A Floyd County enterprise proprietor is staying recognized for her innovation and success.

Amanda Slinger of Ruff Cuts Pet Grooming in Nora Springs has been picked as the August 2022 Entrepreneur of the Month by the NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area Smaller Enterprise Advancement Middle (SBDC).

Slinger opened Ruff Cuts in 2018 as a comprehensive-service grooming small business just after functioning for various decades as a funeral director, and then at MercyOne North Iowa Health care Heart before likely into pet care. Just after quite a few several years of grooming canines professionally, Slinger decided to strike out on her very own. 

Slinger’s words and phrases of advice for new business owners: “If you’re only able of commencing compact, just stick with it. You can start off smaller, as lengthy as you commence. There was a second when I questioned myself, ‘What did I do?’ But it arrived collectively following a large amount of really hard function and it was a constructive knowledge in the conclude.” 

Now Ruff Cuts Pet Grooming is a bustling, flourishing organization with a waiting around listing of customers.