reading Time: 2 minutesEarlier this year, Joe’s Crab Shack, a large restaurant chain in the U.S. eliminated the practice of tipping and increased the pay of its workers. As several other American restaurants have moved towards ending tipping, the future of this long held practice is being called into question. The idea of abolishing tipping shouldn’t be completely …
Reading Time: 2 minutesDasha Shakov, a third-year marketing student at the University of Ottawa, is taking her business education to the next level—by starting her own online gift shop, called Parcelly.
Reading Time: 2 minutesExperts say women are at a disadvantage when it comes to studying business, illustrated in part by low enrolment of female MBA students.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt least 18 faculty members are calling on Ryerson University to stop sourcing Ryerson-branded clothing from American Apparel because of what they call the company’s sexist advertising.
Reading Time: 3 minutesU of O student starts fruit catering business Photos courtesy of Jacqueline Bonilla While some students are just trying to manage the stress of a full course load, Jacqueline Bonilla is working hard as a student and a mother. On top of all that, she has also started her own business. This September, while completing …
Reading Time: 2 minutes1848 has reopened after a summer of construction and the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) is now looking to make improvements to one of its other businesses, Pivik.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLike in pro sports, the naming rights of sporting facilities have become a lucrative business at the university level
Reading Time: 2 minutesMartin Kratky-Katz and Artem Abramov founded a new business called MicroMetrics in May. The company helps other businesses receive instant customer feedback by offering survey software and tablets to stores.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE PROBLEM: YOU need advice—professional advice—and you’d even be willing to pay for it, but you have no idea how to get a person with expertise to sit down and chat with you. The solution: Liaise, an Ottawa-based start-up business that recently won a $5,000 first-place prize at the Nicol Entrepreneurial Award Business Plan Competition …
Reading Time: 8 minutesMANY OF US admit to doing it at least once and most of us believe we will never be caught or properly disciplined. It is a crime that is supposed to be taken seriously but is sometimes swept under the rug; it’s an offence that tarnishes reputations and lands students in a world of trouble. …
