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90後創業,清楚自己興趣,並轉化為自己的事業。90後「貓奴」岑家柱(Sam)與周樂盈(Angela),化身寵物保母上門照料毛孩。創業1年多,寵物保母團隊亦由2人增至10人,每月盈利達5位數字。雖然所賺不算多,但自己生意自己話事,可保留最珍貴的自由度。
不少人愛養寵物,寵物服務需求有增無減。據這兩位90後創辦人表示,客人要求暫託服務,不只因旅行或外出公幹,有不少上班族因無暇定時照顧,需要寵物保母幫忙。
身為寵物保母,平日工作照顧毛孩日常生活,包括餵食、清潔、散步等,服務按時數收費,一般小動物(如雀鳥)照顧,半小時收費160元起,帶狗散步每小時220元起,過夜寵物留宿照顧收費600元起。
Sam指出,不但主人去旅行需要找寵物託管,有些工作忙碌的主人亦找他們幫手,例如平日帶狗隻外出大小便、又或定時幫貓咪打皮下水,這些常客已佔客源3成。
在照顧過程中,他們發現不少主人寵愛小狗,但不懂跟小狗建立關係,以致未獲牠的尊重:「例如行街時狗會搶繩,行得快過主人,甚至主導行路方向,擔心牠可能衝出馬路,釀成意外。」因此,二人正計劃增加上門一對一狗隻訓練服務。
公司現時主要靠網上廣告及口碑宣傳,Angela透露,旺季時每月接到30至40宗生意,每月盈利達5位數字。雖然所賺不算多,但二人笑言可保留自由度:「有時想賺多點,便接多點工作,想休息的話便減一點!」(節錄)
撰文:沈怡
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