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Mobile Business · Course 3 of 11

The day your van dies, you don't get paid.

Van Maintenance That Prevents Disasters

Your van isn't transportation, it's your salon, your equipment, and your income in one. When it breaks down, everything stops: the day's dogs gone, clients scrambling, a repair bill that's bigger because you ignored the cheap fix. Nobody warns you that the disasters are the ones you could've caught in five minutes.

6 lessons·~29 min readGC-MB-1.3
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Why it matters

A breakdown never costs you just a part, it's the day's dogs, the clients who won't wait, and a bigger bill because the small problem grew. Maria's five-minute morning check has kept her off that hook for years. (Illustrative example.)

Is this you?

Who this is for

Mobile groomers who can't afford a surprise breakdown to take them off the road.

The payoff

By the end, you'll walk out knowing

Run a five-minute daily check and a monthly deep check that catch problems early
Track your equipment so replacements are planned, not surprises, and claim-ready
Build a repair fund and a maintenance system that runs on autopilot
What you keep

You'll walk away with a finished plan

Your deliverable
Equipment Inventory & Replacement Tracker
The learner's own equipment inventory, cost, age, and replacement timing for every piece, doubling as replacement planning and insurance documentation.
The path

What you'll work through

6 short, plain-language lessons — most under five minutes. Read them or watch the slides, at your pace.

  1. 1
    Maintenance is business insuranceFree preview5 min

    Boring, and exactly why she's never had that day.

  2. 2
    The five-minute daily check5 min

    A five-minute fix instead of a ruined day.

  3. 3
    The monthly deep check5 min

    Why her van and equipment just keep working.

  4. 4
    Track your equipment before it fails5 min

    Two situations, one document handled both.

  5. 5
    Build a repair fund so a breakdown doesn't break you5 min

    Colleagues paid theirs off for a year, with interest.

  6. 6
    Your maintenance system, all in one place4 min

    Her van keeps working because her system keeps running.

Done-for-you

The toolsyou'll use

Spreadsheets you copy and fill in as you go — yours to keep, unlocked when you enroll.

Daily Pre-Trip Inspection ChecklistChecklist · included
Monthly Van Maintenance ChecklistChecklist · included
Equipment Inventory & Replacement TrackerTracker · included
Repair Fund PlannerCalculator · included
Who's behind this

Your instructor

Ray Delgado
Ray Delgado
Mobile grooming & van life · GC Mobile Business

Ray runs a mobile route and learned the hard way that the money is in the map, not the dogs. He teaches the whole road: choosing and building a van, designing a profitable service area, and running routes that actually pay.

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Course 3 of 11
This is step 3 of Mobile Business

Everything specific to running a van- or trailer-based grooming operation — the van, the route, and getting (and growing) mobile. Finish all 11 courses to earn the GC-MB credential — the full certification is $399.

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6 lessons · ~29 min · $59
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