Gravy of Profitability in Pet Grooming
Pet owners pay more to have their pets not only bathed, but also styled by professional groomers. It seems logical to expect more net operating profit when you sell a…
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Independent Contractor Misclassification Crackdown
Originally published in eGroomer Journal Fall 2011. Misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor (I.C.) results in severe consequences, including back taxes, wages and benefits, and civil and criminal penalties.…
Business Plans for Pet Salons, Shops and Spas
There is little difference in the term “shop” versus “salon.” Most consumers sense the use of the term “salon” as being more upscale, and not necessarily a larger business…
Grooming Goddesses
Cultivating Positive Relationships in the Workplace By Daryl Conner Stroll through the brightly-lit, colorful background of any pet styling show in the country and one fact will become immediately clear;…
Amazing Benefits of Counter Drying
Thousands of groomers have never worked in a grooming business furnished with drying counters. Instead pets are dried on grooming tables, in tubs or cage-dried. We know from decades of…
Cat Grooming Basics
by Danelle German, CFMG, CFCG The grooming industry places a huge importance on the level of knowledge, understanding and skills obtained by professional dog groomers. However, when it comes to…
A Study of the pH of Pet and Human Shampoos
Mythology of Shampoo pH by Barbara Bird, CMG BACKGROUND We hear a lot of talk from pet shampoo sales persons that pet groomers should beware of using human shampoos on…
D.I.Y. Pet First Aid Kit
By Mary Oquendo, C.M.P.T.I. C.C.S. What is your most invaluable piece of grooming equipment? Is it your clipper vacuum? Your bathing system? Your dryer? For me, it is my pet…
Sinus Infection: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
True Story a Zoonotic Disease Transferred Animal to Human by Diane Baron Taylor What is a zoonotic disease? A zoonotic disease is a disease that is transferable from animals to…
Financing a Mobile Grooming Vehicle
by John Stockman, Wag’n Tails Mobile Conversions Financing a grooming vehicle can sound intimidating, complicated and downright scary, but it doesn’t have to be if you know the rules ahead…