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Oakville man is creator of new Who's On Now app When Oakville's Mehran Moeinifar was moving into a new house, he was looking for an electrician. Like most people, he started his search on Google. What Moeinifar discovered when he began calling the companies he found was numbers that were out of service, unreturned voice mails and promises that the company would get back to him. "I needed somebody now," he said. He thought there had to be a better way to connect with a business. He looked to see if there was an app that could help him and when he couldn't find on the app) can then go on, search the merthat, he decided to create his own. chants in their area and find the service they The result is Who's On Now, which is avail- need and connect with that merchant. able for free from the Apple store. The app records average response times from merchants so customers can see who Create a profile responds the quickest. Once you have downloaded the app, you The two parties can then make arrangecan create a profile either as a merchant or as a customer. A merchant lists the services they provide -- anything from personal trainers to tutors to landscapers, to someone who will shovel the snow from your driveway. A customer (whose profile is not visible ments to have the work done. Once the work is completed, the customer can then make a payment and write a review through the app. "It will definitely change the way we do business," Moeinifar said. "It will create a lot of instant connections." 19 | Thursday, November 27, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com JOHN McDERMOTT A Family Christmas ALL YOUR FAVOURITE SONGS & STORIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS Claude's vaCuum shop Includes Deluxe Air Package Sales · Service · Parts Free Estimates on Repairs Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday · 9am - 6pm Wednesday · 9am - 5pm Saturday · 9am - 4pm sale $399 99 Oakville Centre FOR TICKETS for the Performing Arts December 4th, 7:30pm CALL 905-815-2021 OR VISIT WWW.OAKVILLECENTRE.CA G E N E R O U S L Y S U P P O R T E D B Y Supreme 100, 10 Years Warranty 128 Kerr St., Oakville, ON L6K 3A7 905.842.5658 | claude2@cogeco.net celebrating twenty years www.johnmcdermott.com www.claudesvacuum.com *Free PANDORA sleigh ornament ($25 CA retail value), with $150 PANDORA purchase. Prices before taxes. While supplies last, limit one per customer. See store for details. Free panDOra Ornament with $150 purchase of PANDORA Jewellery.* December 1-7 Experience at: mapleview Centre Burlington Upper Level · Centre Court 905.632.5400