Pros.
• You don’t have any worry about having to pay the business overheads like rent, taxes, or utility bills. You don’t have ultimate responsibility for the business, and that can be liberating
• You gain incredible experience. You learn from your mistakes
• You are immersed in an established business. You will get to see first-hand how that business runs - whether you work in a salon or as a mobile groomer for somebody else
• You will meet lots of dogs. You will develop your dog handling techniques
• You will meet a lot of dog-owners. You will develop your customer relationship skills
• Depending on your situation – eg working with a senior groomer – you get to be a sponge and learn as much as you can
• Your work day finishes …show more content…
As an employee, you’re not tied down to a business. You can travel and work internationally – which is a benefit of having an international …show more content…
This is where you live. If you’ve got a side entrance or a separate building for your salon, this will help to minimise the mess, noise and chaos of dog grooming
• You have neighbours complaining about the noise or dogs and customers coming and going. It creates a tense relationship – which isn’t nice because this is where you live
• The close association between Work and Home is psychologically annoying. You can never fully escape or leave your work behind you. You’ll have to be disciplined about being able to ‘shut the door behind you’ with respect to your home salon
• You might not be able to get approval from your local authority – eg. your local council or Town Hall. Or there is a ton of paperwork to fill out. Health and safety inspections to contend with. It can be an administrative nightmare – and some councils don’t operate too fast when it comes to paperwork and approvals
• There may be limitations on the allowable signage you can have. So it will be tricky attracting new customers. There are, of course, ways around this. You can always hand out leaflets and put up posters, for example. Provided you groom well, word-of-mouth is your best advertising (you will get recommendations / referrals from happy customers to other dog
• You don’t have any worry about having to pay the business overheads like rent, taxes, or utility bills. You don’t have ultimate responsibility for the business, and that can be liberating
• You gain incredible experience. You learn from your mistakes
• You are immersed in an established business. You will get to see first-hand how that business runs - whether you work in a salon or as a mobile groomer for somebody else
• You will meet lots of dogs. You will develop your dog handling techniques
• You will meet a lot of dog-owners. You will develop your customer relationship skills
• Depending on your situation – eg working with a senior groomer – you get to be a sponge and learn as much as you can
• Your work day finishes …show more content…
As an employee, you’re not tied down to a business. You can travel and work internationally – which is a benefit of having an international …show more content…
This is where you live. If you’ve got a side entrance or a separate building for your salon, this will help to minimise the mess, noise and chaos of dog grooming
• You have neighbours complaining about the noise or dogs and customers coming and going. It creates a tense relationship – which isn’t nice because this is where you live
• The close association between Work and Home is psychologically annoying. You can never fully escape or leave your work behind you. You’ll have to be disciplined about being able to ‘shut the door behind you’ with respect to your home salon
• You might not be able to get approval from your local authority – eg. your local council or Town Hall. Or there is a ton of paperwork to fill out. Health and safety inspections to contend with. It can be an administrative nightmare – and some councils don’t operate too fast when it comes to paperwork and approvals
• There may be limitations on the allowable signage you can have. So it will be tricky attracting new customers. There are, of course, ways around this. You can always hand out leaflets and put up posters, for example. Provided you groom well, word-of-mouth is your best advertising (you will get recommendations / referrals from happy customers to other dog