GlitterTreats8614
Well-Known Member
Hi all
I'm after a bit of advice...words of wisdom. Sorry long post, but really need help!
I am taking over a salon soon. At the moment myself and the other therapist are employed. I am obviously going to be self employed now. The other therapist wants to go self employed, which I've agree. It means she can do more hours as she'll be making more money rather than being employed.
At the moment all the products are obviously supplied by the salon owner as we were both employed. The clients go between us sometimes depending on who is free. We offer free removal of produts as well (if we've applied them).
I wanted to keep it so that the clients come in and they don't feel too much has changed, especially straight away.
Questions now that we're both going to be self employed:
Products
I was going to say the salon provides it so each client gets the same choice of colours, same brand of wax, etc.
Doing 60/40 doesn't make it too worth while for the other therapist. A previous salon I worked in charged 12% of takings to cover products. (works out roughly the cost per service) is this a good idea?
I'm not sure how having two self employed nails techs providing their own products would work well. One client sitting one side having a red but the client next to her wants that but the other therapist doesn't have that colour. Once in a while is fine, but given the clients are used to coming in and picking whatever would that work?
Removal of products
I am going to suggest a small charge for this soon, would you say the client should have to go to the therapist that applied it?
Hope someone can help!
Thanks
I'm after a bit of advice...words of wisdom. Sorry long post, but really need help!
I am taking over a salon soon. At the moment myself and the other therapist are employed. I am obviously going to be self employed now. The other therapist wants to go self employed, which I've agree. It means she can do more hours as she'll be making more money rather than being employed.
At the moment all the products are obviously supplied by the salon owner as we were both employed. The clients go between us sometimes depending on who is free. We offer free removal of produts as well (if we've applied them).
I wanted to keep it so that the clients come in and they don't feel too much has changed, especially straight away.
Questions now that we're both going to be self employed:
Products
I was going to say the salon provides it so each client gets the same choice of colours, same brand of wax, etc.
Doing 60/40 doesn't make it too worth while for the other therapist. A previous salon I worked in charged 12% of takings to cover products. (works out roughly the cost per service) is this a good idea?
I'm not sure how having two self employed nails techs providing their own products would work well. One client sitting one side having a red but the client next to her wants that but the other therapist doesn't have that colour. Once in a while is fine, but given the clients are used to coming in and picking whatever would that work?
Removal of products
I am going to suggest a small charge for this soon, would you say the client should have to go to the therapist that applied it?
Hope someone can help!
Thanks