A dog day care business plan is perfect for
most areas, both town and country. And your clients couldn't be nicer.
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"You want a friend in
Washington? Get a dog."
President
Harry S. Truman |
KEY CONSIDERATION
With proper planning for sanitation,
exercise, food and water for the dogs in your care, a small kennel like
facility is nearly always in demand.
STRONGEST ADVANTAGE
People love dogs. People love having
dogs around. Your banker is no exception. This is one time when
you can really play to the emotions of your lender. If your kennel
will be in the general vicinity of your bank, you can count on at least one
customer before you even open.
STRONGEST DISADVANTAGE
It will be difficult proving that you will
have sufficient income to both support yourself and pay back the loan.
For the most part, day care kennels are not high income businesses. In
very ritzy areas, where people can afford to pay for top dog care, most
households have servants who can watch after pets. So run your numbers
carefully. You don't need a fancy spreadsheet, just a convincing one.
OVERCOMING THE DISADVANTAGES
WITH YOUR DOG DAY CARE BUSINESS PLAN
Prove that you have been successful in
your business.
If you have previously had a dog walking
business, or worked for a vet, this is the time to tell about it. A
solid knowledge of your business is needed.
Demonstrate your business knowledge.
What will you do when your best customer is
30 days behind in payment? What taxes must be paid? What
licenses will you need? There is a solid base of information that you
will need to have at your fingertips to be successful. Your business
plan is an excellent place to set out that knowledge.
HOW MUCH FUNDING WILL
YOUR DOGGIE DAY CARE NEED?
Will you need to build out kennels?
If so, what kind? Will you need to provide food or medication for
the pets in your care? How many people will be needed to manage the
dogs, checking them in every morning, and checking them out every night.
How about exercising the dogs -- who will do that? And how about
advertising costs?
Get a real good handle on just what will
be needed. It does you no good at all to get $10,000 in a loan if
the $10,000 isn't enough to make the business work. You are the only
one who can determine if it will be enough.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR YOUR BUSINESS PLAN FOR YOUR DOG DAY CARE BUSINESS PLAN AND YOUR DOG DAY
CARE MARKETING PLAN
For statistical information for your
marketing plan on a dog day care business, go to
BizMiner.
At the home page, enter "kennels" into
the search box.
You will be taken to a page where you
order both a Financial Analysis and Marketing Research Report on the
"Boarding services, kennels" industry. It is important to know what this data
says because it is compiled from hundreds of kennels, and it is exactly what your banker/lender will be reading.
You will find valuable information
here, like how much to spend on supplies and employees, and what kind of
income a typical kennel generates.
YOUR LIKELY
LENDER/INVESTOR
The SBA
is your best bet for smaller businesses. In particular, ask about
microloans if your needs are minimal.
ONE STEP
FURTHER IN YOUR BUSINESS PLAN FOR DOG DAY CARE
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Your 7-Step Business
Plan for Dog Day Care has everything you need, in easy to use
format. Using MS Word and MS Excel, you will have your plan ready in
no time!
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THE LAST
WORD ON YOUR BUSINESS PLAN FOR DOGGIE DAY CARE
With the skills that you
have, your business can be a reality. Go after it. Demonstrate
your personal skills, and your funding will follow.
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