| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 173.1 | Pet Sitting Handbook | GRANPA::CCOLEMAN | | Mon Feb 03 1992 10:09 | 6 |
| I have the National Assoc. of Pet Sitters handbook at home. If I can
find it tonight, I'll bring it in and give you the address (I used to
be member about 4 years ago -- never did anything with it, though).
Cheryl
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| 173.2 | Pet Sitting Franchises exist | MUTTON::BROWN | | Tue Feb 04 1992 13:32 | 10 |
| There are lots of Pet Sitting businesses that are franchised. You
could probably get some great info about this for your project. When I
did my business plan for my class, I "opened" a cat store called
KitNkaboodle in Carmel. We "sold" cats related gift items, as well as
cat supplies (food, litter) and grooming items. I had a blast working
on that project and actually considered doing it for a while. But,
alas, I waited too long and someone has actually opened such a store
in Carmel now.
Jo
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| 173.3 | what I went through | NQOAIC::MACDONALD | Listen to your Heart | Wed Feb 05 1992 09:37 | 25 |
| One of the first things I did when I started pet-sitting was to "get
bonded" and thne look for insurance. It wasn't easy. The first time
I called about bonding, specifically calling agents in the phone book
who offered it, I was repeatedly told I didn't need it, there was
no such thing for that type of business etc. Then I called the agent
who handles our homeowners policy. We discussed the facts and he did
some research. There was nothing available for pet-sitting or animal
related businesses but I did end up with the same bond that a cleaning
service would have. We just changed the words on the policy and it
was accepted. Cost was minimal, about $200 I think.
Next I had to find insurance as not only did I go to peoples houses, I
also had dogs and birds boarding at my house. I knew someone who
had also started this type of business and she gave me the name of
the company who had insured her. They were willing to create a policy
for me also but this was only their second attempt a such a policy.
It was difficult at that time to find anyone willing to work with this
type of business. I had many refusals. This policy too cost about
$200. I'd hope that by now there are more companies that are willing
to work with this issue or even better that there may now be a standard
type policy for pet sitters. This all took place in NH.
Hope this helps. I'd be glad to provide more info if you need it.
MaryAnne
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| 173.4 | | MUTTON::BROWN | | Wed Feb 05 1992 11:40 | 7 |
| For anyone interested in opening a pet sitting franchise in the San
Francisco Bay Area, I just heard an announcement on the radio that the
Small Business Expo is being held this weekend at the San Mateo Expo
Center. They specifically mentioned Pet Stores and Pet Sitting
businesses will be there.
Jo
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