This is the first T.O. startup I've read about for as long as I can remember.
* It's very cheap; good for getting started * A VERY high number of students per capita. At least five major universities, plus many CEGEPs * It's not near Waterloo. I imagine much Toronto talents gets sucked down to Kitchner-Waterloo. * It's the center for French talent. English talent in Toronto has other places to go, if it wants.
I'm not sure about the actual numbers, I don't think movement is in any one direction where a reliable conclusion like that can be made. While a lot of talent is attracted and bred there, I'm not sure about the actual retention of talent. A bunch stay, but a lot leave for the US and there's an interesting dynamic between Waterloo and Toronto given that they're so close to each other.
Or is there some other structural barrier?
From their page.
Resurva for Barbershops
Resurva for Room Booking
Resurva for Conferences
Resurva for Salons
Resurva for Spas
Resurva for Massage Therapists
I never thought the market could be so niche to barbers though, guess that trend hasn't made it t'up North of UK
Ironically the website does not work on mobile.
Personally I despise making appointments. I'd much rather think at lunch 'oh my hairs getting a bit long', head to the babershop, wait 10 minutes and get it done.
Here is the link to the actual software, http://resurva.com/
We're doing another meet up of the local b2b cloud software folks next month as part of the one and only trade association.
http://www.thesmallbusinessweb.com
You can ping me even if you're not in Ontario; I just happen to live in Toronto. We're globe spanning. :) We're doing events in Seattle (next week), Atlanta, Raleigh, Berlin, and Boston in the next few months.
