Idea Napkin No. 2

I am a business person with 17 years experience, 7 of which were hospitality, 2 in finance and the remainder in government relations.  My attention to detail is impeccable, I thrive off multi-tasking and have been told I have excellent people skills.

What I am offering to my customers is an ala cart concierge service for singles and working families.  Instead of having multiple vendors handle various tasks such as bringing your pet to the vet, pick-up and delivery of dry cleaning or coordination of pick-up of your kids from soccer practice you can outsource all of those things to me to take care of it.

After multiple interviews, I find my client base to be working families and bachelors, however, the service can be for anyone, single moms/dads, students, elderly, etc.  I find that price restrictions are less of an issue with working families and bachelors though.

The same reason people hire help to clean their homes or mow their lawns, time and convenience is why they would hire me.  There are many times my friends are complaining they do not have enough hours in the day or they forgot to pick-up their dry cleaning so I figured, a mothers helper so to speak would be a helpful service.  Especially if it is the same person who you know and can rely on.

What do I have that no one else has?  Experience and connections.  Seriously, after working for hospitality and government, I have joined every social group and forum out there, not to mention I do a lot of volunteer work in the community.  I believe the more you know, the more successful you will be.

I believe that my experience, connections and skill set are what makes this a perfect business model.  I chose my business after evaluating my strengths, I evaluated my strengths by taking an MBTI.  My biggest challenge will be services that already exist, what sets me apart is that business will not be outsourced and it will be a one stop shop.

I did not get the 4 reviews like others may have but of the reviews that I did receive, I found a consensus noted that I should outline what services I will do and what ones I am not equipped to do.  I think I would list out my general services but also have something advertised where I say please contact me directly if there is a service you are inquiring about that you do not see listed that way I can step outside the box and add items that might be in demand.  Another person said incentives and reviews should be incorporated into my business plan and I love that idea!  I think if someone signs up for a monthly membership which guarantees them 2 errands a week, I can offer a free errand from a pre-select menu of services.  As far as the reviews go, I can offer $5 off your next service for every review left on Yelp and/or Facebook.