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Feedback on flexible work opportunity for parents of school-age children

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lifemin · 05/05/2021 10:40

I am just starting a process for my company to recruit parents to establish my product in their area. It's a great opportunity (IMO!) for parents who are home with the kids but would like a way to earn some extra money, keep up some professional skills/activity and help their parent community.

Before I start recruiting though I would love to get some input from parents who might consider such an opportunity, e.g. what appealing and what's offputting/concerning about the work itself, as well as the compensation.

This is a description of the role:
docs.google.com/document/d/1N8g5FKOrmRUydsEOdKyT9mfwIJ5CT8qqXJPOEGrdI-w/edit#heading=h.33501v9lrrnq

TIA

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oppositeofbubbly · 05/05/2021 10:55

It sounds like a big part of the role is persuading your child's school to set themselves up on your systems (or at least allowing you to set them up). The schools I know would not consider this when (if I've read correctly) the parents who want to use the system would have to pay as well. It would just be an additional thing for the admin staff to do and for the head to check was not compromising confidentiality- with no benefit to them. So that's what would put me off most- could be a good way to upset the relationship I have with the school. Also, the description mentions remuneration based on a % of sales but with no idea of the value of that. So I could be doing all this for £20.

(I did think this was going to be a MLM though, so at least it's not that)

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lifemin · 05/05/2021 11:07

Thanks for your thoughts.

It currently doesn't require signing on the school - just letting them know that it exists. It's 'by parents for parents,' but it just happens to encompass school info/dates as that's a big piece of child-related admin. I am separately thinking about working with schools and how the business/pricing model would need to work for that.

In terms of remuneration - at a minimum it would be £1k/yr, that is based on current pricing but the aim would be to make it much higher than that as the product/business evolves. My company is a new venture fairly early in the journey - so there is risk and uncertainty - but there is also an established product and revenue stream.

So I'm just trying to figure out how to pitch it because it could appeal to someone who likes the idea and wants to do a little work for a little income, or for someone who likes the idea of getting involved in a new venture and wants to grow it beyond the current state (or both).

Thanks again!

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