Professional Grooming: Library Resources

This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools and strategies you need to successfully launch and grow your own home-based pet grooming business. You'll get practical, real-world advice on every aspect of setting up and maintaining a thriving b

Everything you need to know to successfully operate a grooming business. Every necessary facet of the trade and all the secrets included and explained. 168 valuable pages.

The Dog Groomer's Manual is the definitive reference book covering all aspects of the work of the dog groomer. This highly illustrated book will help owners, students, and professional dog groomers develop their skills and knowledge. It will enable them to adapt the principles of grooming appropriately, based on a systematic approach to understanding and observing the physical appearance, the nature, the life style, and the behavior of the dog.

Tapping into more than 33 years of small business expertise, the staff at Entrepreneur Media takes today's entrepreneurs beyond opening their doors and through the first three years of ownership. This revised edition features amended chapters on choosing a business, adding partners, getting funded, and managing the business structure and employees, and also includes help understanding the latest tax and healthcare reform information and legalities.

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!

When Jan Nieman decided to become a mobile pet groomer, little did she know what a wild ride she was in for: over the next 21 years, she tussled with feisty pets, wrestled with stubborn vans, chased down AWOL dogs, and learned to cope with wayward employees. Grooming more than her share of dogs and cats, not to mention the occasional wolf, she encountered a host of memorable animals and owners that often matched their pets in style, temperament, and unconventionality. In her no-holds-barred, hilarious account, Nieman not only shares the high points of her adventures, as well as the occasional horror tales that are an inevitable part of a groomer's career. Through it all, her love and passion for animals shines forth from every page. By the end, after plenty of laughs, you'll know a good deal more about orphan pets, what goes on in the inner sanctum of mobile and brick-and-mortar grooming salons, and the joys and tribulations of owning a business that keeps you going to the dogs.

With an increasing demand for quality kennel accommodation for dogs and cats, a good boarding kennel is a sound investment and can provide a healthy income if run efficiently. Running your own Boarding Kennels, the only guide of its kind available, is essential reading for anyone who is considering starting out in the business. This new edition by animal care expert David Cavill provides advice on every aspect of running a boarding kennel. With an exhaustive breadth of detail it covers every related topic, including: boarding fees, raising finance, insurance, kennel cleaning, dangerous dogs, types of food, exercise, grooming, beds and towels, staff training, accommodation, advertising, puppy and kitten rearing, and product sales. Comprehensive and unique, Running your own Boarding Kennels also includes information on ancillary services such as dog-walking, pet sitting and home boarding.