Teacherafterschooljobs.com is a new job search website that is designed to provide teachers with part-time or seasonal employment, supplementing their current income. The site will connect mature, responsible, educated educators to employers looking for their part-time, or summer, assistance. While the revenue will come from the employer listing fees, Teacherafterschooljobs.com will have two general customers, the employers as well as the employees in search of the jobs. In addition to having a robust job board on their site, Teacherafterschooljobs.com will also offer tools for the educators, often consisting of a large list of useful hyperlinks. This feature provides additionally functionality to the site encouraging more traffic which is valuable to the employers that post jobs.
Market
It is well-known the educators are dedicated professionals that work at lower wages than the market. Teachers are poorly paid in America due to many factors. With this in mind, there are a high percentage of teachers that are looking for supplemental income, indicating a bountiful market. As mentioned previously, Teacherafterschooljobs.com will be receiving revenue from the employer listing fees. The four target markets are: Retail, which is experiencing an annual growth rate 50%, will be the first. Teacherafterschooljobs.com believes there to be 50 potential customers in this segment. Next comes government with a 50 percent growth rate and 40 customers. Private daycare and camps have a 25% increase rate and can be accessed by 20 customers. The last segment targeted will be education with a 10% growth rate and 20 customers.
Competitive Edge
Teacherafterschooljobs.com has a unique pool of prospective employees, all of the employees are professional educators who have skill sets centered on education, professionalism, and the passion and dedication commonly associated with teachers. This distinguishes them from many other online job boards, such as Hotjobs and Monster. There are many job seekers. Employers who are looking for employees will be more likely to find them if they have a large pool.
Management
Teacherafterschooljobs.com will be developed and run by Patrice and Rosario Cibella. Rosario and Patrice both have more than a decade of experience in the education sector. Both were passionate teachers for many decades. However, they realized the potential of an online job site that offers part-time and seasonal opportunities to educators. Patrice was a teacher in the eleventh grade for 12 years in a local school district. She was also the department head for social studies in the last four years. Patrice served as the department chairperson. Her managerial and strategic focus skills were honed as she led the department’s recognition as one of the best in the country. Rosario has also a background as an educator, but his role was also administrative. He served as vice principal at his school for six year. Rosario was directly responsible in the management of the school as the vice principal. This experience will be directly applied in leading Teacherafterschooljobs.com to become the premier specialized online job board.
Teacherafterschooljobs.com is poised for success by combining a solid business model with a huge market potential and a solid management team. The venture will be profitable from month one with modest gross margins for year one, increasing slightly by year three. Teacherafterschooljobs.com is forecasted to achieve a minimal gross profit by the end of year three.
1.1 Objectives
The company’s main objectives are:
- Attract minimum 100 employers that subscribe to job listings for one year.
- To provide educators with more reasons to visit the site, you can attract related links.
- Use the increased traffic to attract additional employers to finance expansion of the Web page offerings.
1.2 Mission
Teacherafterschooljobs.com seeks to provide a concise and reliable site for employers and teachers to fulfill mutual needs. Employers need reliable candidates to fill their part-time and seasonal needs. Teachers, being traditionally underpaid professionals require supplemental income in order to continue their chosen profession. The company seeks to provide a much needed resource to maintain quality educators, while at the same time increasing the profitability of retailers and service providers by reducing their turnover rates.