When Dominic Hodgson set up his dog adventure business in 2011 he admits it was daunting. Going from selling cigarettes to caring for people’s treasured pets with no formal training and only what he knew as an owner was a leap of faith. But nearly a decade later, Pack...
Every pet business owner I’ve met loves Facebook and wants to learn ways to reach more people on there. Navigating the platform can feel like quicksand with ever changing algorithms, fiddly pixels and having to ‘pay to play.’ Sarah Robinson, founder of Frank and...
Vicky Gunn runs Millie's Beach Huts and Millie's Pet Services but just five years ago she was bordering on burnout as a frazzled accountant. She took her Spaniel Millie away for a day out to Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex, hired a beach hut and fell so in love with it...
The first time I met Marie she made me cry. In a good way. We were at the Purina Better With Pets forum in Barcelona in June 2018. Marie was one of five organisations invited to speak about their work with the chance to win £75,000 prize. As it was, everyone won which...
Kate Taylor runs the doggy directory, Dotty4Paws.co.uk, a one stop place for everything a dog owner needs. A self confessed Crazy Dog Lady, Kate set up her website four years ago to help connect dog businesses with owners. We first met online in 2017 when I started my...
Meet Katie Tovey-Grindlay - founder of Business Wonderland, formerly known as Woof Woof Network, a consultancy and membership community for entrepreneurs. Katie helps business owners from all kinds of backgrounds by taking the overwhelm out of social media and content...