The demand for freelance services has skyrocketed as businesses were – and are – forced to shift their workplace dynamics and reign in their budget. They may not have enough work to justify a fulltime employee, but they still have work that must be done periodically or on a part-time basis. Contracting a freelancer is […]
Remote working has become a permanent part of todays workforce, but it also greatly enhances the life of entrepreneurs who own online businesses. Many don’t even have a physical location for their small business, preferring to hire virtual assistants and freelancers while working ‘in the cloud’.
A huge challenge for Canadian small businesses is the high cost of shipping. Between the actual cost and ‘fuel surcharges’, it’s ridiculously expensive to ship within Canada and it’s even more expensive to ship to other countries. Sadly, these costs have caused the closure of many small businesses, or have resulted in them avoiding online […]
VANCOUVER, Canada – 19 APRIL 2023 – New data released today by Freelancer.com (ASX: FLN) (OTCQX: FLNCF), the world’s largest freelancing marketplace by number of users and jobs posted, shows an incoming startup boom amongst an unprecedented surge in freelance creative design and AI job growth.
Selling on online marketplaces has become a critical part of ecommerce. Twenty-seven percent of retailers use ecommerce marketplaces as part of their acquisition and retention strategy to drive growth, according to Shopify.
Heading into a recession with a high unemployment rate has many Canadians concerned about job security, especially those in need of part-time or seasonal work.
Have you ever been searching for something in Canada and thought, “Somebody should start a business in that”? It happens to me all the time! I’ll share these niches with you as they come up, in the hopes of inspiring a business idea or two. Let’s start with a quick guide for starting an online […]
The challenges of recent years have caused a paradigm shift in income generation. It has impacted how – and where – we work for a living. We’ve been rudely awakened to the importance of having multiple sources of income, both as businesses and individuals.
Numerous surveys have found recommerce (selling used or excess items) is one of the fastest growing online markets in Canada. The products range from clothing to electronics and everything in between. Some brands within each category typically sell faster (and for more money) than others. An often underserved, high-demand secondhand category is Cosmetics. Following is […]
Pets were one of the first categories of viral content and their influence has only grown. Combine that with the growing value of the pet industry in general, and you have a winner. No matter how saturated the category gets, pet influencers are some of the richest online.
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