Hi everyone
As usual I come here for the sound advice that I've come to so greatly rely upon!! Please be warned.........its a long one!
Here's my situation. There is a hair salon very close to where I live. I visited her the other day to see if she has ever considered renting to a nail/beauty tech. She used to live in the property and bar the front of the property being used as the hair salon the back room and all upstairs (including a loft room) are empty!!
She says she knows it's dead space and has thought about advertising but has never got around to.
Now...... There are two rooms that I am interested in - the one room on the first floor level and the loft room. The salon owner has no idea about what to charge as has never looked into it and has asked me to come to her with some figures. My questions to you are these:
(1) Do I need to worry greatly about not being 'seen', physically, whilst doing nails, if I have enough presence in the salon itself with posters etc and a really well lit and classy sign on the first floor of the building exterior?
(2) There's a possibility of a friend of mine coming in with me, but if she doesn't, how do I practically go about dealing with the coming of going with clients? What I mean is, it wouldn't be a problem if doing nailes but say I'm in my loft room doing a body massage and my next client turns up.....how can I get around that one? Ask the salon owner to help?
(3) If so, what about when I'm working on a day the salon's closed (as she is closed on a Tuesday). Yes, I can have an intercom system, but I don't want that buzzing away whilst my client's supposed to be at the height of relaxation!! Any suggestions for that?
(4) The space is great but I've got absolutely no idea on how much to offer. I've tried to look at comparisons locally, BUT THERE ARE NONE!!! Should I go into other businesses maybe and actually ask them?
(5) Is if fair to offer less as I will be on the first floor and not have my own shop frontage?
(6) Is it better to get an all inclusive deal where business rates and electricity are included and I just pay for my own telephone line?
(7) Does the passing trade of her clients really make it worth my while being there as opposed to working from home? Or could they be a hinderence? Are people put off coming for beauty treatments if they don't go to the salon for their hair done?
(8) The rooms need decorating, but nothing that a good lick of paint and some good quality vinyl will not sort out. However, the bathroom is in need of desperate work. Is that her responsiblity as her clients use it too and it is her property?
(9) I know from looking at other threads that this may be really hard to answer, but I'll ask anyway and see.... I could afford to pay about £200 a month for these two rooms that amount to about the same size of two decent sized bedrooms (4.5m x 2.6m and 3m x 4.5). Am I taking the micky offering that or not?
You've probably gathered I'm mithered but it's my first time of doing this and I'm frightened!!! I keep telling myself I've got nothing to lose really as it would cost me about £500 to refurbish the two rooms and apart from that I have bought everything else.
Any words of wisdom, any comments positive or negative, no matter how remote you think they may be, will be really really appreciated......
Ta
As usual I come here for the sound advice that I've come to so greatly rely upon!! Please be warned.........its a long one!
Here's my situation. There is a hair salon very close to where I live. I visited her the other day to see if she has ever considered renting to a nail/beauty tech. She used to live in the property and bar the front of the property being used as the hair salon the back room and all upstairs (including a loft room) are empty!!
She says she knows it's dead space and has thought about advertising but has never got around to.
Now...... There are two rooms that I am interested in - the one room on the first floor level and the loft room. The salon owner has no idea about what to charge as has never looked into it and has asked me to come to her with some figures. My questions to you are these:
(1) Do I need to worry greatly about not being 'seen', physically, whilst doing nails, if I have enough presence in the salon itself with posters etc and a really well lit and classy sign on the first floor of the building exterior?
(2) There's a possibility of a friend of mine coming in with me, but if she doesn't, how do I practically go about dealing with the coming of going with clients? What I mean is, it wouldn't be a problem if doing nailes but say I'm in my loft room doing a body massage and my next client turns up.....how can I get around that one? Ask the salon owner to help?
(3) If so, what about when I'm working on a day the salon's closed (as she is closed on a Tuesday). Yes, I can have an intercom system, but I don't want that buzzing away whilst my client's supposed to be at the height of relaxation!! Any suggestions for that?
(4) The space is great but I've got absolutely no idea on how much to offer. I've tried to look at comparisons locally, BUT THERE ARE NONE!!! Should I go into other businesses maybe and actually ask them?
(5) Is if fair to offer less as I will be on the first floor and not have my own shop frontage?
(6) Is it better to get an all inclusive deal where business rates and electricity are included and I just pay for my own telephone line?
(7) Does the passing trade of her clients really make it worth my while being there as opposed to working from home? Or could they be a hinderence? Are people put off coming for beauty treatments if they don't go to the salon for their hair done?
(8) The rooms need decorating, but nothing that a good lick of paint and some good quality vinyl will not sort out. However, the bathroom is in need of desperate work. Is that her responsiblity as her clients use it too and it is her property?
(9) I know from looking at other threads that this may be really hard to answer, but I'll ask anyway and see.... I could afford to pay about £200 a month for these two rooms that amount to about the same size of two decent sized bedrooms (4.5m x 2.6m and 3m x 4.5). Am I taking the micky offering that or not?
You've probably gathered I'm mithered but it's my first time of doing this and I'm frightened!!! I keep telling myself I've got nothing to lose really as it would cost me about £500 to refurbish the two rooms and apart from that I have bought everything else.
Any words of wisdom, any comments positive or negative, no matter how remote you think they may be, will be really really appreciated......
Ta