I'm generally a positive person, I pride myself on being a realistic optimist- if there ever was such a thing. When life seem to be traveling in the right direction it's easy to be grateful. When my life is on fire and I'm watching everything crumble I have the peanut gallery letting...
"Run your own race", the middle aged gym teacher would tell us moments before blowing the whistle. We knew we didn't want to be the last girl to cross the finish line, that person would have some menial task to perform. Collect 100 cones, make sure all the soccer balls were filled,...
No one is here to tell you what to do with your life; that's not the purpose of Savvy Groomer. The goal is to be your Jiminy Cricket, and always let your conscience be your guide... To be that little voice to ask you "is this what I need right now?". I needed an Emotional...
A Starbucks grooming business focuses on high-end clients who may be more fussy but they are dealing with less of them. They focus more time on customer service and making the client happy. These clients may, or may not require complicated, technical haircuts... but they DO require a solid...
I would say this is about half of the grooming industry, Dunkin Donuts reminds me of the typical local shop. Their work is good, maybe there is one or two amazing artists who can preform specialty skills but for the most part the customers are here for their "coffee and doughnuts"....
We all know these shops. The chop shops. The "sure you can come in now, or later, or whenever" shops. The area's "oh God tell me you didn't pay someone to do that to your dog" shop. Now, if this is your business model please remember it is not realistically a...
Starbucks. Dunkin Donuts. Mcdonalds.
They all sell coffee
The product is the same. The branding, ideal client and price point is totally different.
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Starbucks 
Known for its high-end brand,...
I knew when I was running my dog grooming salon I was becoming burnt out. I was working 60-80 hours a week, I had 5 employees that were finally amazing but needed a lot of guidance. I was trying to take time off to spend time with my young son, so I decided to take off my first Christmas eve off...
I knew when I was running my dog grooming salon I was becoming burnt out. I was working 60-80 hours a week, I had 5 employees that were finally amazing but needed a lot of guidance. I had opened my salon 4 days before my son was born, I lived in that salon with a newborn baby...
I knew when I was running my dog grooming salon I was becoming burnt out. I was working 60-80 hours a week, I had 5 employees that were finally amazing but needed a lot of guidance. I was physically feeling awful. My body HURT which was terrifying considering I was in my...
Thanksgiving is a time of families and food, it’s a time for people to pull out their big cooking pots and cook books that they only use once a year… It’s turkey time! As someone who burns water I decided to cater our family dinner from my favorite Italian...
