Reason 1: The Start
ONIT founders, Zach McKay, Alex Steele, and Jacob von der Linden started ONIT after the organic realization of a problem amongst Fairfield County homeowners and students. Throughout two summers in college, they helped Fairfield County homeowners complete jobs like yardwork, junk removal, item assembly, etc., and grew their client base to 125+ homeowners.
The problems they found:
Homeowners struggle with constant work around the house with limited flexibility in their schedules. Reliable work is expensive and hard to find.
Students have demanding schedules with school and extracurriculars limiting their flexibility to work. These part time jobs are low paying and unenjoyable.
Discovering these issues first-hand, Zach, Jacob, and Alex were eager to create a centralized platform for homeowners and students that solves both of these issues.
Reason 2: Hometown Feel
One of the most important aspects of ONIT is keeping a hometown feel. The genuine interaction that Zach, Alex, and Jacob shared with homeowners was unique compared to hiring commercial companies. Homeowners gain a sense of security by hiring a few students that live around the corner.
Reason 3: Provide Opportunity for Students!
Students no longer have time for part time job. The intensity of high school/college academic and sports schedules often makes free time difficult for students. Quite honestly, minimum-wage part time work felt inconvenient, as there could be an argument to just dedicate more time to studies or training. Zach, Alex, and Jacob realized this as students and wanted to create an easier means for students to acquire jobs, but also work on their own schedules. What’s the outcome? Over $100k made for our workers!
Reason 4: We Want the Work Professionals Don’t Want
ONIT is the platform where Homeowners can request smaller, “non-professional” work neglected by professionals. Finding work for small jobs at a reasonable price is difficult. With ONIT you are able to set your own budget, and workers will apply. If all looks good ONIT will then connect you.
The best way to look at ONIT’s capabilities is by asking can I do this myself but with an extra set of hands? If you are still unsure, get in contact with us or request the job on our site and we can confirm if we can help you.
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