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Guides for mobile groomers and van owners
These guides answer three questions that come up before and after buying a grooming van: what a grooming van costs, how to keep working through a Canadian winter, and how to set up the business around it. ProVanWorks builds winter-ready mobile grooming vans at our shop in Langley, BC, and the guides draw on how those vans are built and used.
What does a mobile grooming van cost in Canada? explains why we quote each build by email instead of publishing a price, what moves the price of a van up or down, and which running costs to budget for once the van is working.
Mobile grooming in a Canadian winter covers the day-to-day habits that keep a grooming van working from November to March: warming up, cold nights, batteries, drying dogs, winter tires and road salt, with a checklist for cold nights.
How to start a mobile grooming business in Canada walks through registration, city licences, insurance, GST/HST, grey water disposal, choosing a van, pricing and routes.
For how the vans themselves are built, start with our mobile grooming vans page.
What does a mobile grooming van cost in Canada?
What sets the price of a mobile grooming van in Canada: the base van, heater, tanks, batteries, add-ons and delivery, plus the running costs to budget for.
How to start a mobile grooming business in Canada
The steps to start a mobile dog grooming business in Canada: registration, city licences, insurance, GST/HST, grey water, choosing a van, pricing and routes.
Mobile grooming in a Canadian winter: a practical guide
Day-to-day habits for running a mobile grooming van in a Canadian winter: warming up, cold nights, batteries, drying dogs, winter tires and road salt.
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