what do you think? Is that my calling, Bloggerites? Should I own and operate a pet store? Sean said it was his Mom's idea. Apparently, they think I'm this HUGE animal person. Which I suppose I am...I adore my doggies like nothing else, and the birds are tres fabou.
I am thinking about start up costs right now, and with good credit, and bit of collateral, Sean and I could easily obtain a loan. To start small, with a couple of litters of puppies, kittens, some varieties of birds, lots of fish, some reptiles and rodents, with all the equipment necessary. I have had almost every variety of pet, so I know how to take care of all of them. I have raised puppies before, and I am learning to train birds.
What I want is to have an acreage out Brannon Lake area, and breed my own dogs, cats, and birds. I would absolutely adore that! And since Sean wants to have an exotic bird as a pet sometime soon (he may be getting an African Gray Parrot; they live over a hundred years) we'd use him as our pet stores resident mascot! We'd have a big ole cage at the front in which our big exotic bird would live in while we were at the store, and everybody would know the pet store as "the one with the big bird in front"!
T'would be a family operation with me in office and management, as well as behind the counter, and Sean as well, and other relatives of the family who wanted to help helping out in the store. What I would need to start this would be 1) a business loan, 2) a business license, 3) a breeding license, and 4) a kenneling license. Then I'd need to start buying stuff. I'd need to lease a place, preferably in a prime location. I would love to use one of the huge storelots in Woodgrove, but I'm also for the revitalization of downtown project, so I might take advantage of one of the new storelots in the Nanaimo Centre, and attract all of Nanaimo's pet lovers to downtown! Then simultaneously, I'd need to buy the equipment, and the pets, while renovating, and decorating my store (I already have some fantastic ideas for creative pet spaces; it'll be the PRETTIEST pet store in town!), also I'd need to set up the office, get everything I needed, hire some employees, and start a payroll. It's a daunting proposition, but I know how to set up marketing analysises, and business plans, plus I know pets!
Our thing would be that almost all our pets are homegrown, and raised by the hand that sold them to you. No puppy farms, no paying six hundred dollars for fortuitously adorable crosses. My babies will be purebreds. And if I am to do a little judiscious crossing, it will always be to the advantage, to produce puppies like Sensei, with the best of both worlds!
Anyways, I am off to Rutherford to examine prom fabrics, and research the pet store there. I shall beasking some interesting questions...!
Thursday, February 24, 2005
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4 comments:
Alleah, I'd be entirely interested in helping with that. I'm thinking of taking a whole secretarial course thing next year so .. yes... Also, i think it would be a fabulous idea.
HEY! having a dream and pursuing it.. Good for you!!!! Seriously if u wanna do it do it! Everyone always has brilliant ideas, and then get lazy and put them on the backburner, or forget about them altogether...GOFOIT! ;)
AWESOME! I would love to employ my friends! I should start on some plans for the interior of the store. Also, I need to check out business fees, and such.
Always dare to dream, but I would say think big, unless that's nt your thing. If you're going to try something cool, might as well attempt it on a massive scale (i.e. our drum teacher Gregg's project of hardcore) is kind of my philosophy. [deep rumbling voice]MASSIVE SCALE.[/voice]
rock on
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