As we race towards reaching nine billion people on the planet in the next few decades, it is clear that there are not enough resources to support us all and fundamental changes need to be made. The positive news is that the sharing economy has allowed us to find innovative ways to share resources with each other, helping us address some of the environmental and social problems we face.

It doesn't take a scientist to realize reusing used items or sharing idle resources will help the environment. The beauty of the sharing or collaborative economy is that you get to have your cake and eat it, too. You get to find quality, affordable resources or services PLUS unique experiences while taking care of the environment.

So whether your sharing or collaborative economy business can be classified as one or the other or while you want to argue about what is sharing and what is not, what we do know, is that your business is better for the environment.

So, let it happen.