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_ (press release) _ Mayor Jim Watson’s trade mission to India was off to a good start Monday with the announcement of agreements between Canadian and Indian companies during its first day of business in New Delhi. The delegation is focused on building trade linkages and attracting investments which is a significant component of “Partnerships for Innovation”, the City’s economic development strategy. ...

In less than a monththe region will welcome back the Ottawa Insights Business Summit, a new series of events to bring together top local business leaders in a fun and informal setting. Even if this year’s event will be held down the street at Zibi Canada’s Gatineau location, it promises to be an afternoon of insightful speakers before an elongated and entertaining networking session. ...

[ ](http://www.petersnewjobs.com) A weekly feature on OttawaStart.com, courtesy of Peter’s New Jobs . Since 2004, PNJ has delivered over 200,000 new jobs to our subscribers and tracks thousands of Ottawa and Toronto organizations. Ottawa and Eastern Ontario Highlighted Events Mon, Mar 21 [ Grabba Java Networking Group ](http://petersnewjobs. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Local businesses and community groups are reminded that the deadline to submit an application for the City of Ottawa’s Streetside Spots pilot is February 15.  Streetside spots are small outdoor spaces created by temporarily re-purposing on-street parking spaces. ...

_ (via Cellar 82) _ Ottawa’s Own Kasey Boudreau of Cellar 82 is proud to announce that she has been named a finalist for the 2016 Mompreneur® Start-up Award. The winner will be announced at The 2016 National Mompreneurs® Conference on Saturday, March 5th, 2016. ...

[caption id=“attachment_20093” align=“aligncenter” width=“600”] Check out the workshops at Camp Tech, where you get practical, beginner-friendly tech knowledge in just 3 or 6 hours.[/caption] Digital skills are in high demand, and it can be hard to find the time to learn a new tech topic. ...

Ottawa Network for Education to receive $25,000 from RBC Foundation for JA Program during Financial Literacy Month The Ottawa Network for Education (ONFE) advises the media that there will be a cheque presentation ceremony Thursday, November 26 at 2:30 PM ...

On their second day in Beijing, Mayor Jim Watson and mission participants took part in an investment and innovation seminar organized by Invest Ottawa and hosted by Zhongguancun (Z-Park) Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (ZVCA). The event attracted more than 100 Chinese investors and businesspeople, who participated in “match-making” sessions with Ottawa businesses. ...

SnowMowr Inc. is set to launch a mobile application that will allow residents in the Ottawa and surrounding areas to order one-time on-demand snow removal services via their smartphone. After a year of development and building strategic partnerships, SnowMowr is ready to help people with the unwanted chore of clearing their driveways when the snow hits. ...

Iceberg , a software and service provider for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), has been named one of Canada’s fastest growing companies by PROFIT magazine. Iceberg placed 59th overall in a list of 500 companies on the PROFIT 500 , and had revenue growth of over 1,100% in the last five years. ...