How to Start a Home-Based Pet Care Business, 2nd (Home-Based Business Series) (Paperback)

How to Start a Home-Based Pet Care Business, 2nd (Home-Based Business Series) (Paperback)
by Kathy Salzberg (Author)

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Product Description
Do you love animals? Have you ever dreamed of making them your life's work? Have you ever imagined yourself as a groomer, a dog walker/pet sitter, or an obedience trainer? This comprehensive book contains all the necessary tools and success strategies you will need to launch and grow your own home-based pet care business. Author Kathy Salzberg, a successful home-based groomer, shares her experience and down-to-earth advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based business. Throughout these pages she will show you how to develop a business plan, estimate your start-up costs, price your services, and stay profitable once you're in business. From painless record keeping to savvy marketing techniques, her step-by-step methods are realistic, innovative, and easy to understand. From advice on zoning and insurance to pet grooming and health issues, this guide can help you experience the satisfaction of building your won home-based business. Learn all about: what it takes to be a professional groomer, dog walker/pet sitter, or obedience trainer; attracting clients and gaining their trust; equipping your home office and shop; pricing competitively; setting your daily schedule; building your reputation; managing growth. The following special features as well as workbook pages are included: business registration form; sample business plan; sample client card; sample grooming menu; pet sitter's service contract; obedience trainer's contract; business opening press release; advertising and promotion checklist. (7 x 10, 288 pages, business forms, charts) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Do you love animals? Have you ever dreamed of making them your life's work? Could you see yourself as a groomer, dog walker, pet sitter, or obedience trainer? This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools and strategies you need to successfully launch and grow your own home-based pet care business. You'll get practical, real-world advice on every aspect of setting up and maintaining a thriving business. From painless record keeping to savvy marketing techniques, author Kathy Salzberg's step-by-step methods are realistic, innovative, and easy to understand.

Learn all about:
What it takes to be a professional groomer, dog walker, pet sitter, or obedience trainer
Financing your business
Attracting clients and gaining their trust
Groomer and pet health issues
Equipping your home office and shop
Setting up a realistic schedule
Advertising your business
Managing growth
Use these special features and workbook pages:
Expense analysis spreadsheet
Sample business plan
Sample client card
Pet sitting service contract
Obedience training contract
Sample grooming menu
Advertising and promotion checklist

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Product Details
* Paperback: 288 pages
* Publisher: Globe Pequot; 2nd edition (March 1, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0762738790
* ISBN-13: 978-0762738793
* Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
* Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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