New Twitter-like community for entrepreneurs

A new online services has been launched in Canada that allows its members to communicate via 140-character long messages in order to network and share business ideas.

Sprouter encourages its community of small business owners and entrepreneurs to share expertise, experience and answer questions. The site brags its intent is to connect people to others whom they do not know, in contrast to existing social networks such as Facebook which encourage communication between existing groups of friends.

The site allows users to search for members within their local areas, and can also locate discussions about a particular topic.

“The power of social networking by individuals has been made more than evident, and Sprouter is striving to create that same sense of community and sharing for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs face struggles on a daily basis – from how to get funding to the best business tools to use,” Sprouter founder Sarah Prevette told the Financial Post.

Sprouter can provide the forum for real-time networking and collaboration so everyone can benefit from mistakes and successes.”