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October 7, 2024

   
 
 
 
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THE IBPSA MASTER BUSINESS ACADEMY STARTS THIS THURSDAY!


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!


THIS WEEK IS FIRE SAFETY PREVENTION WEEK


The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) announced “Smoke alarms: make them work for you!™” as the official theme for Fire Prevention Week™, October 6–12, 2024

IBPSA Members – do you have a copy of the Fire Safety Manual? It is included in the larger Safety Book of Knowledge but can also be purchased in your Member InfoHub store as a stand-alone purchase. This is an excellent training tool to ensure that your staff is prepared should a fire break out in your facility.

Be sure to check your smoke alarms in your homes as well!

 
 

 
 
District Dogs Agrees to Pay DC $100,000 and Improve Safety Measures Following Deadly Flood

wtop.com

District Dogs will pay $100,000 to D.C. and make improvements to safety and emergency response, after a 2023 flood left 10 dogs dead. Under a settlement reached with D.C.’s Office of the Attorney General...

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Animal Health Digest Bulletin - October 3, 2024

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Meeting the challenges post-hurricane Helene - The Bridge Club discussion of challenges, solutions for veterinary technicians - AVMA retirement option promises reduced administrative work, lower management costs

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Owning a Pet Can Be Complicated, but It’s a Signifier Like No Other
 
 
www.theguardian.com
 

A pet is a symbol of virtue, its happiness a test of our humanity. This year it’s also a marker of electability. Eva Wiseman delves into the evolving role of pets in our lives, exploring how pet ownership has transcended simple companionship to become a marker of virtue and identity...

 
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Managers: The One Thing to Improve Employee Performance
 
 
www.hrbartender.com
 

Managers, you really can empower your team for success and cultivate a motivated and engaged workforce. Follow along as we uncover five steps to building a productive work environment. Employees want to hear feedback about their performance. This isn’t a generational thing...

 
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The 'Poopcopter' Uses an AI Camera to Pick Up Dog Mess
 
 
petapixel.com
 

Dog owners know that picking up mess is the least pleasant aspect of daily pet ownership. But what if an automated drone using real-time computer vision and machine-learning algorithms could do the chore instead? Step forward the “Poopcopter”, designed and built by inventor...

 
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How to Get Cheap Pet Insurance, According to Veterinarians
 
 
www.cbsnews.com
 

Approximately 60 million American households own pets, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Within those households, pets are eating up an increasing share of income. Pet expenditures totaled $57.8 billion in 2013, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports they increased 77.9%...

 
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Pets Are Hitching a Ride on the Travel Boom

www.nbcnews.com

Travelers have been crowding into airports in record numbers this year — including on four legs and leashes. Tom Carpenter and his wife travel with their Havanese dog whenever they can. “His day care would be $350...

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UK Owners Spend $10 Billion On Beloved Dogs Despite Cost Of Living Crisis

www.forbes.com

As consumers continue to pamper their pets in ways once reserved for humans, the market for high-end dog products, from gourmet treats to designer accessories, shows...

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How Inspection Technologies Can Support Manufacturing of ‘Human-Grade’ Pet Food

www.foodengineeringmag.com

Made to comply with the same safety and quality standards covered by the FDA and USDA regulations for food consumed by humans, how pet food is processed has evolved significantly in the past decade...

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The Pet Summit Announces Call for Speakers for 2025 Event

americanpetproducts.org

The Pet Summit, the premier educational conference for the pet business community, announces its Call for Speakers for its 2025 event, taking place from March 24-26, 2025, in Orlando, Florida...

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