You can enter and win competitions from where you are as most of the big ones have regional and national heats - look on the NHF website, their finals are always held in Brighton winter gardens around March time and they have competitions there that you can just turn up and do a direct entry on the day. That could be a good start, even if you just go this year to watch, it's a brilliant atmosphere, loads of hair and beauty competitions all happening under one roof at the same time! That would also incorporate your 'travel' dream. I think wella do a scheme each year where you can apply and work abroad for a month or so, I think it's a charity thing and they advertise on social media for new recruits. Remember reading about it last year but forgotten most of it, it sounded like a great opportunity though and for a good cause.
I don't see why you can't start off a salon in Liverpool and then as you grow over time open up other branches in towns nearby. There are lots of local salons near me that have done this, I don't know if you have heard of RAW salons or Graham Webb to name a few but they all started as one salon and grew over the years.
You could also consider a franchise, lots of big names like essensuals ( a tony and Guy brand), headmasters, super cuts, Rush, Adee phelan, all have franchises which might be a good start for you if you wanted the backing of a big brand behind you.
Everything you want is achievable but obviously it will all take time. If you can't dream it, you can't live it! [emoji3]
really tho you can create a brand to make a chain, it would be hella hard work mind but it can definatley be done! When you look deeper there are huge name stylists in every part of the country, look at Ken picton in Cardiff, kahuna hair in Blackwood 
