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Adore Dogs? Grow with us! Open your very own BarkSuds™ Dog Salon Franchise!
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Dogs Are Angels
- We adore Dogs, it’s our passion and foundation of BarkSuds’ success.
- Dogs Are Angels and it’s our privilege to enrich their lives with routine care.
- Share our passion?
- Can’t imagine doing anything else?
- Grow with us, open a BarkSuds Franchise, and transform this passion into a lucrative business.
- A BarkSud’s Franchise will fill both your wallet and heart.
Membership-Based Business Model
- Our automatic monthly credit card billing model is a revolutionary spin on a traditional business.
- Receive standard membership fee amount per dog every month as revenue for each dog that is a member of your franchised location.
- Predictable revenue stream from membership model, like car washes, meal plans and gyms.
- Memberships encourage loyalty which in turn creates a second income stream for haircuts.
Manageable Operating Costs
- Negligible variable costs such as wholesales bath products.
- Bathers are typically minimum wage employees.
- No raw materials required to cook or assemble any products.
- No perishable products.
- No inventory holding costs.
- Modest square footage required.
Low Build Out Costs
- No required expensive commercial kitchen like restaurant franchises.
- No high-cost equipment to purchase and maintain.
- Designer upscale lobby at a moderate cost.
- No required finishes, fixtures or even flooring in back-end of salon.
- Quick build out means quick opening.
Reasons to Become a Barksuds Franchisee
- Pet Industry is over $100 billion dollars strong with robust growth.
- Almost half of EVERY household has a pup or two or three!
- Dog Adoption is at an all time high as people shifted to remote work.
- Impossible to wash a dog "virtually."
- Dog grooming is a local centric business.
Do What You Love
- Open a BarkSuds™ Franchise and leave behind that soul crushing 9 to 5.
- Living for the weekend? Counting days until Friday? Sunday Night dread?
- Be your own boss. Stop working for a paycheck.
- Build you own future and financial security.
- What could be better than be surrounded by beautiful dogs.
- Job security does not exist. Corporate employees are disposable.
- Be passionate about you new career as a BarkSuds™ Franchisee.
“White Paw” Franchise Support
- No prerequisites! Doesn’t matter what your prior life experience. Just bring Passion.
- BarkSuds™ will welcome you into the Pack and be by your side like a loyal pup.
- BarkSuds™ “White Paw Support” will be with you every step of the way starting with site location.
- BarkSuds™ will ensure a swift build out including cost management with our engineers and architects.
- White Paw Franchise support even includes on-site training including our appointment software, bathing procedures and grooming guidelines.
- BarkSuds™ is only a short leash away. Whether it’s operational support, growing your revenue, or just to “bark” a bit, we are a pack that sticks together. No growling required.
BarkSuds™ Franchise Benefits
- Provide all support to open a BarkSuds™ Salon. No prior dog grooming experience required at all.
- Site Selection Support with proven success.
- Proprietary design for lobby and back-end equipment.
- Exclusive area rights.
- Comprehensive training including appointment software, payroll, and accounting platforms.
- Extensive Franchisee training on standard of care, dog handlings and customer facing policies.
- Initial on-site apprenticeship at a company owned BarkSuds™ location.
- One-on-one mentoring with a corporate employee who will also follow you to your own BarkSuds™ Franchise to ensure a smooth opening.
- National advertising including billboards and social media campaigns.
- Access to economies of scale including wholesale product purchasing.
- Guaranteed to produce a lot of tail wagging!
Financial Requirements
- $45,000 upfront Franchise Fee.
- Approximately $150,000 to $180,000 start-up initial capital for build out.
- $20,000 liquid working capital at opening day.
- Both single and multi-unit locations available.
Dogs Are Family
- Today our pups sleep with us, sofa surf, dine out, food shop, vacation and yes, partake in our weddings and family portraits!
- Pups need weekly bubble baths too! They don’t have fancy bathrooms and track in dirt and even poop!
- Dog Parents demand frequent and routine dog care and absolutely love BarkSuds™ Unlimited $45 a month grooming.
- A BarkSuds™ Franchise is perfectly positioned to profit off today’s higher-maintenance doggie lifestyle.
