by Carol Frank | Dec 4, 2015 | Business Advice, Product Licensing, The Pet Industry
The Journey from Passionate Cat Lover to TV Star and Celebrity Licensor Jackson Galaxy is the Host & Executive Director of Animal Planet’s hit show My Cat From Hell, New York Times best-selling author, and has over 20 years of experience as “The Cat Daddy”....
by Carol Frank | Dec 4, 2015 | Business Advice, The Pet Industry
By Carol Frank and Craig Lawson As many of you know who have been reading my APPA columns over the years, it’s a great time to sell a high quality pet business. However, selling your company will require about six to nine months of intense effort, so it’s vital...
by Carol Frank | Aug 13, 2015 | The Pet Industry
What exactly is an angel investor and would they consider investing in my pet company? In furthering my quest to clear up the myths and realities behind raising growth capital, I was fortunate enough to snag an interview with Peter Adams, one of the angel investment...
by Carol Frank | Oct 9, 2014 | The Pet Industry
There’s hardly a day goes by we don’t hear about a pet company being bought, sold, or capitalized. We are so fortunate to work in a growing, vibrant, and desirable industry, and as such there is a great deal of interest from buyers for pet companies with a good story...
by Carol Frank | May 28, 2014 | The Pet Industry
Partnering with Chinese manufacturers has been a significant factor in the explosive growth of the pet industry over the last 15 years. I don’t know what % of hard goods are made in China, but I’ll be it approaches 75% or more. When I owned my pet company, Avian...
by Carol Frank | Feb 26, 2014 | The Pet Industry
The pet industry is abuzz with rumors surrounding the huge multiple paid by Nestle for Zuke’s Pet Treats. A variety of very reliable sources have told me that the valuation multiple ranged from 12x to 15x EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and...
