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Entrepreneurs Can Change the World

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed just a little boost of motivation to either make your idea or reality or keep pushing through the one you’re working on? Well, this video ‘Entrepreneurs Can Change the World’ developed by Grasshopper (and brought to my attention by the Sprouter blog) is a gem that needs to [...]

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Business is like trying to find a date

After an impeccable presentation by Saul Colt at the SproutUp Ottawa meetup tonight I just felt compelled to relay the tips Mr. Colt so effortlessly indicated to us entrepreneur-hopefuls about how to run a business. His interesting approach of educating us about business by highlighting its parallels with the world of dating was just one of the ways he [...]

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Meetup Success: SproutUp Ottawa!!

SproutUp Ottawa was honestly my most anticipated meetup to-date. Sprouter is an online community geared towards entrepreneurs as it’s an online tool that lends itself to connecting veteran and budding entrepreneurs world-wide. To help promote the tool and the communities it is establishing, Sprouter has been to Toronto, New York City and now Ottawa to have face-to-face meetups [...]

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Geeky Girls Know How to Have a Great Dinner!

On Tuesday evening I had the privilege of attending the inaugural Girl Geek Dinner (Ottawa Chapter) with social media maven Tara Hunt at the Black Tomato in downtown Ottawa. The place was packed with women all buzzing to meet new people and talk about the latest and greatest in technology, and to a fellow geek like me that aspect [...]

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Sprouter: A Homegrown, Online community for Entrepreneurs

Sprouter is yet another addition to the world of social media and online communities, except this time it’s targeted to one primary domain: entrepreneurs. The website is geared towards global networking and collaboration between entrepreneurs. Better yet, founder and CEO, Sarah Prevette, is a fellow Canadian! 

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3 Social Media Time Management Tips

After a recent meetup with fellow Ottawa web enthusiasts it seemed apparent that the newcomers of social media were finding it a little overwhelming to actively participate in multiple forms of social media both on the giving and receiving ends. So here are a few tips on how to manage your time and get the [...]

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