Category: Small Business

How I Manage oDesk Jobs

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I’ve been introduced to a world of freelance developers in a whole new way via a website called oDesk. In it, you can either be a freelancer and search out contract jobs which match your skills, or post a job, big or small, for developers and freelancers to bid on. Because it is not tied down to a geographic location, it is a great opportunity to expand your pool of potential candidates (or jobs) worldwide. I’ve been actively using it for a few months and some days at work, it…

Mini-economies of Long Branch

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Long Branch is a neighbourhood located in south Etobicoke, Toronto. The area has been through some challenges, with nearby big box stores on the Queensway wiping out a lot of the smaller shops located on Lakeshore Road. Plus the transition from manufacturing to gentrification has also created a neighbourhood in transition. Business clusters are interconnected businesses which operate in a complimentary fashion to one another. Walking around the neighbourhood, you notice some interesting business clusters which seem to be surviving by working around the typical big-box offering. What follows is…