It’s time to make your nominations for the 2023 Pet Care Business Excellence Awards (also known as the IBBYs)! Established by IBPSA in 2019, the IBBYs honor those businesses raising the bar for professionalism and success in the pet care services industry.
If you know a facility or individual that you feel is worthy of a nomination, take a few minutes to fill out the nomination form. You can even nominate yourself or your own business! Nomination deadline is June 30th.
Nominees will be contacted by the selection committee to schedule a video interview, and three finalists from each category will be chosen. The IBBY finalists will be recognized and the winners awarded Sunday night, October 1 at the 2023 FLOW Business Conference in Orlando. Visit theibbys.com for all of the 2023 details and to view previous winners.
MAY WEBINARS FOR IBPSA MEMBERS
May 4th at 1pm central: Site Selection and Zoning Hosted by Terwisscha Construction (TWC), this is part 2 of a 3-part part series; this session will focus on site selection, zoning, and steps to determining your building size. Register here.
May 17th at 1pm central: Grow staff efficiencies and retention to increase profits in today's inflationary environment Alex McKinnon and Anna Radle will lead you through success formulas to increase staff efficiencies, retention, and profits in today's inflationary environment by focusing on the 3 T's: Time, Talent and Treasure. Register here.
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