Turn Your Heart For Pets To A Small Business

The pet industry is booming, and busy pet owners needing care for their beloved pets are increasing. Starting a pet business can allow you to build a profitable operation while helping pet owners to ensure their pets are happy and safe. If you love working with cats, dogs, and other pets and have experience in pet care and handling, then this business might be a great opportunity for you. In this blog we will show you different  business ideas, a guide that will help you start your business, how and where you can promote your business. 

5 Pet Business Ideas

Pet Sitting

“Pet sitting” is defined as “the act of caring for a pet in its own home while the owner is away.” Dog walking is also a form of pet sitting since it involves coming to the pet’s home to provide exercise and companionship. Starting a pet sitting business is a great idea for anyone who loves pets and would like to start their own small business.

Pet sitters often offer more than one pet-sitting visit per day, and some pet sitters offer overnight stays as well.

During the pet-sitting visits, pet sitters perform a variety of tasks, including:

• Feeding the pets and changing their water bowls
• Providing exercise and play time (may include walking the dog)
• Cleaning litter boxes and cleaning up any other pet messes
• Administering pet medications, if needed
• Providing lots of Tender Loving Care (TLC)!

Pet Grooming

Pet grooming industry is making leaps and bounds across the globe as pet owners are increasingly treating their pets the way they treat their family members, which involves spending money to facilitate them with optimal care.

If you have a full time job you can start a Mobile pet grooming salon which should be a suitable option for you and for pet owners following hectic schedule. You will provide individual attention to the pet as well as convenient schedules for your clients.

Pet Boarding

The pet boarding industry underwent significant growth from 2014 through 2019. Changing consumer attitudes toward pets has driven growth over much of the five years to 2020, as an increasing number of pet owners now treat their pets like family members. This humanization of pets has led to increased demand for luxury services since owners want their pets to have the best products and services that money can buy.

Strong performance experienced by the Pet Boarding industry prior to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to resume moving forward. The industry has benefited from changing consumer attitudes, which has led to people travelling more and pampering their pets. Over the next five years, this trend is expected to gain further momentum as pet ownership rises and owners spend their disposable income on services for their pets. Revenue anticipated to grow at a faster rate is partially due to a rapid recovery expected after the corona virus pandemic has been brought under control.

Pet Food and Treats

A study by 360 Market forecasts the pet food market will grow by 3.1% by 2024. So if you are really good at making homemade meals for your pets, consider turning your skills into a profitable business. To succeed in the pet food and treats business, ensure that your product has been tested with lots of pets. Don’t assume that other pets would love your treat because your pet loves it.

Pet snack food and treats that are freeze-dried also echo the shifts in human snack foods. Freeze-dried foods are crunchy, attractive, convenient to store, and tend to retain nutrients. The key is to research what’s out there and how our own specialty- and natural-food trends might trickle into pet food formats and flavours that have yet to be developed.

Pet Training

Use your knowledge of animal behaviour to help your customers learn how to train their pets. People most often bring their pets to you because they want to teach them basic obedience skills, correct behavioural problems or even some simple tricks.

You can take that passion further to work with service animals and train such service animals as guide dogs or emotional support pets. Qualifications for this career vary but often include post secondary education in animal care or training and experience working with animals.

Where do I start?

This guide will help you:

How and Where can I Promote my Business?

1. Join a trade association

Your interactions with pet associations will help your business be known in your community. Not only that, but you might also receive some other benefits like insurance special rates.

2. Build a website

Your website is the place your customers will go to when you do not even know. Your website will tell your customers how to reach you.  If you have a store, your website will guide them to your location. Having your products listed there will make purchases easier for you and your customers. All product information will show and your customer will be able to add all what they want to their cart.

The calendar  on your website will show your customers your availability. They can then choose their convenient time, book an appointment and, voilà, you are ready for your next customer.

3. Optimize your site

Your website will continue speaking for you and for your business. Your website will update your customers with all what’s knew about your business. The photos and videos you upload will show how skilful you are. The posts you add will highlight your knowledge and experience.

4. Open your doors for business

Think about your business all the time. The question of how you can utilize all your sources and direct them towards marketing your business has to always be in your mind. Let your logo reflect your business idea. Make the cheques you write speak for your business.

5. Make videos

Start making videos with your own pets. Show your customers how you TLC them. Let your customers see what you provide. If you have couple of friends who are willing to help you with your videos, that’s awesome. Include their pets in the video and show your customers how experienced you are in managing multiple pets. Add a voiceover and tell your customers what services you provide. Go above and beyond and explain each service in details.

You can even add educational or cartoon videos to show why your customers need your products and how they will benefit from your services.

6. Set up your accounts on Social Media

Social Media is a big marketing place you can use to advertise your business. Join groups on different social media platforms. These groups can be for your community, city or municipal. Add links to your website and direct new customers to your business. Upload videos and photos of your products and services and gain your viewers  trust.

We hope you found our article helpful and knowledgeable! Whether you implement one business idea or use them all to start a complete full time business is totally up to you. You decide based on the amount of time and effort you can put towards these ideas.

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We are so excited with the feedback we received from our followers. Some started a mobile pet grooming salon and are doing very well. Others started pet food and treats business and they are rocking. It is your turn now to start your business!

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