Idea Name: DesignHub
Short One Liner: “Connecting businesses with top-quality graphic designers for all their creative needs.”
Target User Persona: Small business owners and marketing professionals looking for professional graphic design services.
User’s Pain Points to Solve: Difficulty finding reliable and talented graphic designers, high costs of hiring a full-time designer, lack of time to manage the design process.
Main Value Propositions: Access to a curated network of top-rated graphic designers, transparent pricing and project management tools, ability to scale design needs as needed.
Sales & Marketing Channels: Social media advertising, content marketing, partnerships with small business resources and organizations.
Revenue Stream Sources: Design project fees, premium membership options for increased access to designers and project management tools.
Cost Structures: Design project fees, employee salaries for customer support and project management team, advertising and marketing expenses.
Key Activities: Curating and onboarding top-rated graphic designers, managing design project submissions and approvals, providing customer support and project management assistance.
Key Resources: Design talent network, project management software, customer support team.
Key Partners: Graphic design industry resources, small business resources and organizations.
Idea Validation Steps: Conduct market research to understand the demand for graphic design services among small businesses and marketing professionals, gather feedback from potential customers through surveys and focus groups, test the DesignHub platform with a small group of pilot users.
Estimated 1st Year Cost of Operation: $50,000-$100,000, including design project fees, employee salaries, and marketing expenses.
Potential Business Challenges: Competition from other design services platforms, difficulty in curating and onboarding top-quality designers, managing client expectations and communication during the design process.