A Prince Albert woman has developed an app that allows people to lend and borrow items from each other.
The “Lend It” app aims to connect individuals interested in sharing belongings.
The app enables users in Canada and the U.S. to rent out their possessions, ranging from fishing equipment to strollers, to others within their geographic area.
Founder and CEO Alex Jordan was struck with the idea to start ‘Lend It’ when she thought about renting out her ice fishing shack.
“Some people would just want to rent it for the weekend,” said Jordan. “So that is kind of where the idea sparked from.”
Jordan said she also took inspiration from apps like Airbnb, where people rent out their homes.
“People were lending out their homes. I thought, why couldn’t we take that one step further …