Technology has changed our lives and now it is changing our cities. The smart city of the future is being built now. And Innisfil is at the forefront. The town is pursuing a project called The Orbit. The idea is to create a new neighbourhood centered around a Go Station that would connect directly to…
Can technology improve business efficiency? The founders of local company Fractal SAAS think so. To prove the point the company recently solved a simple problem for the residents of Innisfil: lake access. The town occupies the SouthEast shore of Lake Simcoe. It’s a beautiful place, especially in the summertime. The lake is always popular at…
It’s easy to get annoyed with your local government. It’s the level of government that most affects regular people on a daily basis. Things like potholes and property taxes, business licenses and zoning laws are all handled by local governments. Part of the problem is that municipalities haven’t done a great job of keeping up…
With the pandemic shutting down restaurants and bars, cooking at home has become more frequent. And for the grocery industry, business has been booming. Not only did grocery stores see a massive increase in sales but the way that people shopped also changed. A lot of shoppers migrated to online retailers leaving brick and mortar…
Businesses are created to solve problems. For Michael Agema the problem was hospitality staffing. Every summer in the pristine lakes and parks north of Toronto, there are literally thousands of weddings, reunion and other events. There are millions of people living in the Greater Toronto Area. But the further north you go, the more sparsely…
Very few great entrepreneurs went to business school. Almost none, in fact. Recently, Elon Musk pointed out that MBA’s tend to learn the wrong things. “They could be good at say PowerPoint presentations or something like that, and they can present well, but they don’t actually know how things work. They parachute in instead of…
Is it possible to build a local Amazon alternative? When the COVID crisis paralyzed global markets in early 2020, farmers found themselves with few options. Business from restaurants and caterers came to a sudden halt. Suddenly, the people working in the industry needed better access to local customers. Like each participant in last April’s DMZ…
Technology is dramatically changing the way we work. One-third of Canadians have worked in the so-called gig economy. These informal, usually one-off jobs, are providing much needed income. But are also leaving workers a lot more vulnerable. That’s because of limited access to things like insurance and benefits. These seismic changes are reshaping the way…