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Borrowing a cup of sugar from a neighbour is commonplace. But it’s rare when a neighbour comes knocking for a sourdough starter to add to a batch of beer.

The Local Frequency app launched in 2016 as a shop-local rewards program to keep money in the local economy, where it can have the most impact. Every little shift to local counts.

Many businesses are mere financial products. Some people are interested in using their business to make money. The type of business they’re in doesn’t matter as much as the financial opportunity. Other people choose work they enjoy doing in a business they care about.

Amanda Kinden continues the rise of Oh Doughnuts. Learn what it’s like to create a business with lots of dough, the kind that has been transformed into more than a million of her gourmet take on the centreless sweet—and savoury—treats.

Louis Lévesque Côté was a touring musician, working at Café Postal between gigs. When the opportunity to buy in to the business arrived nearly seven years ago, he was ready to seal the envelope on life on the road.

Every family comes with baggage. For U.N. Luggage owners and siblings Jon Thiessen and Jen Goreski, it’s literal.