The Small Business Next Door

"In today’s global economy, business priorities are rapidly shifting away from rigid work schedules and hive-like offices to focus more on individual productivity and output.  Flexi-schedules, virtual offices and telecommuting are now the bywords of the modern working professional. More importantly, they’re considered critical enablers in building a knowledge economy in which innovation, creativity and professional excellence are the drivers of economic growth and prosperity.  That approach to is taking form in sohowest, the first major housing development in Canada to deliver fibre to the door."

With 450 homes already built and another 750 on the way, participants and observers of sohowest are bullish about its potential to rewrite the rules for how we live and work.

Read more of this article at Backbone Magazine.