Woodland Dogs - Franchise for sale - Business Opportunities, Delivery franchises, Home-based franchises

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"Woodland Dogs Ltd. offers a profitable lifestyle business venture.  Most people don't know how to work with animals profitable, but we do" explains Woodland Dogs founder, Janine Eagleston

Fed up with working behind a desk?    

Want to enjoy the outdoors?

Manage your own time throughout the week and weekend?

Do you want to be your own boss?

Have you thought about what you really want to do in life?

Would you like to work with animals but don't know how to make it work financially?

Woodland Dogs franchisees have the opportunity to earn up to £55K per year walking and caring for dogs by year 3.  using our methodologies, systems and experience, you can now learn how to run a successful, profitable and long term business working with dogs.                                                                         

You can learn Woodland Dogs' unique systems and strategies through the training and support offered through this franchise opportunity.

Working with animals (dogs only) and having a comfortable lifestyle rarely equals high profitability, but in this case it does!  Woodland Dogs has a unique system to maximise opportunity to generate income through a carefully tried and tested method of walking multiple dogs.

Sales in Year 1 are £30,000                                                                                  

            Year 2 are £45,000

            Year 3 are £55,000

This is a business where customers pay you at least once a fortnight - some once a week.  This generates a positive cash flow.  To facilitate these sales, Woodland Dogs provides:

• Woodland Dogs brand name and logo
• Two or three days initial training which would include all aspects of the business coupled with plenty of dog walking experience
• Comprehensive operations manual
• Equipment that you will need prior to starting your business
• Launch package for your area
• Enquiries for new business from potential customers from within your area
• Marketing and promotional support
• Public liability insurance
• A protected Territory
• Dedicated Woodland Dogs website page
• Feedback from your customers
• Dedicated help/advice line
  

Qualification criteria and selection process for this popular franchise is tough as so many people are very keen to work with animals.  An ideal Woodland Dogs franchisee has the following traits:

• Loves the outdoors
• Has high energy levels
• Is personable
• Is a communicator with both adults and dogs
• Is willing to adapt to any situation
• Is willing to learn new skills
• Is reliable, punctual and will always keep their word
• Hates the drudgery of a 9 to 5 life
• Wants to develop and succeed with a local business
  
• Enjoys and embraces a challenge
• is able to forge good relationships with others within the pet/canine care industry, i.e. vets, groomers feed merchants etc
• Is able to demonstrate a desire to succeed
  
• Has good communication skills
• is self motivated with a willingness to take charge
• Will take control of a potentially stressful situation and not panic
• Someone who can show excellent pack leadership skills towards a group of dogs
• Can show empathy towards people and dogs
  

Woodland Dogs franchisees are skilled in customer care with great communication and organisation.  Some regular tasks include:

• Visiting potential owners and their dogs
• Discussing their requirements and to ensure that the owner has a broad understanding of the costs
• Meeting the dogs to be walked in order to demonstrate compatibility
• Informing Woodland Dogs HO of those requirements and costs
• Fulfilling the agreed contract with the owner
• Marketing the Woodland Dogs business locally
• Organising a diary of daily walks or owners' dogs
• Picking up and dropping off dogs from their homes
• Walking different groups of dogs (6 - 12) two or three times a day in a safe and controlled environment

Above all, Woodland Dogs franchisees become part of Woodland Dogs' team offering exemplary service to dog owners and to provide a safe, sociable and fun walking experience to the dogs in their care.

"We are frequent users of Woodland Dogs and greatly appreciate the care and attention" Hugh and Jenny Clark

We will grant you a specific territory within the area that you live.  This will be based on a travel time of approximately half an hour from home.  You will also have the opportunity to appoint and train your own team of dedicated people to meet the demand from your territory.

You may be given an opportunity to service customers from outside of your territory subject to our written agreement.

Investment Costs

Initial Franchisor Fee                           £4,500

Training Fees                                     £750

Launch Fee                                        £750

Start-up Costs                                    £5,525

                                                        £11,525 + Working Capital

What are our key benefits?

When you join Woodland Dogs as a franchisee, you will be joining a business that:

• Has an excellent reputation
• Provides you with an extensive training programme
• provides you with public liability insurance cover
• provides you with leads from customers needing their dogs to be walked
• Offers repeat business income
• Grants you protected territory
• Allows you to build your own business which you can sell
• Provides you with a comprehensive Operations Manual