Insurance, bank accounts, dealing with overdue payments and more for pro dog walkers
It’s probably crossed all of our minds once or twice about how nice it would be to have a space just for our own client’s dogs by setting up a private dog walking field. It wouldn’t just be our client’s dogs either, we could also make some extra income by renting out the space to […]
Once you’ve been in business for a while, there will be a time when it’s right to increase your fees, but just how do you write a price increase letter? Every self-employed person has the same worries when it comes to price increases. Will I lose customers? Will it stop me from getting new customers?
As a self-employed dog walker, or just anyone self-employed, you might want to separate your work life from your home life and getting a second mobile phone purely for business is one step towards doing that. Is a second business phone an allowable expense? If you have a limited company then you can claim the
If the training improves upon an existing skill you have which is related to your business then yes, you can claim training as an expense. If you are learning something new, or not directly related to your business then no, you cannot claim the expense. For the avoidance of doubt let’s go straight to what
UPDATE You asked for it, and who are we to ignore you! We now have a simple, editable, printable basic dog walking contract that includes all the key areas including a terms and conditions section at the end, over just 4 pages and available in Google docs for you to use straight away. Use the
The average cost of a group dog walk in the UK is around £11 with dog walkers walking an average of 10 dogs per day. So how much do dog walkers earn? These figures equate to a yearly income of around £28.6k before expenses. This is confirmed by several employment websites including Glassdoor whose users
The bare minimum level of insurance you should have as a dog walker is public liability. Why do dog walkers need insurance? This type of insurance protects you if the dog you’re legally in charge of injures someone or damages something. In fact, it’s wise for owners to have some form of third party liability
What is it? DBS stands for the Disclosure and Barring Service. They are an agency that performs background checks on individuals in order to detail any previous, unspent convictions and conditional cautions. So what’s a DBS check in layman’s terms? It looks to see if you have a criminal record. What’s the difference between a
