Efficiently Manage Your Pet Care Business Finances with Online Bookkeeping

As an avid "no-pet zone" mom for years, I was dead-set against having pets. But my daughter had other ideas. As soon as she got her dad's blessing to get a dog, I added my blessing, too.  Once the kids got the OK, they were searching for dogs on Facebook. Within minutes, they picked out Zola. At 4 a.m. the next morning, we were on our way to pick up our dog in a small town four hours away. The things we do for our children!  But I have to admit, the kids picked out one heck of a dog. Zola is a teddy bear mix of Shih Tzu and Bichon Frisé. She is easy to train and literally NEVER gets into trouble. I didn't even know dogs could be so well behaved. Now, I can't imagine our lives without Zola.

Specialized Bookkeeping for the Pet Care Industry

Because I am a pet owner myself, I chose to offer bookkeeping services to the pet care industry. I noticed that many pet industry business owners are also practitioners in their business. They not only run their business, but they also perform the services that their business provides. Pet grooming, boarding, and training professionals spend many hours working with animals every week. Because pet care business owners have so many responsibilities, it’s sometimes difficult to keep up with the bookkeeping and maintain up-to-date, well-organized, and accurate financial accounts. They can't sit at a desk all day and also provide grooming, boarding, and training services.

The Pitfalls of Neglecting Business Finances

Neglecting or mismanaging business finances can lead to frustration, stress, and the potential for tax penalties and overdraft fees. Plus, pet care businesses with messy books find it more difficult to make business-finance decisions because they don’t have current and accurate financial statements. Because of their disorganized accounting practices, they might not qualify for loans to grow their business. Or they might spend weekends and nights feverishly doing catch-up bookkeeping before tax time. Clearly, Do-It-Yourself bookkeeping doesn’t work for all business owners. That’s why Prosperity Bookkeeping provides a full range of virtual financial management and online bookkeeping services for pet care businesses in the U.S.  (To find the right bookkeeper for your pet care business, read 10 Essential Skills & Qualities of a Good Virtual Bookkeeper)

Schedule a Free Consultation for Your Pet Care Business

After we welcomed Zola into our home, I realized what we had been missing. The benefits of dog ownership are endless! I really appreciate the dog grooming, boarding, and training services we use for Zola. I want these pet care businesses to be as healthy as I want my pet to be. That’s why I’m excited to provide animal industry accounting and online bookkeeping services to pet care businesses in the U.S. I’ll balance the books, while you pamper paws. Schedule a time for a free consultation.

About the Author: Once a mild-mannered reporter and editor, Joan Koehne took on the persona of her alter ego, Wonder Writer, to launch Writer to the Rescue, the content writing division of Packerland Websites. Wonder Writer is “saving the world one word at a time” with power-packed content marketing for digital and traditional media outlets.