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Here’s a great story of collaboration between the City and TalentBridge. Step 1:  The City Engages Youth in the Economic Development Steering Committee The City of Ottawa has organized an Economic Development Steering Committee in which they have unprecedentedly invited youth participation. Through TalentBridge facilitation – on the recommendation of Manu Sharma, Founder and Manager of...

The more I travel, the more I appreciate Ottawa. It’s easy to knock on Ottawa as the boring conservative city, a city of brown shoes, a city of beaurocrats. It’s also easy to assume that what is found here is replicated in all Canadian cities. I found that’s not the case. There are many things about Ottawa that I appreciate. I for one enjoy its size: a small city where going downtown takes...

Early this morning, a crowd of entrepreneurs gathered at the Centurium Conference Centre to celebrate Ottawa’s start-ups for the Bootstrap Awards. Ten different categories were represented, with the first prize winning team awarded with, you guessed it, a golden boot. It was a community event, put together by organizations involved with mentoring, assisting and furthering entrepreneurs. The awards...

Just to show you what opportunities TBridge and a social media presence can bring.  Recently I had been invited  by the City of Ottawa to participate in a steering committee concerning Ottawa’s Economic Development Strategy.  The purpose of the committee is to update the city’s current long term plan, the 20/20 Economic Strategy, that had been approved by council in 2003.  In short,...

Last Friday Manu Sharma came in and gave us a review of Richard Florida’s talk in Ottawa.  Manu came with high praise for Richard Florida as a speaker and a starter of thoughtful and controversial conversation, which is high praise coming from Manu as he is not easily impressed. One of the points that hit home from Florida’s talk was that research universities as we know them today will become...

The TalentBridge mentoring continues and tomorrow I’m lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend the prestigious Ottawa Venture & Technology Summit held at the Chateau Laurier.  Manu Sharma invited me to join their table.  If you haven’t heard about it, it’s an annual event held by OCRI the purpose of which is to showcase new and young Ottawa based companies to the business...

A large component of TalentBridge is mentorship.  It’s the component of the program that is appreciated the most and yet talked about the least.  So I’ve decided to start a series of blogs dedicated on different mentorship talks/activities I’ve experienced through my time at TBridge. I’ve had a number of one-on-one talks with Manu Sharma, my boss at TalentBridge, about my strengths and weakness...

Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa is looking for your help. Ottawa police chief Vernon White and “A” news anchor Sandra Blaikie are launching the Buddy Up fundraising campaign to provide more kids in need with older mentors. Right now, there’s a lit of 160 kids waiting to be placed with mentors, and the Buddy Up campaign is striving to reduce that wait list. The campaign is challenging...

48 hours, 12 participants, 4 teams, and 2 challenges – and intense and innovative weekend!!!! Below are some of the pictures from the Ottawa Innovation Challange – OIC 2009 that took place on August 21-23 2009 and the OIC 2009 Social that took place on September 11, 2009.  Congratulations to all the participants!!! More pictures can be viewed here. Share and Enjoy: