What questions for an interview are good to ask a pet store owner about starting a business for a profile essay?

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Interview questions: * What should a person take in school and college to learn about caring for lots of different animals? * How did you learn how to start your own business? * Do you have a degree in Business and Accounting? * How did you find the building for your business? * What does a person need to know before starting a pet store business? * Where did you purchase the aninals to sell in your pet store? * How can you guarantee that your dogs do not come from puppy mills? * How many different animals did you start out with? * Is it possible to specialize in for instance; only cats and dogs? Or Retiles? Or other? * How many employees did you start out with? * How did you train them and how long did it take? * What hours are you open? * Are you open on the weekend? * Who is in charge of ordering supplies? * How much money does it take to start a pet store business? * What type of work has to be done 'after hours' or Behind the Scenes?

* Did the recent pet food problems impact your business? How? * How is the economy downturn affecting your business?

* How do you handle customer complaints? * How do you monitor and ensure the health of the animals under your care? * What do you do if any of the animals get sick? * How do you ensure the health of your employees (zoonoses)? * Do the sources from whom you obtain animals provide any guarantees? * Do you provide any guarantees to your customers? * What benefits are employees offered? If any, are there differences between those offered to full time and part time? * What laws affect you (Local, State, Federal)? * What licenses do you have to apply for and maintain in order to be in business? * What government agencies visit your facility? What do they look for? * Do you advertise? Why or why not?

* If you advertise - where, how, when, cost to benefit. * As a business, are you involved in the community. Get details. * How do you monitor inventory? * How do you determine how much product to keep in stock? * What do you do with damaged goods? * What do you do with food that goes out of code? * How do you handle pest control? * Do you have specific procedures for cleaning?

* Is it difficult to find and keep good employees? do sometimes the animals you have die