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How To Start A Dog Walking Business


Overview

A dog walking business can be a great business to start.

What I like about this business is that it’s virtually impossible to lose money and it’s really simple to market.

  • Potential Annual Revenue: £30-37,000
  • Startup Cost: £300-£3,000
  • Time To Revenue: 0-3+ months 
  • Annual Market Growth Rate: 7.4%
  • Best for: Self-motivated, independent, and outdoorsy entrepreneurs

It doesn’t need to cost a great deal of money to set up and using the marketing hacks below you can grow your business quickly and easily.

It’s a scalable business too, which means it’s possible to reinvest and expand over time into other related areas of animal care that are more costly/complex to set up, perhaps because they require premises (such as a kennels).

5 Great Reasons to Start a Dog Walking Business!

  • Low startup cost.
  • Easy to start.
  • Very profitable.
  • Scale/cross sell into other businesses.
  • Very difficult to lose money.

4 Common Challenges when Starting a Dog Walking Business

  • Revenue can be “patchy” at the start, especially without nailing your marketing.
  • Requires persistence and dedication to make successful.
  • Without a growth strategy turnover may not reach a level where utilising a limited company is economically viable.
  • Tricky to fit in with other commitments if you’re looking for a profitable side hack.

 

Richard Jobling:
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