HISTORY: Ladera Ranch Retail Store
The concept of Hala’s Paws started in 2009 with just a dream of owning my own retail pet boutique instead of working for others. I started doing research on locations and how much money we would require to get started. My husband and I finally made it happen and we opened Hala’s Paws in May of 2011. I was very lucky to have such wonderful people in my life. With the help of my family, we painted, built shelves and merchandised the store.
We chose Ladera Ranch because they were in need of a pet supply store and we loved everything about the community, I then picked a plaza that had a veterinarian and began working out the details. The next big & tough decision was when we moved into my husband’s parent’s house, which lasted for 5 years where our main objective was to save money and help grow the business. We knew that in time the store would grow so we stayed diligent and focused in reinvesting everything we had towards the store. My husband worked 2 jobs to support ourselves and the stores growth. After about 3 years we were making enough money to hire my first employee!
We are now coming up on 8 years being business!
Things were still tight but this granted me some much needed help and rest! Everyone in Ladera has always been super friendly and this made coming to work every day to open the store for my customers/friends all so easy. We have 1 full time employee and 2 part time employees, plus a social media marketer. We are working on opening store 2 so stay tuned! All the long and hard days are just fond memories of the steps we took on the road to success!