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		<title>What Good is OCRI?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an interesting discussion last week regarding OCRI with a few local entrepreneurs.   The general issue being &#8220;What good is OCRI?&#8221; for entrepreneurs in Ottawa. There was a lot of negativity about the lack of relevance and the fact that OCRI has increasingly become something of a joke around town due to its [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1770&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Top Entrepreneur Organizations in Ottawa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If  you are an entrepreneur in the Ottawa region working on launching or growing your start-up, the following organizations have the most to offer: The Ottawa Network &#8211; Networking events &#8211; connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and suppliers &#8211; membership fee (negligible) and per-event fees (negligible) TiE - Educational and networking events focused on wealth creation [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1768&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Go West! To Waterloo&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Waterloo companies are looking for tech workers - WATERLOO REGION, ON, April 13 /CNW/ &#8211; Some of Canada&#8217;s hottest tech companies will head to the nation&#8217;s capital to look for talent when Communitech, the organization representing 700 tech companies in Waterloo Region, holds a &#8216;Get a Life in Waterloo Region&#8217; recruitment effort there on April 21. Waterloo Region [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1678&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win &#8211; November Session Accepting Applications!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lead to Win program is accepting applications for the November session. If you are interested in creating your own company &#8211; check out the program at http://www.leadtowin.ca. Spaces are limited and the program has been over subscribed for every session held so if you are interested do not delay getting your application submitted. Check [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1420&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nortel Folk &#8211; Take a Look at Lead to Win!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are currently working in Nortel, Mitel or any of the other local tech companies that are under stress and under the threat of downsizing, then you are probably thinking about your &#8220;Plan B&#8221;.     If your &#8220;Plan B&#8221; involves launching your own business, then you should take a close look at the Lead to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1347&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win Reception</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/06/17/lead-to-win-reception/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lead to Win held a reception on Monday evening for participants and supporters.   Special guests included the Mayor of Gatineau and the acting Mayor of Ottawa.  Both expressed their support for the Lead to Win program and new businesses the participants are hoping to launch. Participants at the reception commented on the strong and growing [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1328&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>INTERESTED IN LAUNCHING A  NEW TECH BUSINESS?  LEAD TO WIN WANTS TO HELP YOU!</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/06/07/interested-in-launching-a-new-tech-business-lead-to-win-wants-to-help-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a recent call for participants from Dr Tony Bailetti for the 3rd session of the Lead to Win program which starts on July 28th &#8211; please spread the word! INTERESTED IN LAUNCHING A  NEW TECH BUSINESS?  LEAD TO WIN WANTS TO HELP YOU! If you are serious about starting a profitable technology business [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1311&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nortel Collapse and Kanata Future</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/06/05/nortel-collapse-and-kanata-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Nortel’s collapse could spell the doom for the industry and trigger an exodus of high-tech companies from north Kanata.&#8221; Posted in Business, Canada, Economy, General Interest, Government, Government Policy, Innovation, Innovation Hub, Jobs, Local Start-ups, Nortel, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Start-ups, Regional Economic Development, Trends, Unemployment Tagged: bailout, Economy, Jobs, Kanata, Nortel, Ottawa, trend<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1306&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Broadband Infrastructure Projects for Economic Development</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/06/03/broadband-infrastructure-projects-for-economic-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent report from OECD advocates government policy makers deploy stimulus funds and investment into broadband infrastructure - Broadband infrastructure, in particular, can be a good target for economic stimulus spending because  many projects can be initiated relatively quickly, are labour-intensive, can minimise economic leakages, and may promise stronger marginal impacts on supply and productivity [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1296&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 Lead to Win program kicked-off this week.  The program was originally planned to support 30 participants per session.  Due to overwhelming demand from highly qualified candidates the program capacity was doubled and 61 participants were accepted into the May-June program. The first three days of workshops went exceptionally well.  All participants were highly [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1274&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 21:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Message from Dr Tony Bailetti for Prospective Lead to Win Participants Testimonial from Jerry Everett, President of onconference Want more information? Visit the Lead to Win website at http://www.leadtowin.ca. The program is free to qualified participants (no small print, no strings attached!). Posted in Best practices, Business, Canada, Commercialization, Creative Class, Economy, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1265&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win Program Update &#8211; April 25th</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CTV Ottawa News Coverage This Sunday! Tune-in to CTV Ottawa TECH NOW with Paul Brent on April 26th at 6PM for a special report on Lead to Win! City of Ottawa, Carleton University and Business &#8211; United in Leadership for the Community Recent press releases on the Lead to Win program: City of Ottawa Ottawa Chamber [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1248&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ottawa Tech Jobs Melting Away</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/25/ottawa-tech-jobs-melting-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ottawa-Gatineau unemployment rate took a sharp jump recently and currently sits at 5.2%. Under the surface, the situation for tech jobs is increasingly serious. In Ottawa-Gatineau technology jobs have been evaporating at an alarming rate -  in just the last 12 months,  the region has lost 8,800 tech jobs.  This represents greater then a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1241&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>High Tech?  Ensure You Know About the IRAP Small Project Accellerated Review Process</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/18/high-tech-ensure-you-know-about-the-irap-small-project-accellerated-review-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted in Best practices, Business, Canada, Commercialization, Creative Class, Economy, Ecosystems, Entreprenuerism, General Interest, Government, Government Policy, Information Technology, Innovation, Innovation Hub, Jobs, Local Start-ups, Microbusiness, OCRI, Open Source, Opportunities, Ottawa, Ottawa Start-ups, Regional Economic Development, Trends, Unemployment Tagged: Economic Trends, entrepreneurs, financing, high tech, IRAP, Ottawa, startups<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1211&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Beef, Less Bun!