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September 30, 2024

   
 
 
 
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PET CARE BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS

Last Wednesday, the Pet Care Business Excellence Awards (the IBBYs) were held at the IBPSA FLOW Conference in Tucson, Arizona. We are so pleased to announce this year’s winners:

Independent Provider
4-Legged Kids; Ellisville MO

Facility Small Business
Paw & Order; Keswick Ridge NB

Facility Medium Business
K9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel of Hamilton; Hamilton Township NJ

Facility Large Business
The Pet Station Country Club; Louisville KY

Industry Partner
Kuranda Dog & Cat Beds

Industry Leader
Amy Hillis; Pineville, NC

Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners, whose dedication and great work continues to raise the bar for the pet care industry. We are so proud of you all!

Learn more about the IBBYS!


THANK YOU TO OUR FLOW CONFERENCE SPONSORS!


IBPSA would like to thank the following sponsors for their generosity in helping provide a wonderful experience at this year’s FLOW Conference. In alphabetical order:

All Pet Card

Banc of California

Blue-9 Pet Products

Dog Handler Academy

First Financial Bank

Genius Tag

Kennelwood Academy for Professional Dog Trainers

Live Oak Bank

Merck Animal Health

Paramount Success Group

Pet Vet M&A

Terwisscha Construction, Inc.


THE IBPSA MASTER BUSINESS ACADEMY STARTS SOON!


IBPSA has partnered with GoalMakers to bring you a networking + learning program to help your team become better managers and improve the bottom line.

Based on the curriculum of an executive MBA, but streamlined into 10 weeks, the IBPSA Master Business Academy (IBPSA MBA) will help provide skills, knowledge, and resources to help your team master:
  • Organizational Leadership: Your vision, goals, and strategic planning.
  • People Management: Hiring, systems, & styles of management.
  • Financial Mastery: Reading & improving your financial statements.
The IBPSA Master Business Academy (IBPSA MBA) is targeted at both new and experienced business leaders, to help you understand the ins and outs of financials and how they affect your bottom line, focus on empowering your entire team, help you serve your right customers, and improve your hiring process, and so much more – all designed to be applied in real-time to see the impact take hold immediately.

Learn more and get signed up today!


WHERE WILL THE 2025 FLOW BUSINESS CONFERENCE BE?


Mark your calendars now for September 23-25, 2025, when IBPSA will be hosting our first-ever international conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. We will be staying at the Delta Hotel, with education taking place at the Fredericton Convention Center. We will have much to share with you in the coming months as we plan!

 
 

 
 
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