Love Your Hair
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Hi there
I have been open for 1 year and 4 months, and it has been going really well, the response from clients has been better than i hoped and positive feedback.
But.. i opened this by myself, i am the only hair stylist at the moment and i do absolutely everything, i am 31 and had a couple opportunity in my 20's to open a salon but didn't because i wanted it to be 'perfect', i finally realized i just had to 'get started', so i did, i got a business bank loan and threw some savings into it ( i started this salon with a very small amount)
I know it takes years to build and make profit but the salon is not quite paying for itself yet, when it comes around to the rent being paid, my wonderful husband puts it in from extra hours he has worked, but we can no longer do this and i am going to get very stuck, i feel the only thing to do is to get another loan but i don't think they will accept this, its very heart breaking as my salon is quite unique, and people love it and i just dont know what to do!
when i first opened i almost made it into a blow dry bar but didn't, but my
ideas naturally went to blow dry packages etc and people loved them, i now feel should i have done that 'just a blow dry bar'
would i have been busier? or am i feeling this sudden direction change because of the position I'm in?!
my concept is the opposite to fitting clients in where possible, loads of styling chairs etc, and there is nothing like this in this area , and people love this, but i need more traffic, i have done a lot of good advertising, constantly posting, constantly putting myself out there, done small events and to my regulars it looks like I'm everywhere doing amazing, and i am but its not enough!
I just introduced a blow dry menu but feel if i go that route i have to FULLY go it and say that's what i am?
Do i just accept that i need more funding or the salon doors close :'(
Oh and by the way i am looking for staff now only on a rent chair bases as this is all i can do at the moment, as i know more people in the salon brings fresh energy and ideas!
Do i get a salon coach in ? any ideas please would be so grateful, I'm loosing hope
Thank you
I have been open for 1 year and 4 months, and it has been going really well, the response from clients has been better than i hoped and positive feedback.
But.. i opened this by myself, i am the only hair stylist at the moment and i do absolutely everything, i am 31 and had a couple opportunity in my 20's to open a salon but didn't because i wanted it to be 'perfect', i finally realized i just had to 'get started', so i did, i got a business bank loan and threw some savings into it ( i started this salon with a very small amount)
I know it takes years to build and make profit but the salon is not quite paying for itself yet, when it comes around to the rent being paid, my wonderful husband puts it in from extra hours he has worked, but we can no longer do this and i am going to get very stuck, i feel the only thing to do is to get another loan but i don't think they will accept this, its very heart breaking as my salon is quite unique, and people love it and i just dont know what to do!
when i first opened i almost made it into a blow dry bar but didn't, but my
ideas naturally went to blow dry packages etc and people loved them, i now feel should i have done that 'just a blow dry bar'
would i have been busier? or am i feeling this sudden direction change because of the position I'm in?!
my concept is the opposite to fitting clients in where possible, loads of styling chairs etc, and there is nothing like this in this area , and people love this, but i need more traffic, i have done a lot of good advertising, constantly posting, constantly putting myself out there, done small events and to my regulars it looks like I'm everywhere doing amazing, and i am but its not enough!
I just introduced a blow dry menu but feel if i go that route i have to FULLY go it and say that's what i am?
Do i just accept that i need more funding or the salon doors close :'(
Oh and by the way i am looking for staff now only on a rent chair bases as this is all i can do at the moment, as i know more people in the salon brings fresh energy and ideas!
Do i get a salon coach in ? any ideas please would be so grateful, I'm loosing hope
Thank you