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Lunch Box Forum: Andrea Martins - Starting a Business in the Sharing Economy: What To Do & What Not To Do

By administrator | 11 May 2016

On Wednesday 11 May 2016, Andrea Martins, Co-Founder of Green Socks, discussed what to do and what not to do when starting a business in the sharing economy at another SLQ Business Studio Lunch Box Forum. If you were unable to attend the forum or would like to experience it again, check out this STORIFY to see what happened.

About the talk

Starting a Business in the Sharing Economy: What To Do & What Not To Do

Got an idea for the next Airbnb or Uber?

Know what tips to employ or what traps to avoid?

Then come along to learn from Andrea Martins, the co-founder of local Uber-for-lawnmowing startup, GreenSocks.

With one year under their belt, nearly 1,000 lawn mowing jobs completed and a recent graduation from the River City Labs accelerator program, Andrea can help shine light on how to start a business in the sharing economy: what to do and what not to do.

About Andrea Martins

Andrea is a busy work-from-home mum who never gets time to mow her lawn. She's a big believer in #PayingItForward and regularly shares what she learns on their startup blog.

Bring along your questions and ask Andrea anything. She's also more than happy to talk about her experience co-founding and running Expat Women - a site she sold for six figures in 2014 to an Irish investor living in Dubai.

To find out when the next Lunch Box Forum is, click here

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