I Paid Off My Van Now What
by John Stockman, Wag’n Tails Mobile Conversions Congratulations! After the celebration, though, reality will eventually set in. It always does. That “I…
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The Wheel Staff Organization Chart
by Grooming Business in a Box®, originally published in eGroomer Journal Spring 2012 Too many staff meetings feel like management is just talking at employees. That manner is acceptable to…
Setting Your Grooming Time Standards
by Grooming Business in a Box®, originally published in eGroomer Journal Spring 2012 Our goal as employers should be to pay the best wages in return for the best grooming…
Buying Grooming Businesses with Zero Down
by Grooming Business in a Box® In a challenging economy for selling businesses pet groomers are doing relatively well. We know at least half the advertisers selling their businesses at…
Grooming Myths and Misunderstandings
Feature story by Grooming Business in a Box® As consultants to thousands of career seekers, groomers and grooming business owners for 23 years, we have reason to say, “We’ve probably…
Hidden Income How to Boost Income with Healthcare Add-ons
Originally published in eGroomer Journal (2012) by Bruce Muller is Director of Pet Products at SmartHealth, Inc. www.smarthealth.com These days, precious dollars are harder to come by. Some salons are…
Floor Plans for Pet Grooming Businesses
In the last 50 years manufacturers have made major improvements in grooming equipment, tools and supplies making our work easier, more productive and reliable. What continues to work against many…
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…