BusinessHub

Problem

Communities need a simple way to find and offer nearby piecework and quick jobs that don't fit traditional job boards. BusinessHub aims to connect people with local, small-scale work and help small businesses manage and grow.

My role

Full-stack product lead: product definition, Flutter mobile app, Vue dashboard, Loopback4 REST API, database design, and deployment.

Constraints

• Early-stage product balanced alongside full-time work and studies.
• Multiple platforms to support (mobile app, web dashboard, API) from a small team.
• Need to keep infrastructure costs low while still being able to scale later.

Key decisions

• Chose Flutter for the mobile app to ship a single codebase for iOS and Android and iterate quickly on UX.
• Built a separate Vue dashboard for admins and power users so mobile stays focused on discovery and quick actions.
• Used Loopback4 for the API to get a typed, maintainable backend with built-in auth and REST conventions.
• Designed the data model around "jobs" and "locations" so we can support "nearest quick jobs" and filters later.

Challenges & learnings

• Designing a data model flexible enough for future filters and matching logic.
• Keeping UX simple for users who may not be very tech-savvy.

What I'd do next

• Add real-time job notifications and better search/filtering on both mobile and dashboard.
• Introduce analytics for job posters to see what kinds of work are most in demand.