Tales From the Bark Side - Softcover

Heidi Ganahl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0984253009 ISBN 13: 9780984253005

Publisher: Heidi Inc., 2010

The Dog Gone, MUST Have Book to Start a Business!
You've decided it's time to start the business you've been dreaming of but obstacles fly at you from all directions. Tails From the Bark Side will give you the guidance you need to stop dreaming and Play Ball!

Heidi Ganahl, Top Dog, aka Founder/CEO of Camp Bow Wow, a $40 million dollar business and the largest dog care franchise in the United States, has become a rising star on the motivational speaking circuit, educating and entertaining aspiring entrepreneurs.

In Tails From the Bark Side, Heidi shares her extraordinary and inspirational story of overcoming personal tragedy, facing adversity, and turning her passion into a pet-industry franchise success story. Heidi intertwines real-life stories of tragedy and triumph with the practical lessons learned from building a business from a single location to over 200 franchises across the country.

The book also features:
* 10 critical lessons to building a successful business
* 5 strategies for developing and implementing a stand-out brand
* 5 important actions women must take to achieve success

Tails From the Bark Side provides the tools and advice for those searching for greater personal satisfaction, and the inner strength to face personal and professional challenges. Heidi's personal story and observations may indeed also inspire those needing motivation to pursue their own special dream, and to abandon the fears that often hold us back from achieving both personal strength and success.

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From the Back Cover:

Twenty-seven year old Heidi Ganahl was a happy newlywed living her fairy tale life when a tragic biplane crash changed everything. Her world was turned upside down, and it would never be the same again. On a beautiful Colorado afternoon in 1994, her 25 year old husband, whom she adored, was killed and Heidi was thrown into a whirlwind of hard luck and tough choices. For an agonizing period after the accident, she wandered aimlessly through life, trying to put one foot in front of the other, making some disastrous decisions along the way. Her account of how she gradually pulled it together, found the courage to carry on, and in the process created a 50 million dollar company, raised a wonderful daughter, fell in love, again, and had a beautiful new baby, is told in a carefully crafted new memoir.TALES FROM THE BARK SIDE is an amazing story of how one woman triumphed over adversity to start the largest pet care business in America. From the first Camp opened to a $50 million dollar business with more than 275 franchises in 40 states and Canada, Ganahl’s personal story is an inspiration. TALES not only tells her triumphant story, it details the steps any ambitious would-be entrepreneur should take to evaluate and develop a strong business plan that could lead to economic success. What is your passion? Where do you want to take your entrepreneurial spirit? Is there a market for your product or service? Before starting Camp Bow Wow, Ganahl analyzed the market to determine start-up costs, funds needed to continue operating until the business turned a profit, and how to secure loans. She shares her years of experience from years of succeeding and failing in business. From tips on being prepared for the everyday challenges to guidance on how to react in a crisis, Ganahl provides a concise structure for a new entrepreneur to follow when evaluating situations and developing a plan of action. Today, Ganahl runs her company from the “Camp Houndquarters” in Boulder, CO, and travels the country speaking to various groups.

About the Author:

Heidi Ganahl is the founder, President and CEO of Camp Bow Wow, the largest pet care franchise in North America and the author of TALES FROM THE BARK SIDE: My Journey from Wayward Stray to Top Dog. Through her personal and professional tragedies, from the loss of her young husband to losing a million dollar insurance settlement, Ganahl has faced extraordinary adversity. She responded by turning her life-long passion for dogs into Camp Bow Wow, the nation’s largest pet care franchise company, and created the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives and health of dogs.Through her experiences, she has gleaned personal wisdom and business acumen she shares in her new book, TALES FROM THE BARK SIDE.

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