Just fifteen years ago, “pet sitter” meant the kid down the street who helped feed pets when the neighbors traveled. Today, this fledgling field is fast becoming an established profession. Combining the appeal of working with animals, a viable customer base, and truly low start-up costs, it is for many people the ideal home-based business. And yet its “fun” aspects are often overshadowed by the daunting tasks of registering the business, purchasing insurance, and knowing what first steps to take and how to continue from there. With a simple, step-by-step format, How to Start a Home-Based Pet Sitting Business guides aspiring pet sitters from the dreaming stage to the doing stage more clearly and comprehensively than any such book to date.

Professional dog walking is a booming business. Over forty percent of U.S. households include a dog and the number is rising steadily. No wonder, then, that demand for dog walking services also keeps growing. But there's a huge difference between throwing a leash on a few dogs and charging for it and running a professional dog walking business. To be a successful dog walker, you must be dog savvy and business savvy. Veronica Boutelle has helped thousands of dog walkers set up and run successful enterprises. This book tells you how.

Are you a pet lover? Fascinated by all things furred, feathered and finned? Why not turn your passion for pets into a profitable business! A fast-growing market, the multibillion-dollar pet industry offers a world of business opportunities for entrepreneurs like you! From hands-on pet care to specialty pet products like toys, food, and treats, Entrepreneur covers the cat’s meow of pet-related businesses. Providing insider advice, tips, and tricks along the way, our experts take you step by step and show you how to discover your specialty, legally and financially establish your business, manage day-to-day operations, and so much more! • Choose from five hot areas of interest—pet sitting/dog walking, dog training, pet grooming, pet food/treats, upscale pet products • Equip yourself with the right tools • Set competitive fees • Efficiently manage inventory and supplies for easy order fulfillment • Use effective marketing and advertising tools to get the word out • Build positive customer and vendor relationships • Plan for future growth • And more Let America’s pampered pets help your profits— start your pet business today!

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"This revolutionary book shows you how to turn your struggling pet sitting business into a lucrative, stress-free enterprise. You will learn how to: create the foundation to build a six-figure pet sitting business ; ensure business success from the beginning ; create the one-hour business plan: plan your work, work your plan ; understand your commitment and value in business ; remove the blocks to let financial abundance in ; work with business financials ; advertise and sell to generate results ; find, work with and keep great staff members ; set goals to achieve pet sitting business success ; and more" -- P. [4] of cover.

The book explains what you need to set up a pet sitting/dog walking business, the decisions you will need to make before starting and how to set up your business. Topics include managing your business efficiently, good customer service, continuing education, IC's vs employees and tips on how to avoid burn out. In the appendix there are checklists to ensure that you don't miss a step on your way to being a successful business owner.

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"This innovative book shows you how to turn a struggling pet business into a lucrative, stress-free enterprise. You will learn how to create the foundation to build a six-figure pet business, ensure business success from the start, plan your work and work your plan with the one-hour business-plan, removes the roadblocks to let financial abundance flow in, understand your commitment and value in business, easily work with business financials and spreadsheets, market and sell to generate real results, find, work with and keep staff--and the secrets to hiring with ease, set powerful goals to achieve pet business success. -- P. [4] of cover.

Written by a dog-walking pioneer, this book provides all the information anyone would need to start up his or her own dog walking business. Presented in twelve well-defined steps, the author's action model incorporates everything from business basics to the fundamentals of animal psychology. Supported by a strong website and ancillary materials including a training DVD, the book will appeal to those seeking financial freedom at the end of a leash. FROM THE BACK COVER: WARNING: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! Known to cause side effects such as happiness and fulfillment According to many experts, dog walking is currently the fastest growing area in the professional pet care industry and it shows no sign of slowing down. More American households have dogs than ever before! Whether you have been dreaming of escaping the 9-5 grind, or just love dogs and want to work with them, this book will help you take this growing industry by the leash and profit from it. This easy to follow step-by-step guide to starting your own dog walking business teaches: * How to assess the number of clients you ll need to meet your financial goals using case studies and formulas that work (page 12) * What services will creatively sell your business and lead the competition (page 16) * How to create a winning web presence that promotes customer confidence and sells your business 24 hours a day * How to create a professional welcome packet step-by-step (page 31) * How on-the-fly photo updates can enrich your service by promoting human interaction and involvement, leading to more referrals and additional income from advertising (page 124) * Professional advertising strategies revealed in detail and highlighted with examples that will quickly turn your business idea into profit-making reality (page 53) FROM THE AUTHOR: A dog walker's job, focus, and service is very different than a pet sitter's, and the hours are much more conducive to stay-at-home parents, students, and retired persons. The bulk of a dog walker's work happens between the hours of 10am and 3pm. However with puppy-care, and a 3x per day schedule, you'll be starting a bit earlier and finishing a bit later. Dog walking is also a great way to supplement a dog training business! Dog walking is a Zen-like business model, provides a steady predictable income, and your customer base is much, much larger. Dog walking is for the most part recession proof. American households with dogs have increased exponentially. According to the APPA pet-related spending in 2008 will likely exceed $10.5 billion. We aren't going to get rid of our pets, and we aren't going to stop working and commuting. Therefore dog walkers will still be needed, even in a down economy.

From advice on zoning and insurance to pet grooming and health issues, this guide can help you hit the ground running. Learn how to price competitively, attract clients, and build your reputation as a professional groomer, dog walker/pet sitter, or obedience trainer.