With a total population of about 10,000 people, reliable pet care is in high demand. Boarding pets can be extremely expensive, and several young entrepreneurs have taken to making pet care more affordable and convenient for busy families. At the age of fifteen, Cole Corley has been running Cole’s Critter Care providing in-home pet care in Prosper, Texas for just over two years.
Corely started locally before expanding his company. He employed his older brother to provide transportation, hoping to streamline the process for more effective outreach. There were some problems with Cole’s older brother not receiving compensation for his time and gas, but Cole patched things over with the transportation services with a Sonic Blast.
Customer service a priority. Cole’s Critter Care initially targeted pet owners but has expanded to general home care after observing the demand for both pet care and home care. Cole’s business relies heavily on returning customers. Corley now feeds animals, plays with animals, and even waters plants and collects mail. Cole’s Critter Care guarantees returning customers by going above and beyond the needs of customers.
Corley ensures his ability to provide for his customer’s needs by increasing Care employment. He hired both his younger sister and best friend to cover shifts, ensuring quality of care. also ensures customer satisfaction by staying committed to providing quality service despite adversity. Cole has walked or and even skateboarded to customer’s houses countless times when transportation proved difficult.
The newest development in Prosper’s pet care industry is the emergence of a new pet service. Cole’s service is now threatened by a younger, cuter competitor: Mally’s Critter Care. Mallory Corely operates in neighborhoods untapped by Cole’s operation. Cole Corley has decided to step back from his business to focus more on academic growth but will maintain a solid customer base.
It’s encouraging to see young kids taking initiative and working within their limits. His business may not be groundbreaking and new, but he simply saw the need in his neighbor and filled it. It will be interesting to see what he does in the future with this level of drive.
I love this kid! He “employed his older brother” for transportation? Talk about capitalizing on the resources you have access to! However, he might need to employ so cute girl scouts, to compete with Mallory… tough to be a cute fifteen year old boy. I’ve been there… But all in all, love how this kid saw a need, and met it. That’s most of entrepreneurial activity. Finding needs and meeting them! Way to go kid.
Although I think this is the cutest thing in the world, it is by far more impressive than it is cute. It is remarkable that such a young mind saw a need and decided to make a business out of it. I love that the quality of his service goes above and beyond to maintain his customer base. He recognized that it is all about the customers. Cole will definitely be making a difference in this world through his innovation and creativity as he gets older and wiser. Love it!
This is so sweet! I love how he saw a problem and did everything he could to fix it. The fact that he is starting his own company at such a young age definitely gives me the idea that he isn’t done solving problems in our world.
This is such a cool article, and so cool to see how such a young teen saw the need and capitalized on it. It would be so interesting to see if he followed through with his business. I would also be interested to see if even if he decided to discontinue this business if he has started any others.