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5,000 sq. ft. Dog Daycare

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Cost to create valuation- it is more to start up than buy this business!

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Specifications

  • Price
    $62,500

  • Revenue
    $144,880

  • Equipment
    $16,090

  • Location
    Madison, Wisconsin

  • Reason for Sale
    Illness

  • Intangible Assets
    Praised reputation, repeat clientele, and a positive environment for dogs and their owners

  • Employees
    6: 1 FT play leader; 4 PT play leaders; 1 PT dog handler

  • Service Area
    Madison, Wisconsin

  • Valuation
    Cost-to-create

 

Cost to create valuation in Madison, Wisconsin! Turnkey 5,000 sq. ft. dog daycare with 100 active clients! Just opened and beautifully designed, they already have a praised reputation in the community and repeat clientele. The dog daycare is open 6am-6pm, and they also offer group behavioral training classes on the weekends.

 

The facility is equipped with dog friendly rubber flooring, colorful walls and photos and floor to ceiling windows letting in lots of natural light. A new HVAC system continually moves and filters the air, which reduces dog hair in the air, and keeps fresh air coming in. This dog day care has an established website where clients can make reservations and enroll online. This business is also active on Facebook and Instagram with over 270 followers. Providing a safe and fun environment for dogs to socialize and play while their parents are at work, owners will receive regular report cards with pictures and video of their dogs playing with friends. With 3 playrooms, clients have peace of mind knowing that their dog will be taken care of and returned to them a happy and tired dog.

 

Growth opportunities include the addition of grooming services and a doggy bakery. The facility was built with the proper hook-ups already in place for these add-ons. Additional dog training classes could be added either internally or renting the space to a trainer on evenings and weekends. There is also an opportunity for retail expansion.

 

Business Highlights

  • Location and Service Area: Madison, Wisconsin
  • Number of Clients: 100 active clients; 250 in database
  • Services: Doggy day care & training classes
  • Lease: 5,000 square feet:

    2 play rooms (850 sq. ft);

    1 play room (950 sq. feet);

    Nap/rest room (1,100 sq. feet);

    Storage space

  • Reason for Selling: Illness  
  • Employees: 6: 1 FT play leader; 4 PT play leaders; 1 PT dog handler
  • Hours: 6am-6pm M-F
  • Seller Training Period: 3 months (or what health allows for)
  • Growth Opportunities: Addition of grooming services, doggy bakery, training classes and retail expansion

Financial Highlights

  • List Price: $62,500
  • Gross Sales:
    • 2019: $144,880
  • Assets Included in Purchase*
    • Equipment & Supplies: $16,090
    • Intangible Assets: Praised reputation, repeat clientele, and a positive environment for dogs and their owners

*amounts may vary

Services & Clients

  • Day Care: This business offers large play rooms so everyone has enough room to run. Throughout the day dogs play and socialize, rest and have meal time and get to learn a few tricks along the way. Throughout the day, staff will play learning games with the dogs, teaching them to come, sit and down. When your dog goes home they will be exercised physically and mentally and ready to snuggle on the couch.

 

  • Group Training: group training classes offer a great way for dogs and their owners to learn something new together through positive, scientific based training methods that are fun.

 

 Specific information regarding clients is available upon the receipt of a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Employees

  • 1 Full-time play leader
  • 4 Part-time play leaders
  • 1 Part-time dog handler

Growth Opportunities

  • Addition of grooming services
  • Addition of dog bakery
  • Additional training classes on nights and weekends
  • Retail expansion

Valuation Details

The Firm used a cost-to-create methodology to determine the purchase price of the business, determining that it would take far more time and energy to reproduce the business as it currently is than to purchase it. The facility is in great shape and the spaces have been beautifully built out, making this dog day care ready for operation!

 

The list price for the business is set at $62,500

Funding Example

Purchase Price:                               $62,500

Buyer Down Payment:                 $19,500

Seller Financing:                          $14,000

Bank Loan:                                   $29,000

Please note that the decision of whether to extend a loan on any sale belongs to the bank, and this document does not guarantee specific terms or verify that financing is available. 

*The Firm Business Brokerage is not a real estate brokerage and therefore the staff will not handle any aspect of the lease, sale or purchase of real estate.

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