| | |  | Home Business | Home » » How to Start a Home-Based Pet Care Business, 2nd (Home-Based Business Series) | | | | | | | 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) | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780762738793
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Kathy Salzberg | | Paperback:
| 288 pages | | Publisher:
| Globe Pequot | | Publication Date:
| March 01, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0762738790 | | Package Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 10 reviews |
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 EXCELLENT READING ! ! !Mar 04, 2010
The folks who wrote this book know exactly how to run a successful, customer-conscientious business.
Although many businesses today employ the dot.com mentality, some ventures only have room for the 'old school'
way of doing things. If you're thinking about starting a dog sitting or dog grooming business surrounded by
chaos, dirty floors, and bad customer service, hurry and buy this book. You might still be able to recover the
investments you're about to lose! On the downside ... the title of the book is "How To Start A Home-Based Pet
Care Business" which seems to encompass all pet types, however, the book speaks only to dog grooming and dog sitting.
I hoped for information on how to start a Cat Boarding Business. Other than that ... 5 stars.
 How to start a small business - too basicNov 01, 2009
Uneven coverage of different kinds of businesses. I was looking for something on Pet Sitting, and the book has very limited chapter on this subject. Other types of businesses have much more extensive coverage. Some extrapolates from one small business to another, but lots doesn't. Not very useful as a pet sitting how-to manual.
 Chris SertzelOct 21, 2009
I found that there was some very helpful info in this book that I had previously not thought of!! I would recommend it to anyone who's looking into, or who already has, a home based business!!
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How to Start a Home Based Pet Care BusinessJun 01, 2009
This book has been very helpful. With step by step ways to get started on your way with your new business. I am taking grooming classes and want to start my own grooming shop in about a year and this book tells you how to get started.
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 home base pet care businessAug 10, 2008
self help book in starting a pet business. I was hoping for a little more information
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