The Business Guide to Pet Grooming

About this book

The most concise to-the-point guide to creating and operating a pet grooming business. Whether it be home-based or a multi-employee shop The Business Guide to Pet Grooming by industry leader Sam Kohl is your one-stop reference to planning building and managing an extremely successful grooming operation. With 336 full-color pages in a hard cover binding 177 photographs and 71 illustrations The Business Guide to Pet Grooming is an absolute essential read for every budding groomer-entrepreneur. Topics covered include: naming a shop locating a shop financing preconstruction design insurance lighting and electrical needs flooring plumbing sanitation signage grooming equipment employee management business forms and records advertising and marketing appointement management pricing handling and control of pets and their owners retailing mobile grooming dog day care self-service pet washes and providing upscale services. Experienced shop owners will also find this book extremely useful as it includes strategies for growing and expanding an existing grooming operation.