Comments on: How much does it cost to start a pet shop? http://pets--1.com/2009/11/25/pet-stores/606/ Pets discussion in question and answer format Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Groomer Jan http://pets--1.com/2009/11/25/pet-stores/606/#comment-3191 Groomer Jan Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:18:35 +0000 http://pets--1.com/2009/11/25/pet-stores/606/#comment-3191 <a href=""></a> The last one I owned, 6 years ago, had $150,000 in inventory, $35,000 in fixtures. You pay usually 1 years lease in advance. Workman's compensation gets a huge deposit up front along with all your commercial utility deposits. I assume for a nice, medium large store like I had,....ummm,....You could begin at about $225,000. Just be sure you have 8 months living expenses for yourself plus the same amount for the store in case of an unforeseen emergency.

The last one I owned, 6 years ago, had $150,000 in inventory, $35,000 in fixtures. You pay usually 1 years lease in advance. Workman’s compensation gets a huge deposit up front along with all your commercial utility deposits. I assume for a nice, medium large store like I had,….ummm,….You could begin at about $225,000. Just be sure you have 8 months living expenses for yourself plus the same amount for the store in case of an unforeseen emergency.

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