Money and time are both in short supply these days so it’s important to get the most value from attending industry conferences. How do you get the most bang for your buck?. There is definitely value as a business owner to attend conferences and they can also be a great way to grow and retain staff. …
Five Tips for Inspiring Your Staff
Your staff is the backbone of your business and you rely on them to care for the pets, keep things clean, be kind to your clients and build a strong team. But how can you help to inspire them to do all that? We recently talked about five tips you can use to motivate your …
Self Care for You and Your Staff
Self-care for you and your staff is important all year, however, in super busy peak times we know it can be challenging to remember to focus on self-care. Self-care isn’t selfish. Let’s look at some simple (and inexpensive) ways you can make sure you are taking care of your team and yourself so you don’t burn …
Maximize Your Busy Summer Season
Summer is here and you are seeing more bookings…but how do you maximize your summer busy season? You want to make sure you’re making the most out of every client who comes through your doors. How can you maximize your busy summer sales with add on’s, maximizing pet visits, tracking goals (what??? you don’t have goals? …
Peak Season Staffing Tips
Building a reliable team of part-time staff members to work during peak periods is a great value to your business so here are some peak season staffing tips. It is important to integrating your seasonal workers into your team smoothly so keep in mind these points. Create a job description of the responsibilities you expect …
3 Reasons to Revamp Your Dog Evaluations Process
As professional pet care providers you know the importance of your dog evaluation process, and the value of a formal dog evaluation process for dogs attending your playgroups. Now you can use your current process and expand it to ensure the dogs and clients you most enjoy serving are the ones accepted to your program. …
Keeping Your Dog Enrichment Program Fresh
Your business thrives on enrichment activities, but how do you keep your dog enrichment program fresh? Do you feel like your activities are becoming routine? Do your staff and even the dogs seem a little bored with the same old routine? The great news is that it’s easy to refresh your enrichment activities and even better …
Managing Dog Play Behaviors in Your Pet Business
Dog playgroups are supposed to be fun for every dog that attends but that will only happen if you staff does a good job of managing dog play behaviors. Does your staff know good vs not so good play? Do you worry that the dogs are not allowed to have fun at all? Or maybe they …
Teach Your Team To Sell
Do you wonder how to teach your team to sell? Are you looking to boost revenues with your existing clients and services? If you are in the situation of limiting clients or maximizing sales during peak periods this is a strategy that will pay back in more profits. We recently talked with Lori Davis from Paramount …