You have a pet care business up and running- congratulations! Whether you took over an existing dog grooming business or built your doggie day care from the ground up, learning how to make or keep your business sustainable is important. Every 6 months to a year, you should assess the current state of your business. …
Finances
You Deserve a Pay Raise
You definitely deserve a raise in pay if you are the typical pet business owner that participated in our financial survey. Recently we received the detailed final report of 2017 financial results that The Dog Gurus and the International Boarding and Pet Services Association (IBPSA) survey annually. Every year I look forward to this peek …
3 Reasons to Prioritize Key Performance Indicators
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 …
Increase Your Pay by Wearing Your Financial Hat
As business owners we wear a lot of hats but some of them we tend to keep on the hat rack more than others. If you are like most of your peers, your financial hat is one that does not get much wear. It’s tough to compete with the operational hat because finances are not …
Increase Your Paycheck While Drinking Coffee
January is a great time of year to make the decision to take control of your pay and the financial results of your business. Most of you started pet centers to make money and follow your passion for working with pets. So The Dog Gurus could not spend a month focused on working on versus …