Idea for local home services business - would like some feedback, please
JLR1 started this topic @ 20:29 on 08/03/2010
Hello
I am currently considering a business that would allow clients to book any number of local home services all in one place and can be booked 24hrs a day on 1 website, saving time and effort. For example, could request cleaning, lawn mowing, some errands running, ironing etc. all at once, with all prices clearly stated at the outset. I would then outsource some of this work to local businesses for a %/flat rate fee, and also do some work directly.
What are your thoughts on this?
I have put a short survey together if you can spare a couple of mins, at:
http://simplesample.org/take_survey.php?id=831
Any comments at all would be much appreciated - Thanks
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RE: Idea for local home services business - would like some feedback, please
Rudi Schogger | 11/03/2010 06:17 AM
I am an entrepreneur and consultant specialising in start-up and early-stage businesses, seeking ventures on which to offer incubation, business planning and in some cases, investment.
This venture sounds like something I have explored in the past, as a possible expansion route for one of my earlier businesses, though I exited that business before going down that route. I still maintain this presents a good opportunity, as home services are very disparate. The only format people are used to for identifying home services is yellow pages/Yell etc. So a one-stop-shop could well do very well, with the right infrastructrure.
If you would like to talk about this venture, please feel free to contact me by phone or email. You can find out more about me at www.rudischogger.com.
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RUDI SCHOGGER
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RE: Idea for local home services business - would like some feedback, please
SaveNow | 11/03/2010 09:15 AM
It's a pretty good idea. But your main challenge there is how you can make sure that the quality will be good across the board. I mean, it will be hard to control the quality if you're going to outsource it to local businesses.
But come to think of it, there are websites that does that for flowers. So I guess it can be done. Just make sure that you only deal with respectable businesses.
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RE: Idea for local home services business - would like some feedback, please
BioTemplates | 21/03/2010 09:57 PM
I think this idea has promise. There are ways that you could ensure quality control. As people get busier and busier they are looking for reputable home service referrals that make like simpler.
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