A half-full second van loses money.
Everyone says get a second van the moment you're booked solid. But a second van and a second groomer add a wage, a vehicle, and a whole new job, managing someone, and they have to be nearly full just to break even. Hire on a feeling instead of the math and you can turn a profitable one-van business into a stressful, break-even two-van one.
A second van doesn't earn half the profit at half full. It loses money. Maria's break-even number stopped her cold, and waiting a year is the only reason her second van paid off from early on. (Illustrative example.)
Who this is for
Booked-solid mobile groomers weighing a second van who want the real math before they hire.
By the end, you'll walk out knowing
You'll walk away with a finished plan
What you'll work through
6 short, plain-language lessons — most under five minutes. Read them or watch the slides, at your pace.
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- 2The math nobody runs before they hire5 min
- 3Run your second-van break-even5 min
- 4The hidden costs and the management reality5 min
- 5Are you actually ready?5 min
- 6Making the second-van decision4 min
The toolsyou'll use
Spreadsheets you copy and fill in as you go — yours to keep, unlocked when you enroll.
Your instructor
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.
Not happy with the course for any reason? Email us within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.
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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