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So You Want to Add Retail

Barkleigh Productions — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 18:37:30 +0000

After much blood, sweat, and tears, you’ve built quite the grooming business. While not a corporation or conglomerate, you are what the American dream imparts. Never one to rest on your laurels, you’re looking to expand your business. While reviewing all the routes toward expansion,

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Tweak Your Business to Attract Cats

Barkleigh Productions — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:48:01 +0000

Most groomers have horror stories about the one dog that was as nasty as a wolverine and have the scars to prove it, but what about the other 99 dogs that we rarely talk about? It’s true; people are more apt to talk about the vicious dog without mentioning anything about the other 99 that were cooperative and down right easy to groom.

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The Not So Fine Art of Firing

Barkleigh Productions — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:41:09 +0000

Well, it happened. I had to fire an employee. I’ve had to do it only a few times over the last 20 years, thankfully. This firing was a little different than the prior situations, but firing someone is never pleasant.

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