NXNE – North by Northeast

Ottawa Innovation Challenge is Back

The Ottawa Innovation Challenge is back, bigger and better, and I for one can’t wait. Post-secondary students and new grads will have the opportunity to showcase their problem solving and entrepreneurial skills to local technology executives and entrepreneurs. 48 hours of intense competition…what better way to spend a weekend?

TBridge Partnering Companies Ranking among top 50 firms in Canada

According to the annual review of Canada’s top 300 tech firms, 7 of Canada’s top 40 firms are from Ottawa, despite the economy hitting the ICT industry hard, and despite the Nortel downfall.

Weebly Design Competition

Here’s a contest for those of you with photoshop skills and an artistic eye.  Weebly,  (think wordpress & blogger competitor) is holding a blog design competition.

Highlights of TEDxCarletonU

The long-awaited TEDxCarletonU has come and gone, and it was definitely worth the wait!

How does Ottawa Compare?

market2world recently prepared a series of PDFs for OCRI’s global marketing group that benchmarks Ottawa against four major U.S. “tech consideration cities”: Boston, New York, San Jose, and Washington.  When international companies consider locating or expanding in North America, they often forget the “North” option.