

Next date:
Thursday 17th September 2026 | 10am - 3pm UK | Zoom


You will not build your entire business in one day.
But you will understand the decisions sitting behind it, how the key
parts connect and what needs to happen next instead of continuing
to try random things and hoping something finally works.
Most business decisions are made in response to what is
happening right now.
If the diary is quiet, you look for more enquiries.
If it is full, you focus entirely on delivering the work.
If somebody asks for a new service, you consider creating it.
If another trainer launches something, you wonder whether
you should have one too.
But very few dog trainers have stopped and decided what
they want the finished business to look like.
You can set a revenue goal.
That doesn’t mean you believe you can achieve it.
You might immediately think:
Those thoughts affect what you charge, what you create,
how you speak about your services and whether you take
action at all.
You may currently offer puppy classes, adolescent classes,
one-to-ones, behaviour consultations, recall workshops,
loose-lead sessions and anything else somebody asks you
for.
That gives people plenty of options.
It doesn’t necessarily give them a clear reason to choose
you.
People don’t always buy the most qualified or technically
brilliant dog trainer.
They buy the person they believe understands the
particular problem they are living with.
Getting an enquiry does not automatically create a client.
What currently happens when someone contacts you?
Do they receive an automated email?
Do you send a price list?
Do they book a call?
Do you follow up?
Do you know whether they are right for your service?
Or do you send the information and wait to see whether they come back?
Towards the end of the day, you’ll assess the wider business across four areas:

