A unique business emerged in 2016 through the form of an app called Bark’N’Borrow. This app allows users who cannot take care of a dog full time to find people who need a temporary dog sitter and enjoy a short time with someone else’s pet. In addition, different dog owners can connect and trade dog sitting duties with each other. Many options such as dog breed, personality, and distance can be made available on the app for other users to see. The platform donates 5% of all subscriptions to Best Friends Animal Society. Liam Berkeley, 26, founded the company two years ago on National Dog Day and has mentioned how much animal rescues love the app because it brings awareness to their cause.

Berkeley has done a fantastic job of finding a need and filling the gap. Finding a dog sitter can be an arduous, time intensive process, but now someone can connect with lots of other users for $7.99 or $4.99 a month. Berkeley has also been diligent in making sure all users are properly checked and that the company has adequate insurance for any incidents.. This app demonstrates Liam’s commitment to dogs and dog-lovers. Bark’n’Borrow shows this passion with an excellent social entrepreneurship aspect.  They focused on a passion and Liam was observant enough to recognize a fantastic solution for a simple problem.