I really need to find an Angel here. If someone could answer my prayers before Christmas it would be the best Christmas Present I could ever get and for my family.
I've tried to get business loans here in my area but no one is lending. I also tried the SBA and was referred to SCORE where they looked at my business plans, told me that it was one of the best plans he's ever seen and that he thought my business would succeed, but no again SBA isn't even doing any lending right now. I really want to get back to work.
I've had suggestions of purchasing someone else’s business, but that's more than what I was originally looking for. I've had the suggestion to go to my clients homes and I'm already going to a couple of them but I feel considerably uncomfortable of doing this one it's not my home, two I hate making a mess in homes in immaculate, and three my main equipment is heavy. In fact one of the clients I groom for she has had me either groom her dog outside or in her garage. I'm sorry yesterday we were feeling our January weather of 1 degree with wind chill of -22 and I believe when it comes time again to groom her dog it's going be very uncomfortable for both I and the pet.
*Prof. Pet Groomer w/ 20 yrs. experience looking for a start up loan
I am a hard worker with a career that I have come to love and have a real passion for; Working with Domestic Animals. I am looking to start up my own pet grooming facility in the fast growing Woodbury, MN community. I've worked in the Woodbury, MN area for the last 10 years and I have done very well.
I've been in search for someone to help me with the start up cost to open my own pet grooming shop. I was originally looking to find a loan for $8,000 to $10,000 but after careful consideration with today's times I'm willing to take my supply list cutting it into half, I wanted to get a hydraulic table so it makes it easier for to do my job but that too I'm willing to get a standard table which would be 1/4 the cost of a hydraulic, I'm even willing to take and wait on the my computer and the computer program that I will need to run the business. So I could fesiably start up with $5,000 to $6,000.
An opportunity has become available to me to lease out an 815 square foot building at a reasonable price. I have the bare essentials to start, but I still need the more expensive items that are needed to run my business, such as tubs, kennels to hold several pets at once, dryers, tables, a building sign, and miscellaneous grooming products to effectively groom the pets. I would like to also carry a small retail section for home-use grooming products and for pet food. I already have a solid client base waiting for me to get moved in and would be earning reasonable income right away.
In 1988 my aunt helped started me in the pet grooming industry. She invested in me for all my basic equipment; the facility, tables, ECT... was already installed. Just after all the agreements were signed my aunt had sold her pet store, where the grooming facility was located, to another private party. They had breeched my contract that I had with the store and after six months of starting the business I had to close the facility. During those six months I had built up 50% of the clientele base to be returning clients.
In 1994 I rebuilt the grooming clientele/department for a Veterinary Clinic after four months of no groomer. By 1996 I had grown it enough to support three full time pet groomers, each grooming seven pets per day. The business is still continuing today and for each year that I was there the facility was voted "Best Place to Groom Your Pet".
I started work for a major pet corporation in 2001 in the Midway Area and then in 2003 was transferred to the Woodbury area for same company. In 2004 the facility was also voted "Best Place to Groom Your Pet". In 2003 I also receive a First Place Award in competition for pet grooming.
My goal is to become a Master Pet Groomer for our field. It helps in credentials of teaching students, teaching fellow groomers like me, show's my clients that I do know what I am talking about and to have a higher end in pricing because of my knowledge. I will also increasing my knowledge by going to seminars for my continuing education in our field.
I have the know-how and the drive; I just need an Angel to believe in me like my clients have for years. If you need further information please feel free to contact me. I am looking to start the business ASAP.
Again if someone could help me that would be the most Wonderful Christmas Gift someone could do for me.
Lisa Ginn
PS here is something that one of my clients wrote for me for the SBA:
I have been a client of Lisa Ginn's for over two years. She has been grooming my golden-doodle, Hudson, since he was two months old. Hudson absolutely loves Lisa and I have grown to know Lisa to be a trustworthy person who is honest, loyal and kind to her clients, both human and animal.
Lisa has a huge client base. I have referred many clients to her because of her dedication to her work and because of her outstanding grooming skills and expertise with dogs and cats. On a daily basis I have had strangers walk up to me and ask me who my groomer is. I am proud to tell them that it is Lisa Ginn. It is unfortunate I tell them that she doesn't have her own grooming salon as of yet.
