Ep. 24 Constructing a Pet Care Facility: First Steps with Jeff Adney

Are you dreaming of creating the perfect pet care facility but unsure where to start? Are you struggling to figure out the complexities of construction, financing, and zoning for your new facility? Then you are in luck because this weekDom is joined by Jeff Adney from TWC Construction. Jeff shares invaluable advice on planning and building a pet care facility, emphasizing the importance of involving key partners early. Also, why you need to be flexible with your vision, and why attending trade shows like the Pet Boarding and Daycare Expo is a great place to speak to experts, and hear real life experiences from other facility owners. In this episode, you’ll learn about: Build a Team, to Help You Build: The key partnerships you need to open to fill the critical roles of bankers, accountants, and lawyers who are integral to your projects success. Patience and Preliminary Planning: Discover why construction is such a lengthy process that requires patience, planning and realistic expectations. Future Proof Your Facility with Flexible Spaces: The benefits of designing multi-use spaces to adapt to changing needs and maximize utility. Financial Strategies: Navigating the financial landscape to secure funding and manage costs. Concept to Completion: Jeff’s lays out the whole blueprint from the first questionnaire to cutting the ribbon on opening day. Trade Show Insights: How attending the expo can help you find the perfect construction expert, and you’ll gain knowledge, network with pet care build out newbies. Simple Mistakes to Avoid: Common pitfalls in construction projects and how to avoid them. Plus, Dom shares a promotional plan for how you can leverage all the excitement around the 2024 Olympic games in Paris, later this month. Huge thanks to Jeff Adney from TWC. You can connect with Jeff and the team by clicking here Thanks to this week’s amazing show sponsor Pack Pro. PackPro provide Comprehensive, affordable, and efficient daycare staff training for your pet boarding and daycare facility, to find out more about how they can help you empower and support your team by creating playgroups that are safe, productive and fun to manage, go to PackPro.com To find out more about Dominic Hodgson and his exclusive pet business consulting services go to petbusinessmarketing.com You can subscribe to the Pet Boarding and Daycare Magazine by going to PetBoardingandDaycare.com Episode Time Stamps: 01:58 – Dog News: Meet Wild Thang, the ugliest dog… 04.44 – How to do Olympics themed promotions to boost profits   09.06 – How Pack Pro training can help train your staff members 09.38 – Meet Jeff Adney from T.W.C.  12.23 – Why pet care builds take SO long… 19.25 – When to reach out to a construction company 23.20 – Why it’s best to start small and build out 29.48 – How lack of finances can kill your dream facility  32.18 – The process you’ll go through, start to finish  36.43 – Jeffs contact details…