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Would you like to start a pet care business in just 120 days?
If so, we can help!
Our coaches have over 20 years of experience owning and operating pet care businesses. These businesses included pet hotels, doggy daycare, grooming, training, and dog walking.
We also work with vets interested in opening clinics and mobile vet businesses.
If you are interested in learning more, you can contact me directly at chris@zeroblue.co.
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What Makes Our Business Startup Course Different?
Our program was specifically designed to help entrepreneurs like you obtain startup loans ranging from $10,000 to $350,000 from local and national community development agencies while avoiding predatory lenders.
The program provides comprehensive startup business training to entrepreneurs through self-paced and cohort-based courses.
The program consists of five phases:
(1) Business Ideation
(2) Connect with Your Lender
(3) Create a Tailored Business Plan
(4) Complete the Startup Regulatory Process
(5) Create a Launch Plan
See below for more details about each phase.
What’s Inside The 120-Day Startup Loan Program?
Phase 1: Designing Your Business
The Business Design course guides you through each step in the process of designing your own company– including coming up with the idea, testing and validating the idea, identifying a marketing strategy, and outlining how you will manage the company.
Course Curriculum (16 Lessons)
· Introduction to Business Design
· Brainstorming: Why do you want to start a business?
· Business Idea: What is the problem or opportunity?
· Customer: Who has the problem?
· Terminology
· Solution: How will your solution complete tasks, satisfy customers, and create a bond?
· Testing: Are customers willing to purchase my solution?
· Marketing: How will you engage customers?
· Metrics: How will you track progress?
· Operations: How will you get the job done?
· Technology: What critical technology will you need to run the business?
· Managing Risk: How will you reduce risk of business failure?
· Business Finances: What are your projected income and expenses?
· Business Finances: How will you track your income and expenses?
· Management: What are your guiding philosophies and business strategies?
· Organization: Who is responsible for achieving specific outcomes?
· Business Design Course Conclusion
Phase 2: Connecting with Your Lender
The Startup Loan course teaches you which funding sources are best for startup businesses and which ones to bypass. You’ll learn what lenders prefer and how to align yourself with those expectations. And finally, you’ll learn what the loan process entails.
Course Curriculum (14 Lessons)
· Startup Loan Course Introduction
· Startup Funding Sources to Bypass
· Secret Startup Loan Sources
· Microlenders
· Community Advantage Lenders
· Community Development Financial Institutions
· Understanding What Lenders Want
· Money Smart
· Industry Know-How
· Designing a Well-Thought-Out Business Plan
· Researching Lenders
· Common Loan Requirements
· Summary of the Loan Process
· Action Items for Startup Loans
· Startup Loan Course Conclusion
Phase 3: Tailoring Your Business Plan
The Business Planning course takes your idea and puts it down on paper. You’ll learn how to use AI to quickly prepare a business plan tailored for our preferred lenders.
Course Curriculum (29 Lessons)
· Business Planning Course Introduction
o Business Canvas vs. Business Plan
· Business Canvas Overview
o Intriguing Statement or Question
o Problem
o Customer
o Solution
o Alternatives
o Marketing
o Financial Projections
o Startup Costs
o Founder
o Summary
o Business Canvas Action Item
· Business Plan Overview
o Executive Summary
o Company Description
o Industry Analysis
o Market Analysis
o Marketing
o Competitive Analysis
o Management
o Organization
o Operations
o Technology
o Financial Projections
o Loan Request
o Appendix
o Business Plan Action Item
· Business Planning Course Conclusion
Phase 4: Completing the Startup Process
The Startup Process course takes you through everything from setting up your business structure to finding a location and satisfying regulatory requirements.
Course Curriculum (18 Lessons)
· Startup Process Course Introduction
· Step 1: Start keeping receipts immediately
· Step 2: Identify your industry’s association
· Step 3: Choose an accountant
· Step 4: Choose an attorney
· Step 5: Research freelancers and virtual assistants
· Step 6: Choose a location
· Step 7: Choose a business structure
· Step 8: Choose your business name
· Step 9: Register your business
· Step 10: Obtain a federal and state identification number
· Step 11: Obtain a sales tax identification number
· Step 12: State, federal and local tax filing
· Step 13: Employee requirements
· Step 14: Other regulatory requirements
· Step 15: Research insurance companies
· Step 16: Research banks
· Step 17: Setting up QuickBooks
· Step 18: Record retention and computer backup
· Startup Process Checklist
· Startup Process Course Conclusion
Phase 5: Creating a Launch Plan
Phase 5 is when you’ll create your business launch plan. A business launch is one of the best opportunities to create a buzz around your brand and company. The goal of the launch is to create awareness and build anticipation. You'll learn strategies to promote your business, drum up excitement, and even get media coverage.
