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If your choice is to earn a
major self-employment income we want to tell
you it is possible if you are committed. Our
founder pioneered the process of growing a
small grooming business into a seven
days-a-week business including evening shifts.
She didn’t do much advertising either. It was
word-of-mouth just as it is today. Today there
are exceptional grooming business owners
besting her records, and many are our clients
too. Yes, they do exist. Quite a few have
asked to help them write their business plans
to buy their commercial buildings, add
boarding, add daycare, add training or become
a school of grooming. To make
the highest incomes in the industry you will
have to hire employees as you grow the
business. You must accept the duties and
responsibilities of being not only a business
owner, but an employer, manager and
supervisor. We have clients that even go on to
own two or three salons. It should be good
news to you as a career seeker that we can
just say to you, “The sky’s the limit for
effective owner/managers motivated to grow
large pet care businesses.”
Once more we come back to what we said early
on, pet grooming is a diverse industry on many
levels. There are many career paths and
associated incomes. Most pet groomers still
fall into the category of average earnings
ranging from $25,000 to $40,000 a year in
gross wages before taxes. If that was their
goal they are successful people. Some people will write to tell us they don’t earn that
much. We understand and remember we used the
word “average,” which means that the range
still includes groomers earning less than
$25,000 a year, and some more than $40,000 a
year. What you will earn as a pet groomer is
entirely up to you. Are there other factors
that affect your income. Sure. How
Your Area Affects Compensation
Generally the more “upscale” the area served
by your employer, or your business, the better
your odds to maintain a steady year round
business. Higher service fees mean higher
commissions, and the same often holds true of
salaries or hourly wages. It is generally
agreed upon that the more moderate the climate
the more the likely you will have steady
business year round.
 During harsh winters business may slow.
Snow days often bring cancellations. If your
local economy varies seasonally, such as a
resort area, your sales of grooming may do the
same. Most dogs live in single-family homes.
If your market area is largely apartment
dwellers it could have an impact on your
sales. Many of our clients have set up second
businesses in areas where thousands of new
homes are being built and take the town by
being the first groomer in these newly
developed areas. You can learn a great deal
more about marketing pet grooming in our book,
From Problems to Profits-The Madson Management
System for Pet Grooming Businesses.
This was a long chapter with important
knowledge. For this with a passion to groom
ahead it's time to understand that pet
grooming careers progress in stages. Click the
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