Jobin, the app that simplifies home renovations and repairs

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

Up to 22 different services can be hired through this platform, such as maintenance server, gardener, painters, cleaning service, laundry or installers (air conditioning), among others

Cleaning, gardening, plumbing or a coat of paint are some of the needs that can arise in any home and, for all of them, we need professionals. If before we had to rely on the recommendation and experience of family, friends and acquaintances, now everything remains on our mobile screen. Jobin is a Spanish application that puts professionals in the sectors of reforms and services in contact with people who require their work. Up to 22 different services can be hired, such as handyman, gardener, painters, cleaning service, laundry or installers (air conditioning), among others. "We are helping construction professionals and those who previously charged in black, become autonomous, invoice with VAT or take out insurance," says Jobin's CEO, Jorge Oliveros.

The platform was created by three young entrepreneurs: Alejandro Tébar, Guillermo Ángeles and Jorge Oliveros del Castillo in 2015. Currently, their income has registered monthly growth of more than 20%, and last year it already billed 2 million euros.

Jobin offers two contracting modalities: the immediate or "Instant Booking" where the application team becomes the "guarantor of the work" and the rest of the procedures. The other service is that of a Marketplace where the interested party can make their request and choose between three different budgets. "It is a form of intermediation", said the head of this app that already has its own payment platform (Jobin Pay).

In any case, Jobin offers its installation, renovation and transport services in up to six stores in French chain, Brico Depòt. In this sense, Oliveros said that "they are now very focused on national projects: great things can be done here." However, he has predicted that in 12 months they will be doing the first tests of the platform in European and Latin American countries.

When asked about the business model, they have clarified from this app, that they do not charge the customer and that it is this who then pays or not for the service offered. In the Market Place option, the professional pays prices ranging from 2 euros to 24 euros to contact different clients according to the order in question.

Wide audience

Jobin is aimed at millennial who wants a cleaning service to people between 35 and 55 years old with their own home, couples and those who want to enjoy more free time. This startup avoids working with large companies in the sector and is committed to SMEs: "In the app everything is in the same physical space," said the Senior Executive who adds that without large investments the level of return is very long.

When asked about the future, Oliveros recalled the greater stability of the reforms sector, the absence of large swings, compared to the construction that remains at the height of the "market fluctuations".

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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