How to Start a Home-Based Pet-Sitting and Dog-Walking Business

Everything you need to know to run a profitable pet-sitting and dog-walking business from your home Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based pet-sitting and dog-walking business? There is no better time to do so than now. This fledgling field-which combines the appeal of working with animals, a viable customer base, and truly low start-up costs-is fast becoming an established profession for many. And yet its "fun" aspects are often overshadowed by daunting tasks. With a simple, step-by-step format, How to Start a Home-Based Pet-Sitting and Dog-Walking Business guides you from dreaming to doing more clearly and comprehensively than any such book to date. Leading pet-care company owner Cathy Vaughan shares her experiences and advice on every aspect of the field, providing a gold mine of tools and success strategies. She shows you how to register your business with the proper authorities, purchase specific insurance for a pet-sitting business, market your services, expand your business-and how to become and stay profitable. Use these handy worksheets, checklists, and sample forms: Revenue TableIncome LogProfit and Loss StatementPreservice ChecklistService Agreement