We scour the internet to find the most interesting news on the collaborative consumption front. Here are our picks for the week:
New association marks arrival of sharing economy in Singapore
Vaidehi Shah,Eco-Business
A newly launched business association for companies based on collaborative consumption will help promote the sharing economy in Singapore by raising public awareness and promoting dialogue with the government.
showd.me Develops Breakthrough Enterprise Peer-to-Peer Learning Platform
Broadway World
showd.me, the New York based technology start up focused on innovating talent development, today unveiled its new platform for enterprise peer-to-peer learning.The open-API platform will allow any employee of an organization to request the opportunity to spend time with another employee and learn from them.
The Growth of the Sharing Economy
Bloomberg
Video: Zipcar U.K. General Manager Mark Walker and Park At My House CEO Alex Stephany discuss the sharing economy and how their businesses are thriving because of people sharing goods and services. They speak to Anna Edwards and Mark Barton on Bloomberg Television’s “Countdown.” (Source: Bloomberg).
Uber – A Lucrative Source Of Startup Capital
John Greathouse, Forbes
The sharing economy is also proving to be a significant source of bootstrap startup capital. In the past, a struggling entrepreneur’s options for paying the bills were limited. Part time jobs typically generated minimal income while requiring the entrepreneur be at a specific place at a specific time, thus restricting their ability to work on their venture.
More than a third of Britons embrace the sharing economy
Dan Gillmor, Guardian
More than a third of British consumers are willing to tap into the growing phenomenon of the sharing economy in which people use specialist websites to rent out their personal assets – from homes, cars, sports equipment and even power tools – according to Nielsen study.
