The Dog Grooming Business Part 1

February 25th, 2010 by admin

If you love animals and you like to work from home then a dog grooming career might be for you!

Dog Grooming Schools businesses will do more than just teach you how to wash dog. It can include cleaning ears, brushing teeth, trimming nails, and shaving the animal’s coat in stylish ways. The animal can be a dog, cat, or other type of animal.

The possibilities are limitless… like having customers drop their dogs at our house or you can start a mobile dog grooming business

Dog grooming schools do require that you become a certified dog groomer. You should research different dog grooming schools in your area, and choose one that fits your needs. Try to find one that offers dog grooming business management classes with the actual dog grooming classes.

During your training or soon after your done, you should start to create a Dog Grooming School Plan Since you will incur some start up costs for your licenses, training, insurance, and equipment, having a business plan can help you obtain something like a small business loan to get started.

The pet grooming industry is estimated to grow over 10% in the next 5 years. This means that something like dog grooming schools businesses will likely grow and succeed quickly. This will mean that you will have to complete some office work daily as well. Owning a dog grooming school business is not just dog grooming.

Pricing can be difficult to determine, but a few phone calls to local grooming salons, or individuals who perform pet grooming, will give you an idea regarding what services you should be providing and an estimation of the fees. A question you should ask yourself is; will your business be just a dog grooming or if you will groom other pets too?

Your business is client oriented, so you will need to build a clientele list. One way to do this is to get your name into your community by placing flyers at pet stores, veterinarian offices, SPCA and other various animal shelters. You can create a press release for your local newspapers and radio stations. You can even offer your services to the local animal shelter. If they like your work, they will refer people to you.

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