Claire Matherly owns and operates Claire’s Grooming Salon. The 17-year-old business owner is also working on her high school diploma, her associate degree and her Eagle Scout rank in BSA Scouts. She is pictured here at a recent dog wash event she held to raise funds for her Eagle Scout project.

By Charlotte Underwood

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Want to pamper your pooch while helping out a young entrepreneur who’s growing her local business? Give Claire’s Grooming Salon a call and book your pet appointment today.

She offers grooming services of all types for all shapes and sizes of dogs and dog breeds; even a de-skunk treatment and nail painting, just to name a few extras.

Claire Matherly is a busy young woman; simultaneously earning her high school diploma through home-schooling and her associate degree at Roane State Community College this coming May. Add in her dog grooming business that she started about a year ago and the fact that she’s only 17 years old and that’s pretty impressive.

“It’s been great having my own business over the past year; I’ve learned a lot from it, and I can’t believe how much it has grown, and I can’t wait to see what it becomes,” Matherly said.

She loves working with animals, which is what led her to start her own pet grooming business.

“I decided to start my business after struggling to find a job working with animals as a minor. My parents encouraged me to start, which I did through a sign out by the road. It has kept growing since then,” Matherly said.

Matherly is also an active Scout in BSA’s Troop 310, working towards earning her Eagle Scout rank this Spring. To raise money for her Eagle Scout Project for Campbell County Literacy, she used her business experience and held a community dog wash.

“It feels good to be able to use my business experience and knowledge to be able to raise funds for this project and give back to my community; something scouting has taught me a lot about,” Matherly said.

Claire’s Grooming Salon is WLAF’s Business of the Week! Give Claire a call and book your pet grooming appointment today.

She runs her grooming business out of her home, which is located on Carr Wynn Road, in LaFollette.

Prices and services offered by Claire’s Grooming Salon. Call 423.377.3246 and pamper your pet this Spring.

“I hope to grow my business through events and through social media to improve my own skills with dog grooming and business management,” Matherly said.

She also said she wants to thank her mom and dad for helping her start her business, as well as all the customers for keeping Claire’s Grooming salon going!

To book a pet grooming appointment, call Matherly at 423.377.3246. It is by appointment only. You can also check her business out on Facebook at Claire’s Grooming Salon. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 03/29/2024-6AM)

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