My Brilliant Career: Domestic-help app is like Uber for busy households
What is SweepSouth? SweepSouth is an on-demand domestic-cleaning service that brings technology to the domestic-services industry and takes the hassle out of having to scramble to find a domestic cleaner. Operating in many ways like an Uber for domestic cleaners, SweepSouth connects people looking for a domestic cleaner with experienced cleaners who have signed up and been vetted by SweepSouth. Tell me how you came up with the SweepSouth app. One year during the December holidays, I was trying to find a stand-in domestic worker. As I'm sure many people can attest, this can be very difficult. This was when the seed of the idea that ultimately became SweepSouth took root. Essentially, the idea was to organise domestic work to meet the mutual needs of employers and domestic workers (many of whom are unemployed or underemployed) in this vital and under-appreciated sector of the economy. Who are your typical clients? Most of our clients are average South African homeowners. The initial i...
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