</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/04/18/more-beef-less-bun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are in the midst of the worst economic downturn Ottawa has seen, and we are watching our high tech sector melt away. I find it very disturbing that there are few organizations &#8211; other than the Talent First Network and NRC-IRAP &#8211; that are stepping up and taking visible, urgent and concrete steps to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1203&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Join Lead to Win: Drive Massive Innovation in Canada&#8217;s Capital Region</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join Lead to Win: Drive Massive Innovation in Canada&#8217;s Capital Region If you are serious about starting a profitable technology based business in the National Capital Region during the current economic situation, we invite you to apply to Lead to Win (LTW). LTW is a proven program for talented technology individuals who wish to establish [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1188&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead-to-Win Turns Economic Downturn into Opportunity for Laid-Off Technology Workers in Canada&#8217;s Capital Region</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 16, 2009 &#8211; Press Release Ottawa, Ontario Lead-to-Win Turns Economic Downturn into Opportunity for Laid-Off Technology Workers in Canada&#8217;s Capital Region In the tech meltdown of 2002, four out of five laid-off tech workers did not find work in high tech, and in Ottawa-Gatineau two out of five laid-off tech workers left the region.   [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1180&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Carleton University Poster Session &#8211; Innovation, Talent, Commercialization</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended the Carleton University engineering poster session on Mar 20th.  89 engineering students  displayed the results of 36 4th year projects (http://www.sce.carleton.ca/courses/sysc-4907/webforms/posterLocations.php). The projects ranged from the abstract to the commercially viable, and from simple to complex.  The one thing that stood out in general was the high quality of the students.   The [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1110&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jeffrey Dale Has Left the Building</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Dale stepped down as OCRI CEO last week.    Over the years, I used the OCRI services for the launch and ramp of both Liquid Computing and Purple Forge.  Liquid Computing and myself were both honored to receive OCRI Awards and recognition.   Moreover, I have benefited from Jeffrey&#8217;s personal help and support. As a result [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=1082&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nortel US Patents Granted 2007 &#8211; Ranked 68th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the US Patent Office -Nortel was ranked 68th overall relative to US patent filings in 2007, details are shown in the table below. McKinsey recently published an article summarizing their analysis of US patent filings as a proxy to predict/identify centers/clusters of innovation.   Volume of patents is reflected by the size of the bubble, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=886&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation &#8211; &#8220;Next Generation of Jobs Fund&#8221; a McGuinty Debacle?</title>
		<link>http://purplejunction.com/2009/02/25/ontario-ministry-of-innovation-next-generation-of-jobs-fund-a-mcguinty-debacle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the talk of government stimulus and spending it is disappointing to see the government not using programs that have already been approved and rolled-out. Last year, the Ontario Government&#8217;s Next Generation of Jobs Fund was rolled out by McGuinty with much fanfare and promises of how his government would be fast tracking the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=760&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Current State of Canadian and Ottawa Business Incubators</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business incubation has been identified as a means of meeting a variety of economic and socioeconomic policy needs, which may include: Creating jobs and wealth Fostering a community&#8217;s entrepreneurial climate Technology commercialization Diversifying local economies Building or accelerating growth of local industry clusters Business creation and retention Encouraging women or minority entrepreneurship Identifying potential spin-in or spin-out business opportunities [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=628&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emerging New Channels to Market for &#8220;Creative Class&#8221; Microbusinesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a start-up, one of the biggest challenge is gaining access to customers and being able to transact business with them as easily and quickly as possible.  In the last 5 years,  new business models have been emerging that help reduce that challenge, referred to as Ecosystem business models. These new business models are providing [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=598&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment in Canada will be 10% or higher in 2009..</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following table is based on historical data from Statistics Canada, it shows the tight coupling of US and Canada unemployment rates, with the Canadian rates generally lagging the US.  The Canadian unemployment rates have been historically higher then the US by anywhere up to 4%: The current unemployment numbers for the US and Canada [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=24&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Has a BIG Impact on the Canadian Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people are not aware of the big impact that small business has on the Canadian economy.   Unfortunately, the focus of the news and government is usually on the few large companies &#8211; automotive and financial of late. The Government of Canada publishes a ton of data on small businesses.   Some key metrics from 2007 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=469&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lead to Win Ecosystem Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Feb 12th, during a presentation at MaRS in Toronto, Tony Bailetti announced the launch of the Lead to Win Ecosystem. The Lead to Win ecosystem will be headquartered in Ottawa,  it is focused on: Facilitating the formation of multi-location, international teams Equipping teams to exploit the new creativity economy Supporting teams&#8217; rapid start-up, operations [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=462&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is The Recession The Best Thing to Happen To Canada?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two interesting new ideas that I find very promising, and if the City of Ottawa is able to capitalize on them, it may create a major new source of growth for our local economy. Richard Florida is a professor at the Rotman School of Management in Toronto.  His primary area of research is [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=439&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ottawa Already Has an Innovation Hub &#8211; It&#8217;s Name is Tony Bailetti</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hurley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was great to see the article from Peter Kovessy of the Ottawa Business Journal today entitled &#8220;Innovation Hub in Stagnation&#8221;.  We need more public oversight, debate and analysis on how our local political leaders have and  are proposing to spend our tax dollars to spur innovation and economic growth for our region. Relative to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=purplejunction.com&#038;blog=6330659&#038;post=388&#038;subd=purplejunction&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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