A working day, seen clearly
The diary is full.
The hour still has to work.
Meet Frankie. She knows the dogs, the route and the work. GroomPrice helps turn business costs, an income goal and billable hours into a pricing floor she can compare with each quote.
08:00 — 16:00
Eight hours on paper.
The day is longer than the billable time.
Frankie's working day8 hours total
Billable grooming Setup, travel and admin
- Set up0.5h
- First groom1.5h
- Travel0.5h
- Second groom2h
- Clean + messages1h
- Third groom2h
- Travel + admin0.5h
5.5 billable hours+ 2.5 hours around the appointments = 8 hours worked
Illustrative day. Travel, setup, cleaning and messages are real work-even when they are not their own appointment. Estimate your billable hours from your own working week.
12:47 — still moving
A full diary can still hide the gap.
Appointments bring in revenue; travel, cleaning and admin still use working time. Fewer billable hours mean each grooming hour needs to carry more of the business.
One job, checked properly
What does this quote earn per hour?
One illustrative £70 quote takes 2.5 hours.
Quote£70
÷Duration2.5h
=Revenue / hour£28
£28 nowIllustrative floor £34
At the illustrative £34/hour floor, this job would need £85 in revenue. That leaves a £15 gap against the £70 quote.
Your floor depends on your own costs, income goal and billable capacity. It is a planning comparison, not a profit guarantee or a recommended price. Read how the hourly floor works.
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The quote has more than one job
What must the hour carry?
Floorrequired revenue / hour
Add business costs and the income you want the business to provide, then divide by realistic billable hours. That gives required revenue per grooming hour under your assumptions, not guaranteed profit. GroomPrice helps put the inputs together; it does not replace an accountant or adviser.
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One week, made visible
One gap is a job.
Repeated gaps are a pattern.
Estimated time helps plan a quote. Actual time shows what that job brought in per hour. Switch between them to spot recurring jobs below your floor and decide what to review.
£34 floor
£28/h
Cockapoo2.5h£33/h
Spaniel1.75h£34/h
Doodle2.5h£38/h
Terrier1.25h£39/h
Retriever2h£38/h
Poodle2h| Job | Quote | Hours | Hourly revenue | Compared with £34 floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cockapoo | £70 | 2.5 | £28 | Below |
| Spaniel | £58 | 1.75 | £33 | Below |
| Doodle | £86 | 2.5 | £34 | At or above |
| Terrier | £48 | 1.25 | £38 | At or above |
| Retriever | £78 | 2 | £39 | At or above |
| Poodle | £75 | 2 | £38 | At or above |
BriskettleSMART PRICING FOR GROOMERSThe day, understood
Know what your next groom needs to earn.
Work out your hourly minimum from your costs, income goal and billable hours. Then check each quote against it before you commit.
- Find your hourly minimum.
- Check a quote before you commit.
- Record the time each job really took.
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