Industry Overview
Franchise North America offers Pet-related franchises in all regions of the United States. We only offer those franchises for sale that meet our high internal standards of excellence, integrity, and quality.
Pet-related franchises offer a variety of products and services pet owners. Including grooming, boarding, entertaining, training, and waste removal. These franchises leverage the strong appeal of pets, on the part of both franchise owners and consumers. So those who wish to focus their future business on a passion of theirs, pet-related concepts are ideal to keep the fire burning for years to come. These owners not only benefit from being around pets, but also 'talking shop' with other pet owners.
The below industry statistics support the notion that spending on pets continues to grow in traditional categories (e.g., food, veterinarian care and medication) as well as more discretionary categories (e.g., boarding, entertaining, training, waste clean-up, etc.). Pet services spending has grown consistently over the last decade. These days, both the busy professional and the empty nester happily spend record amounts of money on dog grooming, boarding and training.
Facts about Pet-related franchises
- Americans spend over $38 Billion on their pets, up 5.8% from 2005
- 63% of U.S. households own a pet, which equates to 69.1 millions homes
- In the U.S., while there are more cats (90.5 million) than dogs (73.9 million), more households have dogs than cats
- 47% of owners consider their pets full-fledged family members
Lifestyle Considerations
- Work hours and days range greatly depending upon the business concept (i.e., retail vs. service)
- Extended service offerings may drive more days and hours working; however typically at better margins
- No industry experience is typically required; owners focus on networking and selling your business as well as maintaining customer service
- Some concepts will be looking for management skills and the ability to recruit and motivate employees
- Owners with sales ability and people oriented are typically more successful
- Some concepts are home-based with no inventory and little overhead costs; others require commercial space