If you liked Business Idea #56 -
Specialty Dog Groomer,
you may be interested in this idea too.
Many people who have pets that need to be groomed find it hard to get their pet to the groomers when needed.Get Certified as a Pet Groomer! " From Anywhere in the World & From the Comfort of Your Own Home
They may be working away from home and it’s inconvenient to drive back home and get the pet to the groomer and then leave work again to go and pick up their pet again later.
Or perhaps it’s a senior citizen who has the pet that needs grooming but because of mobility issues they also find it inconvenient to get their pet to a groomer.
You can solve this problem by offering a mobile pet grooming service.
If you are a trained pet groomer or want to train to become one (very easy and inexpensive to do with an Pet Groomer online course! you might want to consider this niche service.
You would solve a problem for pet owners by coming to their house to groom their pet and you could charge a little more for this service too because of the added convenience your are offering.
This service would also be a boon for people with badly behaved or difficultly tempered pets.
As discussed in idea #56, if you have the kind of temperament and training to handle these types of dogs, that will make your services all the more attractive to pet owners.
Being able to handle these types of animals without having to tranquilize or muzzle the animal puts a premium on your services and with the added convenience of providing the service in home, you could be in very big demand.
You could also offer your services to pet day care and pet sitters for their clients.
You would probably be able to schedule a few pets per visit and the pet owners would be glad to get the service at their pet sitters instead of having to make other arrangements to get their dog to the pet groomer.
As a business start up there will be some costs involved, but after training and investment in grooming equipment and supplies your ongoing business costs will be primarily your transportation costs and keeping stocked with your grooming products.
You will need a reliable source of transportation of course and this is one of those small business ideas where it would be beneficial to have some type of advertising on your vehicle.
Another benefit of this idea is that you will not have the overhead of having to rent a space to house your grooming business or have the business taking up space in your home.
And you will also be able to deduct all your transportation expenses so make sure to keep accurate mileage records.
Now if you would like to research this idea a little more, please refer to Business Idea #56 as mentioned in the beginning of this article.
It will give you the info you need to become a certified pet groomer, along with marketing ideas and resources for pet grooming supplies.
