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A Vision for a “Maker Economy” on PEI
I am part of a new national network called StartUp Canada that will launch in March. The objective if to create a powerful supportive national network that will help shift us from a bureaucratic to an...
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Artisanal Food Processing
On the day that Kelloggs buys Pringles for $2.7 billion - it nice to know that a new Artisanal Food Processing world is emerging. Below is an excerpt from Adam Davidson’s latest New York Times Magazine...
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To be an artisan is to be truly human
We are designed to be artisans not “workers”. To make things makes us truly human and happy – don’t believe me? Read this We live in a society enamored by passive entertainment and increasingly...
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From Viagra to Kombucha – the rise of the artisanal economy
The artisanal economy rises from the ashes of the old – I like this idea of a Culinary Incubator – Don’t you? Three well-known tenants have already signed leases on production space.Photo: Chris...
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Worried about losing your Job? Join the QSC – Outplacement 2.0
Do you work for the Feds or the CBC? Will you be losing your job? Think about joining the QSC as the best way to find out how best to work for yourself and the best way to start in a supportive...
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Why I think Networked Artisanal StartUps are so important to PEI
We on PEI have to have thousands of new young immigrants living here in the next 10 years. So what will pull them here? There are few jobs. 65% of GDP is government and even that is shrinking. They...
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Why a Networked Artisanal Economy will work for PEI
This is a great future for PEI and is in our reach. This is why the QSC is backing StartUp Canada and their visit in the week of May 7th. If you like this vision – join us at the QSC on May 8th –...
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Why PEI Entrepreneurs are so successful
PEI punches way above its weight – Why? Few places in Canada could be further away from the main markets of North America. Few places have less resources than PEI. But I found last week, as I...
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Worried about your future? Why Joining a Co Working Site is a Good Idea
Look at the growth of Co Working sites. What is going on? What is going on is that we are seeing the emergence of the new face to face workplace that fits the life of the freelancer – who is at the...
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Live on PEI? Freelancing, an Artisan, Need Work? Why the Queen Street Commons...
If I am right and we are moving to an economy that depends on our networks, then it is essential that we learn what each of our networks means and what we can do to make them healthier. So, with that...
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Live on PEI? Wondering about how to find your work future? Join the QSC
Global Coworking Survey 2012 from Deskwanted This is the new world of work – where you have the social life you need but none of the office bullshit
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QSC – 8 Years old this month – PEI’s centre for Freelancers and Artisans
There are now nearly 800 commercial co-working facilities in the United States, up from a little more than 300 only two years ago, and about 40 in 2008, according to an annual survey by Deskmag, an...
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