jester6881 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 The wife is looking to open her own hairdresser business. I just wondered if anybody on here had any tips on how to do it, whether its worth it, and if its a worth while business in the current climate? She has a lot of qualifications in this and has worked as a hairdresser for a few years Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheff utd Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 why not try mobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indizine Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Does she actually want to run a business, be her own boss, work for herself, be responsible for generating her own pay packet, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpend Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 She has a lot of qualifications in this and has worked as a hairdresser for a few years Thanks AS Indizine alludes to - thats not the same as running your own business. Being a subject matter expert doesn't mean your business will succeed. However, it is a rule of thumb that however bad the economic situation get, people will always have to do two things... 1. Eat 2. Get their hair cut Maybe this helps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester6881 Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 Thanks sharpend - maybe I could turn it into a restuarant/hairdressers and could have a winner! Indizine - she would be happy to start with the cutting of the hair but the dream is to 'move upstairs' and just run the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indizine Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 ah, now saying its her dream to run the business makes a difference. Having the quals and experience alone is not enough. She needs to do her market research (donkey work) and find out where the location would be and if there would be a demand in that location. Remember, for a shop - location, location, location. I see so many shops open up in the wrong place and close down within 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpend Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 she would be happy to start with the cutting of the hair but the dream is to 'move upstairs' and just run the business. It's one of the hardest things to do to go from being "one of the girls/lads" to being in charge of them.. Suddenly, you have to tell your mates (who you know maybe struggling financially or whatever) that there is no overtime this week or that they are all on short time or whatever. Think about how many ex-footballers fail as managers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTodd Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 How much profit can be made from hairdressing depends on the size and location of your salon. That probably is obvious, but the larger the salon the greater the risks, although the greater the potential rewards. On one level a person running a local salon in the middle of a housing estate cannot expect to make much more than £100 to £150 per week profit. Employee two or three stylists and be on the edge of town and the profits can be up to £750 a week if everything goes well. But that tends to be with the boss being the main stylist. Run a large city centre salon and profits can exceed £2,000 a week, and the bosses run the business and don't get involved in the salon work. However to get from the small local salon to a large salon is very difficult and costly. To setup and furnish a relatively small salon can cost £30,000 to £50,000 and you probably need to do that at the very least once every five years. To xetup a local salon is a lot cheaper. Say up to £10,000. Running a hairdressing salon is viable but you do need a lot of initial capital to get the salon up and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxydon Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 The wife is looking to open her own hairdresser business. I just wondered if anybody on here had any tips on how to do it, whether its worth it, and if its a worth while business in the current climate? She has a lot of qualifications in this and has worked as a hairdresser for a few years Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks i opened my own salon last november. knowing full well it was not going to be easy, even though i already had a massive clientelle, was opening up salon locally and premises was a salon prior to me taking over. plus have 17 years in hairdressing. im getting there, but belive you me there is a LOT of hard work to be put in. i.e working 56 hour weeks(then going home to do paperwork.) staffing is a nightmare. i now have 4 lovely staff but they alone can make or break your business. when you have a shop you are not just a hairdresser anymore. you are also a cleaner, manager, receptionist, accountant. need i go on. i have had to make big sacrifices to make it work. husband has had to come out of work to help with shop as i had no staff at first and was compleatly on my own struggling to manage a full colum plus answer phone. deal with clients walking in, cleaning bowls,washing towels, seeing reps etc. this was a worry as i suddenly became bread winner in family. plus when you do find staff trust does not come overnight which i had not considered before. i am only now just managing to get a day off and that does not happen every week. if you would like a chat i would be happy to speak to you and share my experiance. i can honestly say that this year has been the hardest year of my life but on the other hand i do not regret it and belive next year will be a little easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpend Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 i opened my own salon last november. knowing full well it was not going to be easy, even though i already had a massive clientelle, was opening up salon locally and premises was a salon prior to me taking over. plus have 17 years in hairdressing. im getting there, but belive you me there is a LOT of hard work to be put in. i.e working 56 hour weeks(then going home to do paperwork.) staffing is a nightmare. i now have 4 lovely staff but they alone can make or break your business. when you have a shop you are not just a hairdresser anymore. you are also a cleaner, manager, receptionist, accountant. need i go on. i have had to make big sacrifices to make it work. husband has had to come out of work to help with shop as i had no staff at first and was compleatly on my own struggling to manage a full colum plus answer phone. deal with clients walking in, cleaning bowls,washing towels, seeing reps etc. this was a worry as i suddenly became bread winner in family. plus when you do find staff trust does not come overnight which i had not considered before. i am only now just managing to get a day off and that does not happen every week. if you would like a chat i would be happy to speak to you and share my experiance. i can honestly say that this year has been the hardest year of my life but on the other hand i do not regret it and belive next year will be a little easier. THIS is a SUPERB post of what it's really like. Should be required reading for all start ups. Many thanks for sharing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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