Reading Time: 4 minutesA year ago, Mesri wanted to surprise her mom with an appointment with a Canadian henna artist but found the prices too steep. In that moment, she decided to start her own henna business. She had two goals: to be more affordable for people and to be an ethical business owner.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen people think of starting a business, they usually think of it as something you need skills to do. Andy Lian thinks otherwise. For him, starting his business, CaptureOttawa, was an opportunity to learn skills he felt would be useful to him later in life.
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt is important to remember that business doesn’t necessarily have to be a full time thing and you don’t have to drop out of university to become the next Apple. Business is as much a mindset as it is running an actual company.
Reading Time: 6 minutes“My program talked a lot about other aspects of development but I felt it never quite touched on disability studies. That was the intersection between my program and my life/passion.”
Reading Time: 9 minutes23-year-old CEO and U of O student Drayton Mulindabigwi describes his journey — and the journey of his innovation firm, The Novas Group — to Fulcrum staff writer Fejiro Mejire.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“As a young Black woman immersed in Ottawa’s entrepreneurship community, I haven’t seen a significant amount of diversity—across all levels—in the people being invited to speak about growing a business in Canada.”
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 minutesJesse Cooke adapts to business in Canada’s North If you think getting to class in the winter is hard, think again—lack of transportation in the northern Yukon can make travelling near impossible in any season. However, University of Ottawa graduate Jesse Cooke’s chartered bus service, Husky Bus, has been making moving around up North a …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Telfer School of Management recently launched the Entrepreneurship Foundry Course, which, like entrepreneurship itself, is a product of a variety of disciplines and skills.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith exam season fast approaching, many University of Ottawa students will soon be struggling to cook satisfying meals in between cramming for finals and writing term papers. While unable to help with the studying, a U of O grad’s newest business says it will take care of the cooking.
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: 4 minutesTania Semper is a self-proclaimed “luxury lifestyle expert” and the creative mind behind eFashionista. She shared some insight on the importance of having dreams and determination, and what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.
