Which Form of Company is Best for Grooming
by Grooming Business in a Box® Discussing your choices for the form of your company with an attorney is strongly recommended. The most common company forms are: Sole Proprietor. This…
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Your Business and its Relationship to Your Retirement Plan
Unlike most people in the grooming industry we have substantial experience in consulting with sellers of medium to large grooming businesses. PetGroomer.com Classified Ads lists more grooming businesses for sale…
Where Are the IC Contracts?
by Grooming Business in a Box® www.groomingbusinessinabox.com In most instances when hiring a pet groomer as an independent contractor (IC), the law does not require a written contract. In the…
Recent IRS Decisions Against Employers of I.C. Groomers
Originally published in eGroomer Journal Spring 2013 Discussions of independent contractor (I.C.) classification amongst groomers typically focus on the groomers hired as an independent contractors. Are these I.C.’s doing this,…
I Paid Off My Van Now What
by John Stockman, Wag’n Tails Mobile Conversions Congratulations! After the celebration, though, reality will eventually set in. It always does. That “I…
Buying Grooming Businesses with Zero Down
by Grooming Business in a Box® In a challenging economy for selling businesses pet groomers are doing relatively well. We know at least half the advertisers selling their businesses at…