Ok so I am frustrated to learn that as a Hair Stylist that has my Instructors Certification as well as a new salon owner, that next year this same time I will be sending DPOR a total of $515 not to including my additional fees of $50 for my local city business license and state business property taxes. As a small business owner I believe this is ridiculous and unfair. This is my reasoning, First I paid and complete my education in 2004, the hours required, paid to take the test, passed the test, paid for licensing for the first time and then every two years afterward and now although I passed the education requiresments of the state board, paid and passed every requiered test, now I have to pay extremely inflated prices to remain licensed and a salon owner. I just after all these years am able to get started as a salon owner and now this. Please someone help, I don't understand. I already thought it was crazy that we continue to be taxed on something we earned. I hope you consider how this will effect us as license professionals. How did this go un noticed. Why wasn't our opinion important before the fee change? I am all for contiuning education or CE requirements I do that anyway although VA don't require it but please don't increase our fees. Its wrong, just wrong. I am one individual having to pay out $515 every two years, that just don't seem fair. Please help