Growing Business

Using Separation Anxiety to Grow a Remote Business

Join Malena DeMartini for a conversation on how she grew her remote training business by focusing on Separation Anxiety, and what you need to know about Separation Anxiety in the era of Covid. https://vimeo.com/628777019/0c96fdb7e3

Pricing, Packaging & Programs: The Strategies that Grew a 6-Figure Training Business [video]

Let's face it — If you're like most dog trainers, some serious guess work went into pricing your services. Watch this recorded discussion about best practices for determining what to charge, what to include for those rates, and how to describe what you have to offer...

Six Signs You Need To Hire An Employee For Your Business

As a business owner, it’s important to understand the benefits and drawbacks of employing trainers and other professionals in your business. Whether you are on the verge of making a hire, or you think you want to do it all yourself, or even if the thought never...
Successful Dog Trainer Panel Discussion

Successful Dog Trainer Panel Discussion

We recently hosted a dog trainer panel discussion over in our free facebook group with several members of our Trainer's Growth Group - Brianne Harris, Crystal Partain, Janet Parker and Liz MacHaffie! We talked about how they got to where they are today and what's...

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Case Study: The Freckled Paw

Case Study: The Freckled Paw

Case study: Crystal Partain, The Freckled Paw. On target to reach a goal of $150,000 in 2021. Summary: Crystal started working in a vet clinic, cleaning kennels, at 16 years old. She worked her way up, and by the time she went to college a few years later, she knew...

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Get More Done: How to Set (and stick to!) Systems for Getting More Done

Get More Done: How to Set (and stick to!) Systems for Getting More Done

When you work for yourself, you’re not just a dog trainer… you’re a business owner. And that means doing a whole lot more than just training dogs.

Yet so often, even when we have the best of intentions, the tasks that need to happen for our business that aren’t directly related to the work we need to do every day for our clients — things like marketing, answering emails, or reconciling receipts — fall by the wayside. We know they’re important. We know they need to happen. Yet they never seem to get done.

That’s fine… for a while. But when those types of tasks get put off for too long, problems begin to emerge.

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