29A - Venture Concept No.2

Opportunity:

• Need: The need lies with families with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related disabilities.
• The need itself is a downloadable application that links these families with resources and caregiving services specifically tailored to the needs of the ASD population.
• Geographically, this market is anywhere you are. The consumer's locations and local neighborhood will filter out the services available in that area that would be a match for them.
• Currently, this need is in a way being met by other services out there. There are caregiving and babysitting apps out there that include a special needs population option if you fall in this category but there is only a small number of sitters on these sites that actually have experience with this population and/or are willing to take on the job.

Innovation: 

• My app, Allies 4 Autism would be a concoction of services and resources, all freely found on a singular app easily downloadable on all phones and modern devices. Parents with kids with ASD and other related disabilities would be the primary users of this app and its resources. Access to available sitters and caregivers (all with previous experience caring for or providing clinical therapy to this population) in their area, support groups, ABA clinics, Autism awareness events and walks, etc.
• It would simply be a free app installation so there would be no cost for the app itself, but the caregivers and parents would be the ones setting up their rates and what they're willing to pay for services offered and that way, matches would be made.

Venture Concept:

• Other competitors do not currently have services tailored specifically to the ASD population nearly as extensive as Allies 4 Autism would be.
• Parents and families would be willing to make the switch because there is no existing competitor that would match and meet their child's exact needs.
• The rates and prices would be solely determined by the parents and caregiving providing the services. So the "employees" would be the sitters registered on the application but will self-manage their pay according to how much they decide to work.
• Considering the future, I would plan to pass the business down through my family (that has been briefed about how meaningful this venture is to me) or to an organization that is currently working towards creating more resources for the Autism community and needing families.

Feedback and Adjustments:

• Although I did not receive feedback for my first venture concept, there were some things I felt I could adjust in my venture that would help explain my concept better.
• I also looked at feedback other student's left on other parts of my venture in my blog, and some said that I should branch out to other existing organizations if I were to ever sell or pass the business down.