Are you a pet lover? Fascinated by all things furred, feathered and finned? Why not turn your passion for pets into a profitable business! A fast-growing market, the multibillion-dollar pet industry offers a world of business opportunities for entrepreneurs like you! From hands-on pet care to specialty pet products like toys, food, and treats, Entrepreneur covers the cat’s meow of pet-related businesses. Providing insider advice, tips, and tricks along the way, our experts take you step by step and show you how to discover your specialty, legally and financially establish your business, manage day-to-day operations, and so much more! • Choose from five hot areas of interest—pet sitting/dog walking, dog training, pet grooming, pet food/treats, upscale pet products • Equip yourself with the right tools • Set competitive fees • Efficiently manage inventory and supplies for easy order fulfillment • Use effective marketing and advertising tools to get the word out • Build positive customer and vendor relationships • Plan for future growth • And more Let America’s pampered pets help your profits— start your pet business today!

Americans love their pets. More than a quarter of all American households have dogs or cats. And then there are parrots and parrotfish, guinea pigs and pot-bellied pigs, iguanas and anacondas. If you love animals, you can start a profitable business caring for pets when their owners go on vacation. 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. Plus, you can offer add-on services like grooming and walking. Learn everything you need to know to be a success, including: • Tips on animal feeding, grooming and exercise • Medical care information and resources • Insurance, regulatory and legal liability issues • What toys and supplies you need to make your job easier • Startup basics like writing a business plan and managing your finances If you love animals, don’t delay. Learn how to turn your passion into profit.

The editors of Entrepreneur Magazine have compiled 168 great business ideas--all proven money-makers--one just right for that potential entrepreneur. This helpful volume contains no-nonsense business reports which include marketing tips drawn from actual experiences, a breakdown of the possible pitfalls, and how to avoid them, and an analysis of start-up costs plus a profit profile on each business idea.

This book picks up right where "101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women" lets off--with 101 more businesses women can set up and run successfully from their own homes. These operations run the gamut from mail order to the arts, franchises to consumer services, high tech to health care.