Here's a question that's been on my mind for a long time and is now becoming something i really need to make a decision on...
Is hiring somebody to share the work load with more hassle than it's worth or a vital step in growing your business???
currently i am a self employed beauty therapist renting space in a 3 star hotel, i'm open to locals and hotel guests. i take wednesdays and sundays off and lately I am booked up chocka pretty much most the time.
the space i rent consists of a small office with reception front, a small waiting area, a large treatment room (formerly a hotel room) and a small store room off the main treatment room (formerly a bathroom). I'm toying with the idea of combining the main treatment room pace and store room and then spliting into two smaller treatment rooms so that i can then have somebodyelse working alongside me.
I've worked really hard building up my clientele, i have very high standards, reward loyalty and bend over backwards to keep everyone happy, but since it's been busy I'm turning customers away, especially hotel guests who never book in advance. i feel trapped like the only way to keep everyone happy is to work longer days of not take wednesdays off.
what should i do?
live with it and just accept that its the clients fault for not making their booking sooner?
or hire somebody to help?... i'm just scared to do this as i hear all sorts of horror stories about staffing issues...
what would your advice be?
help!
Is hiring somebody to share the work load with more hassle than it's worth or a vital step in growing your business???
currently i am a self employed beauty therapist renting space in a 3 star hotel, i'm open to locals and hotel guests. i take wednesdays and sundays off and lately I am booked up chocka pretty much most the time.
the space i rent consists of a small office with reception front, a small waiting area, a large treatment room (formerly a hotel room) and a small store room off the main treatment room (formerly a bathroom). I'm toying with the idea of combining the main treatment room pace and store room and then spliting into two smaller treatment rooms so that i can then have somebodyelse working alongside me.
I've worked really hard building up my clientele, i have very high standards, reward loyalty and bend over backwards to keep everyone happy, but since it's been busy I'm turning customers away, especially hotel guests who never book in advance. i feel trapped like the only way to keep everyone happy is to work longer days of not take wednesdays off.
what should i do?
live with it and just accept that its the clients fault for not making their booking sooner?
or hire somebody to help?... i'm just scared to do this as i hear all sorts of horror stories about staffing issues...
what would your advice be?
help!