Start Your Own Pet Sitting Business Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success

Americans love their pets. More than a quarter of all American households have dogs and cats. And then there are parrots and parrotfish, kinkajous and kangaroos, guinea pigs and pot-bellied pigs, iguanas and anacondas. For an aspiring entrepreneur who likes animals, is there any better way to make a living? But when people go on vacations, who takes care of their pets? Well, it might be Cousin Jimmy, or it could be you-if you seize your share of the booming, $30 billion pet-sitting industry. A pet-sitting business is easy to start and inexpensive to run. You can board pets in your home, visit pets in their homes, manage a staff of pet-sitters, or even combine pet-sitting and house-sitting for greater profit. Part of Entrepreneur magazine's popular and comprehensive Startup Series, Start Your Own Pet-Sitting Business provides the basic elements you need to know, including: Animal feeding, grooming and exercise Medical care tips and resources Insurance, regulatory, and legal liability issues This book also includes the basic of starting and running a business, valuable tips from animal experts, common mistakes to avoid, sample forms, checklists and worksheets, and more. So, if you love animals, don't delay. Let Start Your Own Pet-Sitting Business show you how to turn your passion into profit.Entrepreneur Press Staff is the author of 'Start Your Own Pet Sitting Business Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success', published 2004 under ISBN 9781932531060 and ISBN 1932531068.