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Evaluating Your Facility

Operating a safe dog daycare

The Two Most Important Factors to Operating a Safe Dog Daycare

December 30, 2020 //  by Robin Bennett

Do you wonder what it takes to really operate a safe dog daycare? There are actually two key factors to operating a safe dog daycare. Proper dog evaluations Proper staff training Check out the video below to learn why these two factors are so important.

Filed Under: Daycare Owners, Evaluating Your Facility, Staff Training

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5 Pet Care Business Lessons Learned from Covid-19

December 12, 2020 //  by Susan Briggs

As 2020 comes to an end, let’s look at the top 5 pet care business lessons learned from Covid-19. These ideas are great opportunities to increase your pet care operations in the future. Know Your Numbers – profitable pricing and understanding your fixed and variable costs were key to success. Understanding the financial numbers allowed …

Filed Under: Daycare Owners, Evaluating Your Facility

Top Tips to Running a Pet Care Facility

Top Tips to Running a Successful Pet Care Facility

November 13, 2020 //  by Susan Briggs

The pet care service industry is an unregulated industry so how do you know if you are operating an average or excellent operation? How do you know if you’re running a successful pet care facility? Here are a few tips to help you evaluate your operations. Review the number of medical emergencies you have each …

Filed Under: Daycare 2.0, Daycare Owners, Evaluating Your Facility

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Tips for Monitoring, Managing and Communicating Dog Behavior

October 28, 2020 //  by Susan Briggs

As a pet care business owner operating a dog daycare or boarding facility, when you think about dog, it’s important to remember that you have control of the dog behaviors you allow in the dogs that use your services. In fact, creating a list of the appropriate and inappropriate behaviors from dogs for the services …

Filed Under: Daycare Owners, Evaluating Your Facility, Managing Playgroups

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How Much Space Do You Need for Your Dog Daycare?

October 16, 2020 //  by Robin Bennett

I frequently encounter new dog daycare business owners either at seminars, workshops, on Facebook or through email.  When folks are first starting their own pet care business, they have many questions (and rightly so…staring your own business is not for the faint of heart!).  One of the most commonly asked questions has to deal with …

Filed Under: Daycare Owners, Evaluating Your Facility

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3 Reasons to Prioritize Key Performance Indicators

August 13, 2018 //  by Susan Briggs

Being a finance person, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are fun to me, and provide a different perspective on your business. In this post you’ll learn three reasons why making KPI’s a priority in your management toolbox will help you improve your business. 1. Provides Non-Financial Success Measures For most of us financial success is a …

Filed Under: Evaluating Your Facility, Finances

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Creating a Customer Referral Program

January 1, 2018 //  by Robin Bennett

Competition is increasing. Enlist your customers to grow your database by developing a referral program. Here we’ve provided an easy recipe to get you started.  Click on the links below to see information and samples Customer Referral Program Customer referral tracking sheet Sample Friends and family referral letter Sample Reward letter for a referral Sample …

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