The Canine Resort & Daycare SBDC Success Story
Economic Impact
- Business Start
- SBA Loan
- Owner’s Investment
- Jobs Created: 14
Kathryne Herrera was about to graduate in December 2022 with her undergraduate degree in business from Angelo State University. She was eager to start a doggy daycare and boarding business after graduation, so she reached out to the Angelo State University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to learn how to get started. Her Advisor, Angelina Torres, explained that the best place to begin was to develop a business plan.
Kathryne was developing her business plan to start a business from scratch when, in an interesting twist of fate, she learned that Kelly’s Kennels was up for sale. This presented Kathryne with an opportunity to buy an existing and established business with long-term clientele instead of starting from square one.
With the help of her SBDC Advisor, Kathryne gained a great deal of knowledge about buying a business and adjusted her business plan to focus on purchasing Kelly’s Kennels. Kathryne was able to take her business plan to a local lender and secure financing to buy the business.
The Canine Resort & Daycare opened on May 26, 2023, just in time for the summer vacation season!
“Angelina Torres was very supportive and helpful with every question that I had and was able to provide me with the research that we needed to purchase the business.”