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February 15, 2025, 2:33 pm UTC

Affordable Onboarding 883064289 | Government Grant Application

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Affordable Onboarding is seeking government grants to enhance its operations and workforce in Chicago. The funding will be allocated for employee training, staffing, payroll, office essentials, and marketing efforts.

The business aims to hire 15 additional employees this year and introduce a comprehensive training platform that includes essential industry certifications like COS and TCS. The owner is also working towards acquiring a manager's broker license, enabling the company to sponsor employees for certification as Illinois Leasing Agents. A new manager will be hired to oversee employee training and professional development.

Affordable Onboarding plays a vital role in supporting affordable housing owners in Chicago by collaborating with property management companies to maintain compliance in their buildings. This support fosters confidence among owners to invest in further affordable housing developments, which are in high demand.

In terms of competition, Affordable Onboarding faces challenges from agencies like Cara Connects and BG Multifamily, which offer temporary staffing but lack specific training in affordable housing. Housing Consultants of America focuses primarily on training rather than on-site support.

The company’s competitive advantage lies in its robust training programs that equip staff with top certifications, ensuring they provide effective and knowledgeable support to property management companies. Affordable Onboarding specializes in fulfilling short-term staffing needs, particularly for roles like relocation specialists and lease-up teams, filling a gap in the market that no other agency currently addresses in Chicago.

  • General Information

    Business Registration Number: 883064289

    Location: Skokie, IL, United States

    Length of Operation: 1-5

    Number of Employees: 1-10 Employees

    Annual Gross Income: Less than $100k

    Annual Gross Expense: Less than $100k

    Open to Loans: NO

  • Funding Usage

    Training of employees, staffing, payroll, office and furnishings, marketing and advertising.

  • Business Plan

    I am hoping to hire 15 more people this year and roll out a more comprehensive training platform for them, including all the major industry-specific official certifications (COS, TCS, etc.). I am currently working on obtaining a manager's broker license, so that all my employees could get certified as IL Leasing Agents and I could be a sponsor for them. I am also hoping to hire a manager who will monitor training, professional growth and development of my employees. We provide great support in the City of Chicago to affordable housing owners. We essentially partner with several property management companies/owners to ensure the buildings' ongoing compliance status. The better the buildings operate, the more confident the owners will feel building more affordable housing developments in the City of Chicago, which is very much needed.

  • Self Identified Competition

    Cara Connects and BG Multifamily - both of these agencies provide temp services, but their temps are not specifically trained for affordable housing. Housing Consultants of America provides mostly training and not onsite support. We heavily train our staff with top industry certifications and provide them with live support and instructions, working alongside the property management companies that come to us for assistance. Our temps are efficient and confident in their affordable housing programs knowledge. Oftentimes our clients are struggling to find a relocation specialist for short-term employment to assist in rehabs and relocation of residents. It is easier for them to use our service. Also, for lease-up services, our clients are looking for a team of two people who can lease up the building and then leave, without having to hire them. This is where we come in as well. Besides us, there is no agency currently in Chicago that provides these types of services.

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