Services for Groomers and Grooming Business Owners
Beyond grooming products required to groom pets there are specialty services sold to pet groomers and grooming business owners. Do you know what they are? Here is a brief introduction to these services. If you need any of these services you can click the banner above and search for them in the PetGroomer.com Classified Ads.
Business Insurance
Every self-employed pet groomer requires insurance. In addition to better understood liabilities like people getting hurt in your business setting, or accidents like fires, pet groomers have specialty needs for insurance. For example, if a pet get loose from your business or mobile vehicle, you face repercussions for pet loss. Also, if you accidentally harm a pet you face even more repercussions. Many grooming business owners get basic business policies not customized to pet grooming and have little or no coverage for professional liabilities and pet loss. In fact there are very few insurance companies that provide such coverage and only cover common liabilities such as fire or accidents with customers.
Every self-employed pet groomer requires insurance. In addition to better understood liabilities like people getting hurt in your business setting, or accidents like fires, pet groomers have specialty needs for insurance. For example, if a pet get loose from your business or mobile vehicle, you face repercussions for pet loss. Also, if you accidentally harm a pet you face even more repercussions. Many grooming business owners get basic business policies not customized to pet grooming and have little or no coverage for professional liabilities and pet loss. In fact there are very few insurance companies that provide such coverage and only cover common liabilities such as fire or accidents with customers.
Never assume you complete liability coverage for pet loss and professional liability unless you see it clearly stated on your policy! We suggest you consult with insurance companies specializing in pet industry insurance. Do you know there have been accidents at pet groomers where losses exceeded $1,000,000. True! A pet gets accidentally escapes from your business and causes a multiple car traffic accident. It has happened. Large dogs have actually jumped through plate glass windows! Get the coverage you need from pet industry insurance specialists.
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GroomerTALK About Business Insurance
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Consultant Services
The most popular use of consultants in grooming industry relates to business owners with management issues. Consultants can help with personnel, financial and marketing issues. Some owners wish to expand their grooming businesses into schools of pet grooming, and there are consultants providing assistance.
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Sharpening & Repair Services
Did you know sharpening shears and blades for pet groomers is often different compared to sharpening tools used by hairstylists for people? Groomers need to use the services of sharpeners very familiar with pet grooming tools.
Be sure to purchase extra shears and blades to use while your regulars are being sharpened. Some of the most popular grooming industry sharpeners take mail order sharpening from all US states. It can be worth it to give your tools the proper sharpening by experienced grooming industry sharpeners.
Related Articles in PetGroomer.com eMagazine
The article(s) listed below may be of interest of to you. They are not all linked here but EVERY quarterly issue in 2018, 2019 and 2020 has a sharpening article by Northern Tails Sharpening.
- When Shears Don’t Cut Right Click to Download Spring 2017 Issue
- Using Ultrasonic Cleaners Click to Download Fall 2016 Issue
- Solutions for Common Problems Using Comb Attachments Click to Download Spring 2016 Issue
- Maintenance for Andis Clippers Click to Download the Summer 2016 Issue
- How to Make a Blade Fly Through Coat Click to Download the Fall 2015 Issue
- How to Properly Oil a Clipper Blade Click to Download the Summer 2015 Issue
- Blade Plaque: What is it? Click to Download the Spring 2015 Issue
- Don’t Forget! Grease the Cutter Notch Click to Download the Winter 2015 Issue
- Preventing Cord and Converter Problems Click to Download Fall 2014 Issue
- Quick Guide to Shear Care Click to Download Summer 2104 Issue
- Mobile Sharpener Calibration Click to Download Spring 2014 Issue
- An Eye for Detail – Thinning Shears with Jodi Murphy Click to Download Spring 2013 Issue
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- How to Fix Sharp Clipper Blade Teeth Click to Download Winter 2013 Issue
- To Sharpen, or Not to Sharpen Click to Download Winter 2012 Issue
GroomerTALK About Sharpening and Repair
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Pet Groomer Certification & Associations
Certification by a professional grooming association is not the same as having a certificate issued from a pet grooming school, home study or other training program. The word “certified” can be applied legally to anyone receiving a certificate. What they should be telling you is “who” certified them. If they don’t, ask!
It’s the reputation of your certifying organization er that is everything! A discerning groomer hearing you say, “I am certified,” will ask you, “Who certified you?” You deserve the prestige but it is only as good as the name recognition and reputation of the association certifying you.
There are well-known grooming industry associations that will test and certify your skills once you have had adequate education and experience. You are going to have to study their materials and perhaps attend workshops with them as well before you are tested. Each association creates their own standards and supplementary training and testing which is required for their certification.
When you achieve their certification you have every right to be proud. You clearly went above and beyond the norm because the vast majority of pet groomers are not certified by these associations. You will be able to promote your status with the public in your advertising and support more professional recognition for the grooming industry. ♦
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