Noa Mintz, a freshman in high school, is the founder of the company Nannies by Noa, a full service child care agency. Noa Mintz, living in New York City launched a company that services over 190 families in NYC with a network of over 150 nannies. Mintz serves as a middle man or an agency that coordinates employment between families and sitters/nannies. She claims that she was able to enter into this market because she herself was a kid and knew what kids wanted. Her age provided her with a unique perspective that set her apart from the rest of the competing agencies and businesses within this field. With such a large network of families as well as nannies she is on a one way growth track. Nannies by Noa earns 15% of the nannies salaries which comes out to being about 5 dollars an hours. Nannies by Noa is able to be so successful because Noa saw a unique opportunity and was able to channel her entrepreneurial inclinations and use them to make a business at such a young age.
Super cool that someone so young could come up with a great idea. I live in a neighborhood with only 11 houses on the street so I know my parents had a hard time finding me babysitters growing up. Then, once they found someone to watch me, I didn’t always have a lot of fun with them. Sometimes their parents volunteered them for the job. This is a great way for people who actually want to watch kids be able to do just that.
I think this idea is awesome and super helpful to helping provide an easier way for parents to be able to find nannies that they are in need of. I also like how she said because she is the same age as the kids that she is able to know exactly what they want, which is a unique way to go about it and definitely more personal. I think she also reached a great market in NYC which definitely seems like a place much in need of nannies.
This is a great idea and something that is very needed in today’s society. Growing up it was difficult to find baby sitters and they weren’t always the best. This is an extremely good way of finding a problem and coming up with a solution to that problem. There will always be children and a need for someone to watch them and this a great idea.
The child care business is hard to break into, both as a sitter and an agency. The incredible growth of her company is testament to Mintz’s hard work and dedication to her idea.