Starting a Teen Pet Care Service
Business Overview:
Attention pet-loving teens: you can gain valuable business experience while playing with cuddly cats and canines by starting a teen pet care service. Pet owners spend billions of dollars on their furry friends each year and with today’s busy schedules, more and more people are wanting to outsource some aspects of their pets’ care to trustworthy teens. A business offering services such as bathing, walking and pet sitting is the perfect way to learn valuable business skills while earning some extra money. But before you get started with this business idea, you need to think about what types of services you will offer. If you plan to market your services outside of your neighborhood, you will need some form of transportation to get to your clients’ homes. If you will offer pet bathing services, make sure you have a good place to do that, whether it’s in your bathtub or in your back yard. If you’re not old enough to drive, you may need to enlist the help of your parents when it comes time to pick-up or deliver your “clients.” Pet sitting is a great service for older teens to offer since you’ll be alone in someone’s house and will need to be responsible enough to care for the home as well as the pets. Marketing your new business will be important, especially at the beginning, so make some fliers to post around the neighborhood. You may even want to distribute business cards at dog parks and in local pet shops. Soon your business will take off and you may need to hire more teen pet care professionals to help you keep up with demand.
A Day in the Life of a Teen’s Pet Care Business Owner:
Your day will begin with a check of your appointments to see which clients you will need to visit and what services you will be offering. You will need to check your bathing supplies if you have a bath on the schedule, check in with your parents if you’ll be out on a pet sitting gig, etc. If you have a pet care staff working for you, you will coordinate assignments with them and check in with customers to ensure they are pleased with the work done. You will spend some time distributing marketing materials around town and telling everyone you run into about your new business.
About Your Customers:
Your customers will be pet owners who need help with various aspects of pet care such as bathing, walking or pet sitting.
What You Need to Start:
- Marketing materials
- Love for and patience with other people’s pets
- Transportation (if offering pick-up and delivery services out of your immediate area)
- Bathing and grooming supplies (shampoos, brushes, nail clippers, towels, etc.)
The Good:
- For a pet lover, this is a great way to do what you love while learning valuable business skills.
- Owning your own business looks great on college applications.
- This business will teach you how to manage money and learn responsibility.
- You can easily run this business on the weekends.
- You can choose to hire other teen pet care workers and concentrate on marketing and management of your business.
The Bad:
- Animals can be difficult to handle.
- Some pet owners may be very particular about the way they want their pets to be cared for.
Resources:
- Pet Care Services Association
- National Association of Professional Pet Sitters
- National Association of Dog Walkers
- Bureau of Labor Statistics on Animal Care and Service Workers
- Small Business Association Teen Business Link
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