Unused Parking Spots are Making Your Neighborhood Expensive
After circling around the West Loop in your car for 20 minutes trying to find somewhere to park, you finally find a vacant lot you think you can park in. You pull…
B2B Income Opportunities Using the ParqEx App
Finding a secure, private, and affordable parking space to rent during the big baseball game is great, but what about using the ParqEx app with business in mind? Renting out…
The Sharing Economy Can Be Hilarious
There are so many benefits to the sharing economy; the most obvious being that it makes life easier in many ways. Before Uber and Lyft, it was much harder (and…
Chicago Weekend Fun: Week of Sept. 12th
Yes, it’s only Tuesday, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be thinking about the weekend. If you’re reading this post, you made it through Monday, which is a victory in…
Back to School Armed With ParqEx
It’s that time of year again. While the weather may not reveal it, it is almost time for the fall semester of school to begin. Summer camps are coming to…
Five Simple Ways to Monetize Your Home And Property
The sharing economy has introduced the possibility that anything you own can be shared and monetized, including your home. Hospitality apps like Airbnb, coachsurfing.com, and other home-sharing apps are commonplace. But,…
A Week in the Sharing Economy
Cloud and mobile computing technology are creating something new called: “the sharing economy.” Innovative companies are acting as brokers between everyday people, in order to facilitate platforms where they can…
5 Great Things To Do in Chicago This Summer
Part of the benefits of living in or visiting a large city is the many things to do anytime. The summer time, in particular, is a great time to visit…
Top 10 Upcoming Chicago Events July 2016
Chicago is a beautiful city that offers many exciting events to its residents. Naturally, the hot months of summer are the best ones to catch some of the best events…
Self-Driving Cars: What You Need to Know
Believe it or not, self-driving cars may not only be the wave of the future, they may become very prominent in our society very soon. You may or may not have heard…
Five of Our Favorite Chicago Summer Festivals June 2016
Chicago is a town that knows how to party, so the only difficult thing about recommending Five of Our Favorite Chicago Summer Festivals is narrowing it down to five. There are…
How Technology Innovation is Changing Transportation and Shipping in 2016
The transportation and shipping industries are getting smarter and more innovative every day, thanks to a fruitful partnership between IoT and the ever-expanding sharing economy. The latest developments with these technologies…
How ParqEx Uses the Collaborative Economy to Get You What You Need
Unless you work in the world of technology, you probably haven’t heard these terms before, but they are doing more for you than you realize. If you do business with…
The On-Demand Marketplace Revolution
The on-demand marketplace is growing exponentially and is now a serious business. Companies around the country and around the world are disrupting traditional business models. Also known as the “sharing economy”,…
5 Trends in the Sharing Economy
You’ve heard a lot about the sharing economy and have most likely used a range of services it offers, from Airbnb to TaskRabbit. You have probably also heard about changes,…