BarkSuds - Membership Dog Salon

Dogs Are Angels

• We adore Dogs, it’s our passion and foundation of BarkSuds’ success.
• Dogs Are Angels and it’s our privilege to enrich their lives with routine care.
• Share our passion?
• Can’t imagine doing anything else?
• Grow with us, open a BarkSuds Franchise, and transform this passion into a lucrative business.
• A BarkSud’s Franchise will fill both your wallet and heart.

Membership-Based Business Model

• Our automatic monthly credit card billing model is a revolutionary spin on a traditional business.
• Receive $45 dollars per dog every month guaranteed.
• Predictable income stream like car washes, meal plans and gyms.
• Memberships encourage loyalty which in turn creates a second income stream for haircuts.

Amazing Pre-Tax Margins

• Negligible variable costs such as wholesales bath products.
• Bathers are minimal wage employees.
• No raw materials required to cook or assemble any products.
• No perishable products.
• No inventory holding costs.
• Modest square footage required.
• More gross revenue flows to you.

Incredibly Low Build Out Costs

• No required expensive commercial kitchen like restaurant franchises.
• No high-cost equipment to purchase and maintain.
• Designer upscale lobby at a moderate cost.
• No required finishes, fixtures or even flooring in back-end of salon.
• Quick build out means quick opening.

Impressive Profits

• Salon Size is 1,000 to 1,500 square feet.
• BarkSuds™ calculates one membership per square foot.
• 1500 members generates $67,500 premiums per month plus estimated $35,000 in haircuts.
• Total projected Annual Gross Revenue at 1500 members equals $1,230,000.
• Projected Pre-tax profit at 40% equals $492,000.
• 1000 members generates $45,000 premiums per month plus estimated $25,000 in haircuts.
• Total projected Annual Gross Revenue at 1000 members equals $840,000.
• Projected Pre-tax profit at 40% equals $336,000.
• Dog treat sales generate an additional $1,000 per month.

Dogs Are Family

• Today our pups sleep with us, sofa surf, dine out, food shop, vacation and yes, partake in our weddings and family portraits!
• Pups need weekly bubble baths too! They don’t have fancy bathrooms and track in dirt and even poop!
• Dog Parents demand frequent and routine dog care and absolutely love BarkSuds™ Unlimited $45 a month grooming.
• A BarkSuds™ Franchise is perfectly positioned to profit off today’s higher-maintenance doggie lifestyle.

BarkSuds™ Is Recession and "E-Commerce" Proof

• Pet Industry is over $100 billion dollars strong with robust growth.
• Almost half of EVERY household has a pup or two or three!
• Dog Adoption is at an all time high as people shifted to remote work.
• Dog care is recession proof even in the toughest of financial times.
• Impossible to wash a dog "virtually."
• Dog grooming is a local centric business and impossible to shift to overseas labor markets.

Do What You Love

• Open a BarkSuds™ Franchise and leave behind that soul crushing 9 to 5.
• Living for the weekend? Counting days until Friday? Sunday Night dread?
• Be your own boss. Stop working for a paycheck.
• Build you own future and financial security.
• What could be better than be surrounded by beautiful dogs.
• Job security does not exist. Corporate employees are disposable.
• Be passionate about you new career as a BarkSuds™ Franchisee.

“White Paw” Franchise Support

• No prerequisites! Doesn’t matter what your prior life experience. Just bring Passion.
• BarkSuds™ will welcome you into the Pack and be by your side like a loyal pup.
• A BarkSuds™ Franchise is a “turnkey” business model.
• BarkSuds™ “White Paw Support” will be with you every step of the way starting with site location.
• BarkSuds™ will ensure a swift built out including cost management with our engineers and architects.
• White Paw Franchise support even includes on-site training and hiring including our appointment software, bathing procedures and grooming guidelines.
• BarkSuds™ is only a short leash away. Whether it’s operational support, growing your revenue, or just to “bark” a bit, we are a pack that sticks together. No growling required.

BarkSuds™ Franchise Benefits

• Provide all support to open a “turnkey” ready to go BarkSuds™ Salon. No prior dog grooming experience required at all.
• Site Selection Support with proven success.
• Proprietary design for lobby and back-end equipment.
• Exclusive area rights.
• Comprehensive training including appointment software, payroll, and accounting platforms.
• Extensive Franchisee training on standard of care, dog handlings and customer facing policies.
• Initial on-site apprenticeship at a company owned BarkSuds™ location.
• One-on-one mentoring with a corporate employee who will also follow you to your own BarkSuds™ Franchise to ensure a smooth opening.
• National advertising including billboards and social media campaigns.
• Access to economies of scale including wholesale product purchasing.
• Guaranteed to produce a lot of tail wagging!

Financial Requirements

• $45,000 upfront Franchise Fee.
• Approximately $150,000 to $180,000 start-up initial capital for build out.
• $50,000 liquid working capital at opening day.
• Both single and multi-unit locations available.