"Even if it's a one-time call," she said. They don't want to have to watch where they step at a birthday party or barbecue. "Now that spring and summer are coming up, people are going to want to go outside," Thibodeausaid. "One day, I can make my own hours and make the American dream." It's that time of year "I don't look at it as picking up poop I look at it as building a business. "Honestly, just going out there and doing something that has my name on it and and Kirby's name on it, it's like my baby," she said. Their "doggy delight" is made of organic pumpkin and peanut butter, organic unbleached flour and egg.ĭoggy Doo is in charge of what happens after a treat or maybe a product from nearby Primal Pet Group is consumed.Īnd if you don't have a high opinion of your job, consider what they do. To answer your first question, yes, they offered free samples. You could say she has built the business from the ground up. It has gone well the past two years, she said. "I started doing it and it had good flow coming in (money, that is) and I was like, I need to promote it more.Ī girl's gotta do what a dog's gotta doo. "He gave it to me as my baby to run and take care of," she said. When he came up with the waste removal business, hearing about its success elsewhere, he asked her to take it on. Thibodeau also works for Shadle as office manager and bookkeeper. They clean up after horses, chicken, goats and rabbits, too, said Jessica Thibodeau, who operates the business started by Kirby Shadle of Tres Amigos Services, a general contractor. Not a wasted opportunityĭoggy Doo will remove just that from your property in town or near Abilene.Īnd not just what happens when someone lets the dogs out. Some businesses you expected to offer freebies, others you didn't.įor example, Doogy Doo. He was not giving away free trips, nor was Ryan Beeson giving away free Iceland coolers. Russell Berry, who owns The Travel Factory, said business is picking up post-pandemic. Dozens of vendors offered information about their businesses to showcase what is offered in Abilene. The event had a run of more than five hours after its opening ceremony. The event is a presentation of chamber members. Some folks left Wednesday with a fresh haircut, courtesy of Curbside Cuts, an Abilene Chamber of Commerce member. The general manager and food and beverage boss were at the Expo. Pens and pins, popcorn, no-sugar or protein drinks, brochures, stress balls (shaped like a heart) and the ever-popular Fat Matt Roofing black buckets were going quickly.Īnd if you signed up, you got your name in a drawing for a free stay across the street at the DoubleTree by Hilton, which is projected to be open in three months. If you leave empty handed, it likely is your own fault. The Expo is about networking and, for many, getting free stuff. It wasn't a dark and stormy night, but it was a gray and chilly Wednesday morning that brightened considerably once you were inside the Abilene Convention Center.īusiness Expo, back in March for a second year after two events were held in heat of August due to the pandemic, was bustling.
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