Posts tagged entrepreneurs
Co-working gaining ground with tech entrepreneurs
Sep 2nd
By Nestor E. Arellano
Despite all the good stuff you hear about it, working from home can be a drag some days.
There will always be those moments when you can’t get any work done. Playing with the kids seem much more enjoyable, your wife’s to-do list get’s in the way or for those with no family, working in their jammies sends slumber signals to the brain that no amount of caffeine can jam.
Nestor Arellano
It’s almost like you’d rather work in an office. The trouble for many solo entrepreneurs and small business operations is that renting an office can be very expensive, especially if your start-up is pretty much just that and hasn’t quite begun showing any profit.
Typically office space rentals start at around $1,000/month for a tiny space in an urban downtown location. That’s a big chunk off the budget of many fledgeling businesses.
However in the last three year, thousands of freelancers, solo business owners, artists and small business operators in Canada have been turning to a practice called co-working to help bring down the cost of maintaining a working space. Aside from rent that could be thousands of dollars cheaper, co-workers also benefit from something many business owners stuck on a traditional lease arrangement find hard to get – camaraderie and community. Read the rest of this entry »
Sprouter and Akoha revivals show strong community matters
Aug 25th
At the beginning of the month, it looked like strong and committed user communities didn’t mean much for cash-strapped social networking startups Sprouter and Akoha, but now those communities appear to have revived both sites in different ways.
It looked like Canada was going to lose two social media gems after Sprouter announced plans to shut down on Aug. 2 and Akoh
followed suit Aug. 15. But now it seems the loss won’t be as great as it seemed. Sprouter continued online past its announced shut off date, and has announced it may be near a deal that will keep its operations going. Meanwhile, Akoha’s site did go offline, but the user community has simply moved their altruistic game playing to a new online home.
Sneak Peek: Thought Controlled Computing with InteraXon
Sep 23rd
When I was first introduced to InteraXon, a device was placed on my head and I was told that if I focused my thoughts, I’d be able to control the images I was looking at on a screen.
Krista Napier
And I did.
No, this is not an episode of Star Trek – its everyday business at InteraXon, where the company is positioning itself to help companies integrate thought controlled computing into their existing products and business plans.
Should your business be on eBay?
Jul 28th
Lately a lot’s being said about businesses needing to stake their claim on the social media arena.
But does your business need to have presence on an online auction site such as eBay as well?
Nestor Arellano
If you’re selling something or looking to buy something, the answer could be yes. eBay is no longer just a place where kids hock their tired Nikes of adventurous souls like Canadian Kyle MacDonald try to trade up a single red paperclip for a house.
Over the years, start-ups and big businesses alike have found buying and selling on eBay both profitable and affordable.
Imagine the potential market. Canadians now buy more than $1 billion worth of goods on eBay every year and sell more than one million items each month on the site, according to the company. Read the rest of this entry »
