If you’re looking for a profitable business to start and love animals (and hopefully aren’t allergic) the pet business may be the one for you to start. Here’s the trend behind that. In Albuquerque NM, for example, there are so many people with pampered pets and disposable income that the dog and cat based pet businesses are booming.
If you’re the pet lover looking to start a home business… is “pet day care” the service to provide? Animal grooming? Dog walking? There are many ways to enter this market if you’re somewhere with the right demographic of pet loving and disposable income.
From the New Mexico Business Journal:It’s raining money on the cats-and-dogs business
According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Inc., spending on pets in the U.S. was estimated to be $40.8 billion in 2007. In 2006, pet owners spent $38.5 billion on their pets.
Sarah Hoffman on June 18th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
This blog post is absolutely correct. I know people who are paid $30 per day to feed, water and take dogs out to potty while their owners are on vacation. Done a few times a day, it can add up to a nice income or some spending money on top of your day job! http://www.homejobsformom.com
Janet on November 19th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Yes, dog walking is a great way to make money with flexible hours. But you really can’t keep a day job at the same time unless you hire very reliable people. I recommend the dog walkers startup kit at http://www.dogzanny.com