Collaboration behind OpinionOttawa.ca

Here’s a great story of collaboration between the City and TalentBridge.

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2010 Employer Excellence Awards

The Employer Excellence Awards, held by Hire Immigrants Ottawa,  recognizes local public and private sector employers for their innovative recruitment and retention policies, and promising practices around the integration of skilled immigrants into their organizations. This year Manu Sharma, Founder and Manager of TalentBridge, has put in an application on behalf of the program.

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Ottawa IS My City

Being a Vancouver resident, moving to Ottawa was never a thought that had crossed my mind. But, then the opportunity arose, and I decided to take it. I must say though, having lived in capital cities around the world, I was biased in my decision to move to Ottawa. Initially it was for university, but [...]

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Education for the 21st Century

I was initially very hesitant to attend university due to my understanding that they’re run much like a business and server as training ‘factories’ to prepare people for production lines. And, for the longest time I felt as if I was the only one that thought this way. There were one or two peers over [...]

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SM Strategy: Begin with People, End with People

With social media and the social web really starting to take flight as reflected by market adoption figures, it is becoming increasingly difficult to make sense of social media strategy and how to properly engage productively from a startup perspective. It is far too easy, still, to get caught up in the hype, join a [...]

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Five to One – Takeaways from TEB

This past Thursday, I had the pleasure to attend the Technology Executive Breakfast at ScotiaBank Place. The guest speaker was Pat DiPietro a seasoned entrepreneur, advisor and former venture capitalist. The lessons that were passed along by Mr. DiPietro are invaluable and I would like to take this opportunity to share them with others. In [...]

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