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LI pet groomers going to the dogs, profitably

Quick ReadMarsha Nelson has found profitability, she says, and happiness, in her pet-grooming van. So have Marc Lichtenstein and Mark Cohen.

Marsha Nelson owner of Luv'n Pooches and Pals,

Photo credit: Newsday/Karen Wiles Stabile | Marsha Nelson owner of Luv'n Pooches and Pals, mobile dog grooming, gives Donatella a blow out and haircut in the van parked in Manhasset. (Feb.7, 2012)

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Marsha Nelson has found profitability, she says, and happiness, in a van. So have Marc Lichtenstein and Mark Cohen.

Nelson, Lichtenstein and Cohen are animal groomers on wheels, and they are doing what so many others only wish they could do: combining a passion for what they do with an ability to make money.

But this is a business that can be, well, hairy. Some animals are not always...

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