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You
may be thinking, "Business again! I
am going to be an employee." You are
right to think that, but we have a
good reason. Over 70% of employed
groomers say they intend to own a
pet grooming business. Therefore
it's a good idea to state in your
career plan if you plan to one day
your grooming business. It's not a
contract or commitment, just record
your impression as it stands now.
As
business consultants to thousands of
groomers we have had firsthand
experience with groomers struggling
to reduce problems with their
businesses. You see, artists (and in
many ways that is what groomers are)
don't make effective business owners
without specialized training in
business.
There are too many
grooming business owners that think of themselves as
"groomers." As a business owner they are much more. But if they think of
themselves first as a "businessperson" and second as a
"groomer" they are more likely to under manage their business,
face work stress and even "groomer burnout." Don't believe
those that say groomer burnout and
stress is simply inevitable. The
causes are there, but don't play the
victim. Business education put into
motion resolves it, and we have
proven and so have our clients.
Without full-blown management in place, the business and its owner
suffer problems common to all under managed grooming businesses, such as
lack of skilled staff, lack of team work, lack of growth, and an
abundance of stress. Owners are then working harder and wearing out
without necessity their precious bodies. There are large
numbers of grooming business owners that excel in the art of grooming, but
too many just "survive" and gain little toward a comfortable retirement.
Decisions you make now affect you many years
from now. You can forgo years of trial and error by learning from
successful predecessors in your industry. They are sharing with you,
aren't they? Aren't you reading the resources of this web site and its
leads to information. What will you do with it? The business person will follow through
and absorb all of the knowledge of their industry, and then focus on
packaging that knowledge into the management of their grooming business.
Be a great and
compassionate pet groomer with well-earned self-esteem. Learn to
manage a stable, profitable and modern business. Don't overlook a "client relations
program" that complements your pet care services. Most successful
business owners will tell you client relations is
just as important as the quality of your grooming. Learn marketing
and advertising and how to measure its response.
Learn to how read
"financial statements" and to set an annual budget that you
track with actual figures. As a business owner your monthly financial
statements prepared monthly by a bookkeeper are "the proof in the
pudding" of your progress as well as areas that need improvement.
In a day you can learn how to read financial statements for your
business, and it will be one the most important days ever for the
businessperson that grooms, we guarantee you.
Your
first step is get your training and experience,
but as you venture into grooming, observe your
employers. Are they groomers, or are they
businesspersons that groom. The former is more
likely, by far. You are becoming all the wiser
then to what kind of businessperson that grooms
you want to be. You can do it, and love the
business you own. It's your mindset developed by
business education. It's never too early to
consider your future.
So
where can you get the education and change your
mind into a businessperson that groomers. Study
PetGroomer.com and take a look at our premier
product,
Grooming Business in a Box®.
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