Course Curriculum (8 Lessons)
· Create Awareness and Build Anticipation
· Online vs. Brick-and-Mortar Launches
· Soft Launch vs. Big Launch Event
· Pre-Launch Website Content
· Training and Assigning Tasks for the Launch
· Marketing and Advertising
· Activities for Launch Day
· Launch Timeline
· Conclusion
The 120-Day Startup Loan Program
Price $397
Five Program Phases (1) Designing Your Business (2) Connecting with Your Lender (3) Tailoring Your Business Plan (4) Completing the Startup Process and (5) Creating Your Launch Plan
78+ bite-sized and engaging lessons with easy-to-follow homework assignments.
24/7 access to online course material from all your devices so you can study anytime, anywhere, at your convenience.
Over 20 done for you custom-designed templates.
I’m Chris, “I help entrepreneurs go from idea to loan to launch in 120 days”.
I'm the Founder of ZeroBlue, I connect pet care entrepreneurs with lenders from government backed loan sources including, CDFI’s, microlenders, and Community Advantage Lenders.
My sole focus is providing comprehensive technical assistance in the form virtual courses that are specifically designed to thoroughly prepare entrepreneurs to apply for small business loans and start a business.
My insight into startup capital comes from working at the Small Business Administration (SBA), a major funding source for lenders. At the SBA, I was privy to the processes for approving and denying a variety of business loans. I also worked within the SBA’s venture capital division.
But it’s not enough just to secure a loan; entrepreneurs have to be able to design a business using proven methodologies. I've had the honor of co-facilitating an exceptional startup course at one of the top colleges in the world, Columbia University in New York City.
In addition to owning businesses in the pet care industry, I’ve also provided small business loans and taught cutting-edge entrepreneurial strategies while serving as the Director of a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).
If you are interested in learning more, you can contact me directly at chris@zeroblue.co.
I’m Sara, “I’ve worked in the pet care industry for over 25 years”.
As a pet care specialist, I have over 25 years of experience in caring for dogs. I have started and sold several businesses in the pet care industry.
My facilities were repeatedly recommended by local vets and won awards for the level of service provided. I have the highest level of training and certification in boarding facility operations and management.
As a long-time employee and business owner in the pet industry, I have extensive experience with just about anything related to pets.
My area of expertise is helping pet care entrepreneurs with location considerations, marketing, operations, customer service, veterinarian relations, equipment, staffing, etc.
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Our programs are online and available 24/7. They are also self-paced, so you can study at your convenience. The time you invest in the course will vary depending on your daily schedule, individual learning speed, and the complexity of the business you plan to start. Most students can complete the program by setting aside 3-5 hours a week.
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The Pet Care Startup Course is based on my 20-plus years of owning businesses in the pet care industry and as a former lender.
You’ll learn how to design a business, find a startup-friendly lender, align yourself with the lender’s expectations, pitch your idea to the lender, and complete the necessary steps to launch.
The course eliminates procrastination by taking you step-by-step through the entire startup process. From day one, you will be on a mission to beat the clock and finish the program in just 120 days. All you need to do is follow along by watching our bite-sized lessons and completing the homework sections (Action Items) at the end of each lesson.
Due to the digital nature of our program we do not provide refunds.
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While we do work with the best community development agencies in the country, we cannot guarantee that you will be approved for a loan.
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Lenders typically expect you to invest some of your own money (an equity injection) into the business. Students should be prepared to invest between 10% and 30% (the average is 15%) of their own funds towards the total cost of starting a business.
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Our program offers substantial value to those interested in being approved for a startup loan ranging between $10,000 and $350,000 in just 120 days.
The Pet Care Startup Course is based on my 20-plus years of owning businesses in the pet care industry and as a former lender.
You’ll learn how to design a business, find a startup-friendly lender, align yourself with the lender’s expectations, pitch your idea to the lender, and complete the necessary steps to launch.
All you have to do is follow along and complete the homework assignments as you go. With our expert help, you'll find that starting your new business is easier and faster than you ever imagined.
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No. Because of the various differences between businesses, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to start your business within 120 days. Some businesses will start as quickly as 120 days and other businesses that are more complex, such as businesses needing to remodel a location will take longer. The optimal timeframe is 120 days, but some businesses may take six months or a year to complete the steps necessary to launch.
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We do not guarantee that you will achieve any particular result or outcome using any of the ideas, tools, strategies, or recommendations presented. We make no promises or warranties concerning your likelihood of success, performance, future earnings, business profits, marketing performance, customer growth, or results of any kind. You understand that with any business endeavor there is an inherent risk, including a loss of capital and loss of customers and therefore you assume all responsibility for any such risk.