Friday, September 23, 2011

Fetch! Pet Care featured on BusinessNewsDaily.com

Fetch! Pet Care was featured on BusinessNewsDaily.com. BusinessNewsDaily reporter Kim Zimmermann spoke with Chief Executive of Fetch Pet Care Paul Mann on what characteristics small business owners should look for in investors. The article titled “How You Know It’s Time To Find An Investor” gives entrepreneurs some tips on when it may be the right time to find investors and what a small business may need from investors.  The article is based off of Paul Mann’s experience in finding a great partnership in Cybeck Capital Partners whose vision for growing the franchise to 500 locations by 2015 perfectly aligned with Mann’s vision.  Click here to view the full article.

By: Kim Ann Zimmermann

At some point, every young business comes to a crossroad. Perhaps the entrepreneur lacks the funding to take their idea any further. Or, maybe the business owner is good at certain aspects of running the business—such as wooing new clients and identifying areas of potential growth—but needs some assistance with budgeting and setting priorities if they want to expand.

How does a business owner know when is it time to bring in an investor?

For Paul Mann, the founder and CEO of Fetch! Pet Care, a national dog walking and pet services franchise based in Walnut Creek, Calif., the moment was when he realized his "teenager" of a business would need help in becoming an "adult" as the number of franchised units grew from 33 to 200 from 2006 to 2008.

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