/PRNewswire/ Following the launch of the Caravan of Courage in Toronto, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, uniting all small business owners and gig.
Can the co-op model help local businesses compete with Uber and Amazon?
Toronto s Direct Co-ops has ambitious plans to launch a co-op marketplace app, a driver-owned ride-hailing service and more By Richard Trapunski
Samuel Engelking
Direct Co-ops started in Kensington Market, and it s one of the testing grounds for their ambitious plans.
How can small, local businesses compete with major corporate retailers and tech giants?
The people behind Direct Co-ops think they have the answer: banding together and working cooperatively.
The Toronto-based company is so positive the co-op model is the way forward that it’s taking on both Amazon and Uber with online marketplaces, group buying platforms, a worker-owned ride-hailing service and a delivery app.
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TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Due to COVID-19, hundreds of thousands of small businesses have been destroyed due to the lockdowns and the gig economy has shifted its focus to delivery services. Small businesses have not received the support or bailouts afforded to large corporations. To combat the economic disruption caused by the pandemic, Direct Global/Direct Co-ops (www.directcoops.com) is launching the only sustainable solution, that would put small businesses and gig workers back in control of their lives.
DIRECT GLOBAL/DIRECT CO-OPS AND LOCAL DRIVER CO-OP STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH NEW YORK RIDESHARE DRIVERS on October 10, 2019