Sunday, October 8. Room 4
Mobile Grooming

8 AM - 9 AM

OVERWORKED & CONFUSED: ACHIEVING WORK-LIFE BALANCE AS A MOBILE GROOMER

Instructor: Laura Jayne Sabbah

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9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

INNOVATIONS IN MOBILE GROOMING

Instructor: Curtis Hanvey

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11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

ROUTING & SCHEDULING FOR MOBILE GROOMERS

Instructor: Angela Kumpe

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1 PM - 2 PM

HOW TO SUCCEED IN MOBILE GROOMING: PRICING STRUCTURE & STRATEGIES

Instructor: Chris Elias, Emily Elias

  • How to come up with a business plan

Calculating costs

Maintenance and upkeep of vehicles and equipment 

Fuel costs, cost of supplies

Marketing expenses  

Payroll

  • The importance of pricing right

Supply & demand

Run your business like a business 

Money makes money

  • Pay for technologies to make your business run smoother and more efficiently
    • Routing/ scheduling apps
    • Card payment systems
    • Newer grooming truck
  • How to build clientele

Offering exceptional customer service

  • Word of mouth is everything
  • More reviews= more business
  • Communication is key

Visiting and networking with local dog parks, vet clinics, & pet friendly 1businesses

Keep existing clients coming back

  • Rebooking
  • E-mail marketing or app communication

  New client discounts/ referral incentives

Google/ social media campaigns

  • How to know when you’re ready to grow

Schedule is filling up

Are you ready to handle the capacity?

  • Managing more phone calls and requests
  • Do you have a routing app to manage scheduling

Hiring groomers before adding to fleet

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

MOBILE GROOMING: KEEP IT MOVING!

Instructor: Dr. Molly Rowland

Looking to start, expand, or diversify your mobile grooming business? This is the course for you! This course delivers a well-rounded education on all things mobile grooming- the good, the bad, the unavoidable, and the amazing! Mobile grooming salons are unlike any other salon type and come with substantial benefits for customers and pets! However, these customer benefits are not without cost to the groomers providing them. This course will teach you what to expect and how to prepare for a life as a mobile groomer and/or how to successfully expand your mobile grooming team. This course goes over unexpected issues and how to prepare for them ahead of time, best practices, team building strategies, setting boundaries, as well as useful tactics for marketing/networking, selecting the right unit(s), and efficiency.