Nail business worthwhile

[Kelly McNeil]

Hi guys, I know this has probably been asked a million times but in need of some advise! I currently work full time but dream of working for myself and wanted to train in nails, I will start on evenings and weekends etc but wondered if anyone could offer my some sort of advice of how much of a profit to expect and how many clients would need etc to make it worth while? I have mortgage, cars etc so would only manage if income would cover this!

 

[Janineann]

I've just set up my own nail business from home. Set up costs have been in the region of £1,600 including training, equipment, products etc.
I held a launch party to generate interest and offered gel nails at half price if clients booked on the night. It worked well and I have had clients on most days for the past 3 weeks but definitely not full time yet. I've delivered 100s of flyers without one result. Finding clients is the most difficult part. I hope this has helped. Keep in touch and let me know how you go.

 

[Trinity]

If you read this thread about costings and pricing, I posted a reply (I think it's post number 20) in which I outlined a basis for working out how much you need to charge to achieve a certain wage.

If you use that caculation as an idea, obviously it's not exact but it will give you a starting point to work from

http://www.salongeek.com/threads/can-i-leave-my-day-job.283621/#post-2372189