http://www.animalreliefcenter.org/welcome-to-animal-relief-center-6 Helping provide health care to all the pets out there Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:18:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.animalreliefcenter.org/welcome-to-animal-relief-center-6/comment-page-1#comment-18 Mathew Price Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:18:43 +0000 http://www.animalreliefcenter.org/?p=6#comment-18 1st and utmost importantly.....MAKE SURE SHE HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED TO GROOM DOGS....and I mean professionally trained....not just a quick course to learn the basics! There are too many self-taught, video taught, book taught amatuer groomers trying to open up pet salons......BAD, BAD, BAD! I bathed dogs for 1 year and then I apprentised under a Master Groomer for 2 years before I even was considered of professional status. After that I groomed in various salons for many years before I took on the challenge of opening my own pet salon....and than many of my jobs were repair jobs from "hack jobs" caused by other so-called "professional" groomers.....(self taught amatures who thought they knew enough to open their own shops). 2nd....Check with your city or county to see what is required as far as obtaining a business license....a DBA name....contact the IRS to obtain tax id # or an EIN....check into getting an accountant....an on-hand attorny...etc.....the list goes on. 1st and utmost importantly…..MAKE SURE SHE HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED TO GROOM DOGS….and I mean professionally trained….not just a quick course to learn the basics! There are too many self-taught, video taught, book taught amatuer groomers trying to open up pet salons……BAD, BAD, BAD! I bathed dogs for 1 year and then I apprentised under a Master Groomer for 2 years before I even was considered of professional status. After that I groomed in various salons for many years before I took on the challenge of opening my own pet salon….and than many of my jobs were repair jobs from “hack jobs” caused by other so-called “professional” groomers…..(self taught amatures who thought they knew enough to open their own shops). 2nd….Check with your city or county to see what is required as far as obtaining a business license….a DBA name….contact the IRS to obtain tax id # or an EIN….check into getting an accountant….an on-hand attorny…etc…..the list goes on.

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