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Ottawa Business Guide
Ottawa's main industries are government and high tech, but business thrives in every sector. This guide will point you towards local business groups, tools for small business owners, and interesting links and information about local shops and services.
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National Pardon Centre is a non-profit organization providing the most efficient Canadian pardon and US entry waiver service in Canada. - Accept credit cards online through Moneris Solutions payment systems.
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Resources for consumers
- HST
A resource page from the Ontario Government with information about the new Harmonized Sales Tax. - Better Business Bureau
of Eastern Ontario
For 75 years, the BBB in Canada has defined and promoted the standards of excellence that set the best businesses apart from the rest. This fully-searchable web site will help you evaluate local businesses, and lodge a complaint if you experience poor service. - Consumers'
Choice Awards
These awards publicly identify businesses who have been voted by consumers as being their choice for excellence. - Do Not Call List
This service, run by the CRTC, allows Canadians to register their phone numbers on a national "Do Not Call" list. Telemarketers will not be allowed to phone the numbers on the list, subject to a few exceptions. More details here... - Do
Not Contact Service
Tired of having your evenings interrupted by telemarketers? Canada has a "do not call" service, run by the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA). Consumers can register to have their names removed from marketing lists held by members of the CMA. CMA members, who account for about 80 percent of direct response sales in Canada, want to present offers only to those consumers interested in their products and services. - iOptOut
Create & manage your personal Do-Not-Call list. A free public service offered by University of Ottawa professor Michael Geist.
Resources for business owners
- Performance Management
Halogen Software - The leaders in performance management and appraisal solutions - AFTER 7
Committed to providing unique, interactive entertaining socials for local professionals and sophisticated downtowners in Ottawa. - BusinessAnts.com
A free bartering site, with a goal "to help small business owners get their businesses off the ground on a shoe string - by exchanging skills, services, and goods with each other." - Canada Business Service Centres
Resources and services for entrepreneurs, from the Government of Canada. - City of Ottawa:
Business
Everything you need to know for running your business in the City of Ottawa -- with topics as diverse as graffiti removal, sign permits, bids and tenders, building permits, and more. - Canadian Association of Public Speaking - Ottawa (public speaking)
- Ottawa Barter
- Ottawa Community Loan Fund
The Ottawa Community Loan Fund provides short-term loans of up to $15,000 to small business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, talented individuals with international training and community groups. - Ottawa Freelance
Become your own boss, work your own hours — that's the appeal of freelancing. This site provides resources to make freelancing easier. There are job boards, a message forum, and more. It's operated by local freelancer Harrison Baker. - PrescottRusellBusiness.com
- Public Sector Marketing 2.0
A blog by Mike Kujawski, who describes himself as "passionate marketing & social media strategist interested primarily in helping public sector and non-profit organizations excel." - Taking
Care of Business
The Ottawa Public Library supports small businesses and entrepreneurs by connecting them with essential information about all aspects of starting and operating a business. - The Ottawa Network
Boards and Associations
- Entrepreneurship Centre
The Entrepreneurship Centre is an initiative of OCRI, dedicated to helping Ottawa entrepreneurs make educated decisions about starting and growing their businesses. The Centre aims to promote Ottawa's economy, through the development of products and services that encourage entrepreneurship and support business growth. - Junior Chamber International
Ottawa
This group's goal is to create better leaders and better societies, bringing the best youth business talent between 18-40 years old. - Nepean Chamber of Commerce
- OCRI
The Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI) is Ottawa's leading member-based economic development corporation for fostering the advancement of the region's globally competitive knowledge-based institutions and industries. - Regroupement des gens d'affaires
Le Regroupement des gens d'affaires de la Capitale nationale Inc. constitue la première force économique francophone. Le RGA regroupe plus de 500 gens d'affaires, entrepreneur(e)s et dirigeant(e)s qui désirent faire des affaires en français, dans l'Est ontarien et l'Outaouais. - Sales Professionals of
Ottawa
Holds bi-weekly breakfast meetings and networking events
Accounting, Bankruptcy, Bookkeeping, Taxes etc.
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Insurance
- Accessible Insurance
- BF Lorenzetti Insurance
- MacNab Insurance
- OttawaBroker.com
- ShopForInsurance.ca
- Smith Petrie Carr & Scott Insurance
Brokers
Lawyers / Legal Help
- Angela Daniels, Barrister & Solicitor
- Auger Hollingsworth
- Behrendt Law Chambers (divorce)
- Canadian Divorce Laws
- Capital Notary Services
- Caramanna Friedberg LLP
- LawBroker.ca
- LawyerLocate.ca
- LawyerShop.ca
- MacQuarrie Whyte Killoran
- Medical Malpractice Lawyers Canada
- Nelligan O'Brien Payne
- Plant Quinn Thiele LLP (personal injury)
- The Pascoe Difference (divorce, wills, estates)
- Rick and Associates
- LawyerLocate.ca
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Marketing, Communications & Graphic Design
- Photography services: Ottawa Photography Guide...
- Writing and translation services: Ottawa Books Guide...
- Web design: Ottawa Web Design Guide...
- Video services: Ottawa Video Guide...
- 3Pods Marketing Communications
- Akeru Designs (industrial design)
- Akran Marketing
- Allen Ford Design
- Amanda DeVries Graphic Design
- Banfield Seguin Ltd.
- BIGLocal
- Boss Image
- Brymark Promotions
- BSETC
- Cayenne Creative (graphic design)
- Conduit Solutions
- Edge Design & Marketing
- Elite Printing & Design
- e & v design works
- EyeStir
- fndgraphics.ca
- Hutchins Crang Marketing Group
- E & V Life Science Creative
- Ingenium Communications
- Kitsune Strategies
- Konnek Design
- Magnet Signs
- Marketing Breakthroughs
- Moffatt Media Group
- Ottawa Promo Advertising
- Promomedia Group Inc. (promotional products)
- Ricochet Creative Thinking
- Salient Marketing
- Searching Works
- Sotek Graphics Inc.
- Star Marketing Group
- Up Strategic Design
- You've Been Posted (postcards - business & greetings)
Business Properties
More Ottawa Business Links
- Related: Ottawa Web Design Guide
- Related: Ottawa Technology Guide
- Related: Ottawa Home Services & Renovation Guide
- Accuro.ca (courier, medical, storage)
- Ainley Group (consulting engineers & planners)
- Christopher Leadership Courses (public speaking)
- Custom Case Company
- Joseph Williams and Associates Inc (consulting)
- Kelly Signs
- Orion Canada Inc.
- Robadair Ltd. (precision metal)
- SeeThat.ca (signs)
- Sound Business Products
- Ultimate Biz Assistant
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