I'm opening a hair salon in Cal. and need a list of the  legal requirements for the salon itself. can u help?
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Better Business Bureau has nothing to do with licenses and permits. Start by going to the California Business Portal operated by the Secretary of State. They have a list of requirements as to how to start a business in California http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/resources.htm\n\nThen go to CalGOLD (California Government Online to Desktops). While they do not specifically issue the licenses, their database lists all the requirements for all types of businesses run in California and where you can get the necessary permit. They even give you the address and phone numbers of the agencies you have to go to for all the requirements. You will be asked what county you want to operate and their database will show results specific to that county.\n\nI did a search for the hair salon business as well as the Hair, Nail, and Skin Care Services, and CalGOLD's database shows that the following are permits you need to get:\n\n- Building and Construction Permit: Required for all new and remodeling construction, including change of occupancy.\n- Burglar Alarm Permit\n- Business License (Business Tax Certificate) Required for all entities doing business within city/county limits.\n- Fire Department Permit - Fire Protection: All businesses subject to annual inspection of facility.\n- Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit: Required by most businesses discharging wastewater to the sewer system\n- Land Use Permit: Zone change, variance,conditional use permit\n- Zoning Approval: Permitted uses, development regulations, design review, sign permit, parking regulations.\n- Business Personal Property: Property used in the operation of a business such as machinery, equipment, trade fixtures, etc. is taxable and subject to assessment.\n- Fictitious Name Filing (DBA): Required if fictitious name is used\n- Barbering and Cosmetology License: Barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, estheticians, manicurists, barber and cosmetologists instructors, and apprentices of the aforementioned, must be licensed.\n- Corporation, Company or Partnership Filings: If you are considering becoming a corporation, (either stock or nonprofit), a limited liability company or a partnership (limited, or limited liability), you must file with the Secretary of State's Office.\n- Occupational Safety and Health Information: Businesses with employees must prepare an Injury and Illness Prevention Plan. \n- Sales & Use Permit (Seller's Permit): All businesses selling or leasing tangible property must obtain a Seller's Permit.\n\nThis is a long list of requirements (California is not known as one of the easiest states to do business in). I suggest you go to CalGOLD and check out what you need to run your business.\n\nGood luck\nIsabel Isidro\nFor information on starting a business, visit http://www.powerhomebiz.com
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http://www.cheap-salon-equipment.com/human-experiance-of-beauty-salons.htm probably has the information you need. You need to click on the links.
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www.state.ca.us and there might be a link or just try www.sanjose.com
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Contact the National Hairdressers Foundation (NHF).  They should be able to help you.
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You will need several things to start a bar and grill business. It is best to check with your county and ask them what you need.\n\nTo give you an idea, here are the requirements for a similar type of business in Los Angeles CA (it may not be exactly what your county will require but it will be close):\n\n- Building and Construction Permit: Required for all new and remodeling construction, including change of occupancy.\n- Burglar Alarm Permit: A permit must be obtained from this department for any businesses requiring a burglar alarm or security system\n- Business License (Business Tax Certificate): Required for all entities doing business.\n- Conditional Use Permit/Alcohol Sales: Required for retail alcoholic beverage sales\n- Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit: Required by most businesses discharging wastewater to the sewer system.\n- Land Use Permit: Zone change, variance,conditional use permit.\n- Zoning Approval: Permitted uses, development regulations, design review, sign permit, parking regulations.\n- Business Personal Property: Property used in the operation of a business such as machinery, equipment, trade fixtures, etc. is taxable and subject to assessment\n- Fictitious Name Filing (DBA): Required if fictitious name is used\n- Public Health Operating License: Required of restaurants and businesses manufacturing food, ice or soft drinks\n- Alcoholic Beverage License: Any person or entity seeking to sell alcoholic beverages must be licensed.\n- Corporation, Company or Partnership Filings: If you are considering becoming a corporation, (either stock or nonprofit), a limited liability company or a partnership (limited, or limited liability), you must file with the Secretary of State's Office.\n- Occupational Safety and Health Information: Businesses with employees must prepare an Injury and Illness Prevention Plan. \n- Registration Form for Employers: Required to file a registration form within 15 days after paying more than $100.00 in wages to one or more employees\n- Sales & Use Permit (Seller's Permit): All businesses selling or leasing tangible property must obtain a Seller's Permit.\n- Employer Identification Number (EIN or SSN): Employers with employees, business partnerships, and corporations, must obtain an Employer Identification Number from the I.R.S. \n\nIt's a LONG list. \n\nYou may want to check with Service Corps of Retired Executives Association (SCORE http://www.score.org ), which is a group of retired executives provide guidance, management counseling and training to first-time entrepreneurs and current small business owners. Their service is free.
