Dog Grooming Business Help & Support

The purpose of business is to make money. So once we make our money what do we do with it? I became frustrated with having some savings sitting around doing nothing. I decided to go out and get some education around investing that money in the markets. So far so good our money is invested and we are making a good return. Alex Seery is an Entrepreneur, best selling author and invests his money in the markets too. He has also put together a training course to help others do it.  We all work hard so I thought it would be good for you to hear about how to make your money work harder. Once you have listened to the episode please check the link if you would like to sign up to the course. Hope to see you in there! https://www.shiftstosuccess.com/investing-to-success-sign-up-form/

Rosie runs WUF Design and is a search engine optimisation expert. Rachel is a writer and works with Pet Professionals helping them market their businesses.  https://www.wufdesign.co.uk https://www.thepawpost.co.uk

Its been a while so I have a catch up with Vicky The Pet Accountant. We have a chat about accounts and the issues that Vicky comes across in her day job. We talk about rewarding your employees too. https://petaccountant.co.uk https://petpassiontoprofit.com

I wanted to share a little story with you about how I no longer want to say "I can't". I now look for ways of doing things rather than saying no. I reach out for support from people who do what I am looking at doing. In this episode I talk about Jason Greystone education program. Here is the link. https://www.facebook.com/groups/GraystoneMastermind

Check out NEAT College's owners Nicola and Glynis chatting with me all about how an apprentice can help grow your business. If you have been wondering just what apprenticeships are all about then this podcast will answer some of your burning questions.  Focused on the Animal Care & Welfare apprenticeship that NEAT College offer, discover what it's all about and how apprentices and employers alike are raving about this vocational training. www.northerneducationandtraining.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/N.E.A.Tcollege

Allowing people to pay for your services by card is vital in my opinion. It is also very easy now and there are a number of companies that can help you. However as you get busier you need to watch how much is going through your card machine as you maybe able to get a cheaper rate. I talk to Richard all about this. You can contact Richard for further details here www.secure-payment-solutions.co.uk  www.petpassiontoprofit.com

Trademarks is a topic that comes up a lot in my  Facebook Group so I sought the help of a professional to talk to us. This is an awesome talk and is a must if you want to know more about trademarking your business name and logo.   Becky Knott is an Associate at Barker Brettell LLP. She is a Trade Mark Attorney Litigator and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and was named as a ‘Rising Star’ by Managing IP in its IP Stars rankings for 2020-2021. Becky advises clients on protecting and enforcing their trade mark rights. This involves supporting the registration, use, and exploitation of new and existing trade marks, helping clients to protect the identity and integrity of their brands whether via prosecution or enforcement. She has a special interest in the Medical, Cosmetics, Fashion, and Start-Up sectors.    Barker Brettell LLP is a boutique Intellectual Property firm specialising in trade marks, patents, designs, and copyright. It assists businesses of all sizes in protecting their brands, ideas, innovations, designs, trade secrets or business solutions. It offers a wide range of services, covering the prosecution process (securing registration of a trade mark or patent, for instance) through to more contentious work (including oppositions and infringement work). Barker Brettell’s trade mark department is among the largest of any private patent and trade mark attorney practice across the United Kingdom. It is also one of the highest filers of UK and European trade mark applications   https://www.facebook.com/groups/doggroomingbusinesshelpandsupport/ https://www.barkerbrettell.co.uk/people/becky-knott/ www.petpassiontoprofit.com

I wanted to talk to Holly as I had seen her business on the internet. Holly started as a Pet groomer and then grew her business to what it is now. Woof & Ready now offers Grooming, Day care and Hydrotherapy. I thought this was really interesting adding branches onto the pet grooming business. You can see what Holly does here http://www.woofandready.com/

Petra is a brand photographer that helps Pet Professionals with their branding. We discuss how branding can help to elevate your business and can help you charge more for your services.   You can find out more about Petra at  https://petra-brandphotography.co.uk Lots more going on in our Facebook group Dog Grooming Business Help & Support. www.petpassiontoprofit.com

Robin is a business coach, speaker and best selling author. In this episode we talk about pricing, products and mindset. After listening I recommend buying a copy of Take Your Shot. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Take-Your-Shot-Business-Attract/dp/0995776806/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1623740651&sr=8-1 Here is more about Robin. Robin is the Founder of Fearless Business, regular speaker at various business events and bestselling author of several books, including Online Business Startup, Marketing Machine and the recent popular release Take Your Shot. He puts his 2 decades of business experience to work, coaching clients to reach their goals, create more time and increase their revenue. From the age of 18, Robin spent four years as a systems analyst for a medical devices company, increasing their turnover by 50 per cent, from £1m to £1.5m. From 2004 to 2016 Robin led a successful marketing agency serving over 250 clients. During this time delivering workshops and masterclasses that helped over 1,000 business owners improve their marketing, product architecture, pricing, websites and digital advertising. Behind the scenes Robin is a husband and father to two young girls, a surfer and Sunday warrior (road cyclist). He hates going up the hills but is well known at his local cycling club for his descending at speeds more than 50mph down said hills. Robin holds a Guinness World Record for participating in the largest ever speed networking event, has raised over £5k for a local Children’s charity in the last 4 years and has a goal to help remove 100kg of plastic from the World’s Oceans within the next 12 months via another charity he supports – 4Ocean. Website: https://robinwaite.com/ & https://fearless.biz Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobinMWaite Facebook: https://facebook.com/RobinMWaite LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/RobinMWaite