QUESTION.
I would like to start a hair salon buisness. How do I get the licensing and regulations on starting a salon buisness? How do write a proposal for a small buisness grant? And how to keep the business financally stable?
ANSWER.
SCORE offers two kinds of counseling. One is email counseling (the type you are seeking now). The other is face-to-face counseling. I recommend you contact your local SCORE chapter and schedule a face-to-face session with two SCORE volunteers. Visit the following link (see http://www.score.org/findscore/chapter_maps.html) and enter your home zip code in the appropriate space to find your local SCORE.
Before you call to make an appointment I recommend you find, read and study the following book. See
HOW TO START A BUSINESS IN YOUR STATE ONE
HOW TO START A BUSINESS IN YOUR STATE TWO
Make sure to read the book review I wrote for it at Amazon.
Two more links that might interest you. See
PICK A BUSINESS, CREATE A BUSINESS PLAN, AND START IT SOON
HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN
Consider consulting your public library to find the following reference collection. See
BUSINESS PLANS HANDBOOK
Volume 6 has a sample business plan for a hair salon. Try to search it out. I also recommend you read as many of the sample business plans in the collection to help you get a feel for what a business plan is all about.
I’m 99% sure you aren’t going to get any grants. But you may end up applying for a small business loan and you will need a stellar business plan to get any money from a bank. The local SCORE counselors should be able to point you in the right direction to get the license you need.
I hope my comments are helpful to you. Good luck! Regards, -Jeff
Jeff Lippincott
SCORE.org Counselor
Princeton, NJ
scoreprinceton @ aol.com
www.scoreprinceton.org
www.jlippin.com