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Here are resources to help you start your business in Orlando, especially licensing and business registration requirements\n\nMyFlorida.com - Doing business in Florida http://www.myflorida.com/portal/Business\nhttp://www.cityoforlando.net/permits/formsfeesinfo.html\n\nOn grants - You can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support your objectives. These two sites are FREE and CFDA is the source of information of all fee-based lists and books on the topic.\n\nNote that federal grants are given to specific target groups in response to a specific need and has specific requirements. The Government does not give out money just for the sake of giving out money.  Grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments -- and rarely for individuals.\n\nYou may also want to read the following articles on starting a barber shop (and beauty salon, which comes close)\nhttp://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?cid=1106739781705&pagename=CBSC_FE%2Fdisplay&lang=en&c=GuideHowto\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol130/hairsalon.htm
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You can read the article "How to Start a Hair and Salon Business" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol130/hairsalon.htm  The article provides a solid introduction to the business, discussing points such as services you can offer, startup requirements, and success tips\n\nFor in-depth information, I suggest reading the following books (either borrow from your library or buy from your favorite bookstore)\n\n- Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa by Eileen Figure Sandlin \n- 101 Media and Marketing Tips for Salon Owners... by Nanette Miner\n- Creating an Excellent Salon: A Guide to Business Practice for NVQ Level 3 and Higher Qualifications \n- Milady's Standard System of Salon Skills: Hairdressing \nBeyond Beauty: Cosmetology Business Information and Resources \n- Salonovations' Day Spa Operations \n- Successful Salon Management\n\nYou can go to SCORE http://www.score.org for help in writing a business plan. They are typically retired businesspeople who are volunteering their time, so their service is free.\n\nAs for grants, it is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK - lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.\n\nNonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.\n\nEven if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.\n\nEven SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html... \n\n"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."\n\nMost of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program \n\nGrants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs \n\nFor private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.\n\nhttp://www.cfda.gov\nhttp://www.grants.gov\nhttp://gtionline.fdncenter.org\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm\nhttp://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html
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There are a number of requirements, and these seem to vary depending on how you choose to run.  Check out this page at the CA Secretary of State's website.  If the answer isn't in one of the linked PDF files, I'm sure that contacting the Secretary of State's office is the way to go.
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Go to the state of Californias web site for answers with starting a business, and the DRE web page with answers on Real estate.\n\nhttp://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp
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Does your salon support something called locks of hair? If they do tell them that you would like to participate in that. Or call someone that runs locks of hair. You can look it up in the phone book or you can type in the search engine "locks of hair!" and hopefully you will find something! I hope that helped you out! Bye!
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The best routes to take are to research the process of starting a business as well as the industry you're interested in.\n\nI recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, The Start Up Journal & Nolo. All 4 are great informational resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the source box.\n\nAssociations may be a good avenue to explore. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you'll inevitably have as well as many you haven't anticipated yet. See the source box for some relevant links. \n\nResearch, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can about the industry. Here are some book titles that are relevant:\n\n* Spa Business Strategies: A Plan for Success by Janet M. D'Angelo\n* SalonOvations' Day Spa Operations (S Business Series) by Erica Miller\n* Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa by Eileen Figure Sandlin\n* 101 Media and Marketing Tips for Salon Owners, Stylists and Managers by Nanette Miner\n* Successful Salon Management, 5E by Edward Tezak\n* Beyond Beauty: Cosmetology Business Information and Resources by Janie Buchanan\n\nThere are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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http://www.dir.ca.gov/DWC/dwc_home_page.htm
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http://www.businesslicenses.com/
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SpaSalon.com has a free Sample Handbook for Salons and Spas that you can download\n\nhttp://www.spasalon.com/emp__handbook.htm
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Because of the number of unscrupulous contractors that, sadly, do exist out there, CA requires licensing of individuals that hire themselves out as contractors. \n\nYou need to contact the Contractors' State Licensing Board for testing and minimum requirements to qualify.\n\nCities and counties also have requirements for people who wish to run a business, mostly for taxation purposes, but also to control who can operate under a ficticious name. (In other words, if your name is Bob Smith, you need to register a Ficticious Name Statement to advertise yourself as "A-1 Plumbing", or some such. Heck, you even need to do that if you're going to call yourself "Bob Smith Plumbing".)\n\nIf the laws seem stupid (as hinted by the other answerer), remember that these laws are often created because of substandard work done by fly-by-night businesses. One bad apple, in this case, does spoil the whole bunch.
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It depends on where you are located, if you are going to lease your own office or will you simply work from home, and the requirements of your city/county business offices.\n\nIf you are in the Los Angeles area, for example, you will be required to get the following  if you are starting a janitorial business (if it applies to your situation):\n\nBusiness License (Business Tax Certificate)\nBurglar Alarm Permit\nFire Department Permit - Fire Protection\nLand Use Permit\nZoning Approval\nFictitious Name Filing (DBA)\nAir Tanks Permit\nCorporation, Company or Partnership Filings (if considering)\nIndustrial Activities Storm Water General Permit\nSales & Use Permit (Seller's Permit)\nState EPA Identification Number\n\nThe point is that the licenses you need may be as simple or as complicated depending on the requirements of your city/county. Call them up or visit them and ask them the requirements you need to start a janitorial company.
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first, find a salon location to rent out. then you will need to decide how many and what types of beds you want - locate a lotion distributor to offer lotions in your salon for your clients, buy towels and other necessary items, promote your business with an ad or coupon offers in your local papers and flyers, and open. \nGood luck!